6 Ideas for Decorating a Combined Living Room and Dining Room
Combination living and dining rooms are a great way to make use of an open floor plan that will allow for a higher degree of flexibility. When you’re entertaining, you may want to swap up your space. When you’re hanging out at home, you may want to have clear zone differences between the living and dining room areas. If you want to make the most of your combined living room and dining room, try some of these key strategies.
1. Create Clear Zones Between the Living Room and Dining Room
You need to clearly indicate which space belongs to living room and which one to dining room, even if you have your room set up to allow for a high degree of flexibility when entertaining or engaging in other tasks. Try using a rug or a large piece of furniture to help break up the spaces and create a clearer visual flow that will help direct your eyes through the room.
2. Consider the Function of Each Space
How much time do you spend in your dining room area versus the living room? If your family is more likely to hang out together in front of the TV while eating than to eat a meal at the table, you may find it more practical have a smaller dining space. On the other hand, if you often gather around the table with a large family, use the table for homework or to work from home, or frequently play games together at the table, you may want to have more equal dining room/living room space.
3. Use Coordinating Furniture
Keep in mind that your furniture does not have to match perfectly in order to coordinate between the living room and dining room area. Check out Naples dining room furniture and consider how the gorgeous wood shades can match with shelves and end tables in the living room area–or coordinate with a couple of different shades to have your room looking great.
4. Make the Most of Your Storage Options
Streamlined built-in wall storage can give you a place to store many of your items while still maintaining that clean look throughout the room. Consider using built-in shelves to store books, knickknacks, and other small items, or using built-in cabinets to store larger items or items that you may not want on display for everyone to see.
5. Use Smaller Furniture to Help Make the Most of Your Living Room and Dining Room
Large furniture can quickly overpower a room, especially if you have a smaller space. Many combined spaces do not have room for large, overstuffed chairs. Instead, consider smaller, slimmer furniture to make the most of your space. For example, you might want to use chairs with a smaller overall profile or provide poofs for extra seating.
6. Match Some of the Important Items in the Room
Match your pillows to your tablecloth or other important items in the kitchen so that you can create a cohesive space that fits well together without overpowering the room. You may even choose to use extra dining room chairs as part of the extra seating space in your living room: just add a cushion or two to make them more comfortable, and you have extra seating when you need it in either room.
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