Is Your Living Room Inviting?

The living room (or some might call it the family room) is often the heart of a home, where guests hang out and the family comes together to relax. However, at F&R Interiors serving the greater Los Angeles area, some people haven’t made that all-important room very inviting. If you look at your space and think it’s not inviting enough, maybe you need to make a few changes. Read on for some ideas!

Use the Right Seating

Anyone in your living room is likely to spend lots of time sitting, so it’s important to have the right furniture. Good bets are a roomy sofa and overstuffed armchairs. It’s also important to arrange the furniture in the right flow—try to support a conversation area, with pieces of furniture facing each other. Or designate a more intimate place to talk, in a nook with plush chairs and a loveseat. Comfy throw pillows and blankets set the cozy tone, and they’ll add some great texture to the room.

Lighting Helps Set the Scene

Balance your lighting between overhead lighting and floor lamps and table lamps—and perhaps even something directed from the floor up. You’ll want diffused, to bring warmth and coziness at nighttime. During daytime, natural light is the inviting feature, so have window fashions that help direct light the right way. For beautifully diffused sunlight, consider Silhouette® Sheer Shades or Pirouette® Sheer Shades from Hunter Douglas. Both are designed with adjustable vanes and sheer fabric to make the most of natural light.

Décor Adds the Finishing Touch

Natural elements like plants, wood accents, and nature-inspired artwork can help your room feel softer and less edgy. Provenance® Woven Wood Shades are made with woven grasses, woods, reeds, and bamboo, so they can bring organic texture and style to the room. You can also layer your window treatments with side panels or drapery to add depth and dimension. Use soft fabrics that complement your décor. Warm accents like brass or copper lamps and earth-toned vases or artwork can create a welcoming look. Use woven baskets to declutter the space—they can hold things like your TV remote or mail, so that you have textured decoration that also serves a purpose.

Create an Inviting Living Room in the Brentwood & Sherman Oaks CA Area

At F&R Interiors, we’ve been serving the Greater Los Angeles since 1990, with a showroom at 1529 S. Robertson Blvd. We offer the full line of Hunter Douglas window treatments including beautiful custom curtains, top treatments, pillows, and more. Our personalized service, quality products, and professional installation services ensures you’ll find the perfect window treatment solution for your home or business.

We service the Greater Los Angeles area including Brentwood, Sherman Oaks, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Hancock Park, Los Feliz, Hollywood Hills, and San Fernando Valley, CA and surrounding areas. Contact us for more details.