You got through January! Hooray! Did you spend the last month looking at the space your Christmas tree left and wondering what to do with it? We’re here to look at how to make the most of the second most popular room in the house.
If your living room is on the small side, maybe now is the time for a new lick of paint. Choose softer, pastel colours to make the room appear bigger. If white or cream feel a bit boring why not try a powdery pink like ‘Setting Plaster’ from Farrow and Ball? (Image Farrow and Ball)
If your living room is on the small side, maybe now is the time for a new lick of paint. Choose softer, pastel colours to make the room appear bigger. If white or cream feel a bit boring why not try a powdery pink like ‘Setting Plaster’ from Farrow and Ball? (Image Farrow and Ball)
While you’re painting – make sure shelves are the same colour – this can open up a room rather than drawing attention to furniture that might be giving you less space. TOP TIP: If you’re thinking of decorating and replacing your windows, replace your windows first. New windows might bring more light into your room which can affect how a colour looks.
Make best use of your furniture by choosing pieces with hidden storage. This footstool from Dunelm can also store books, toys and other clutter and is only £49.
Make best use of your furniture by choosing pieces with hidden storage. This footstool from Dunelm can also store books, toys and other clutter and is only £49.
Or go all out and turn your living room into a spare bedroom with this ‘bed in a button’ from Loaf.
If you have a reasonable-sized living room but don’t know how to make best use of the space start by thinking about how you use the room. Do you love to read? Then don’t try to get rid of all your books, instead find shelves that fit in an alcove you otherwise wouldn’t use. If you like to lounge around and watch TV make your sofa a key piece of your room. (Image Jon Day for Ideal Home)
If you have a large living room, perhaps a barn conversion, then instead of opening up the space you’ll want to think about how to bring everything together and make it more cosy. (Image of our work on a barn conversion by Steve Finch)
You can achieve this by creating a feature wall using wallpaper or a dark colour. Paint and Paper Library have just released their new ‘Botany’ wallpaper which will make a statement and a more homely feel – team with soft-whites so it really stands out. (Image Paint and Paper Library)
If that’s not for you then offset big walls and high ceilings with house plants and terracotta or plum accessories – this will make the room warmer. Of course, our doors and windows will literally make your home warmer. We recently replaced the windows and doors on the pictured barn conversion and our customer said:
“It’s too early to calculate accurately but our last autumn/winter full oil tank (1800lt) deliveries in 2017/2018 & 2018/2019 were happening every seven weeks. That’s around £800-£900 every 7 weeks!! Granted our AGA is on 24/7 but it uses very little oil in the scheme of things.
Well, it seems our new windows and doors are doing their job just grand. It’s seven weeks since our last full tank delivery & our electronic reader is telling me we’ve only used approximately half a tank!!
If we extrapolate this then a full autumn/winter tank fill up will be occurring every 14 weeks.
This means the heat is being kept inside the barn where it belongs & Alan & I aren’t standing at the door throwing £50 notes out into the wind!!”
Whatever the size of your living room, making the room lighter is a must. It will make the room seem more spacious while adding value to your home.
“It’s too early to calculate accurately but our last autumn/winter full oil tank (1800lt) deliveries in 2017/2018 & 2018/2019 were happening every seven weeks. That’s around £800-£900 every 7 weeks!! Granted our AGA is on 24/7 but it uses very little oil in the scheme of things.
Well, it seems our new windows and doors are doing their job just grand. It’s seven weeks since our last full tank delivery & our electronic reader is telling me we’ve only used approximately half a tank!!
If we extrapolate this then a full autumn/winter tank fill up will be occurring every 14 weeks.
This means the heat is being kept inside the barn where it belongs & Alan & I aren’t standing at the door throwing £50 notes out into the wind!!”
Whatever the size of your living room, making the room lighter is a must. It will make the room seem more spacious while adding value to your home.
Adding bi-fold or French doors to your living room makes the space seem lighter and bigger when they are closed. Open them up to truly bring the outdoors in when it is warm and to allow socialising or children’s play to extend outside the living room. We make our timber ones on site here in Skipton.
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