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{mosimage}Most living rooms occupy a unique place in he home.  Typically the first room that’s seen after entering the front hall, the living room is called upon to set the mood and look of the interior.

Traditionally viewed as the slow piece space in which to receive visitors, and often decorated more formally than other parts of the home, the living room in today’s home is still intended to serve as an inviting and comfortable area for conversing with guests and entertaining.  At the same time, its expects to function as a flexible sitting and gathering space for family members of varying ages, builds, and interests.  What sometimes happens, though, is that these neither diverse demands result in a living room that may look good but its neither flexible or friendly – and, as such, becomes a mostly wasted room, an occasional living space.
To help your living room fulfill its functions and remain comfortable to family and guests, begin by deciding on a focal point around which to create conversation and sitting areas. A living room is often designed to make a stronger architectural statement than other rooms, so you might emphasize an architectural detail – a marble fireplace or a window with a striking view, for instance. Or our focus might be on a handsome wall system that incorporates the stereo and TV, a mini library, and a favorite collection.
{mosimage}By providing a variety of seating that can be moved to suit the particular need of the moment, you can entertain large or small numbers with relative ease.  Love seats, wide, armless chairs, and ottomans are ideal choices for movable seating that can accommodate more than one person at a time.  Intermixing low, lounge-type furnishings with upright chairs and standard-height tables within the same conversation area can also accommodate people of varying age and size.  Keep in mind, too, the importance of arranging furnishings to enhance the entrance into the living space and positioning them to encourage easy circulation between the different areas of the room.
Flexible furnishings will help you plan for secondary activities you might not have considered for the living room – dinning informally in front of the fireplace, setting up an impromptu game table with friends drop by, converting an out-of-the-way corner into a children’s play space or reading nook.  You can keep the look formal with wall coverings and window treatments and still let children enjoy the room by using fabrics and floor coverings that are easy to maintain. Attention to lighting, will also help your room be adaptable to changing functions: table and floor lamps normally used for reading and tasks can be equipped with dimmers to create atmosphere for entertaining and up lights placed on the floor can create dramatic ceiling and wall effects.