Lounge Room Tips That Will Make You Want To Stay Home
“The light is what guides you home, the warmth is what keeps you there”
Sitting on our couch Sunday night trying to decide whether I really should be doing the ironing or whether I should continue ironing out my back in a full stretch position with legs up, magazine in hand and feet crossed for another few hours instead (I chose the latter, Of course!).
Then I got to thinking.
Wow! We have been in our house now for 3 years today.
So I snapped this picture of Hunky (with my arm swung ever so easily over the back of our couch) to quickly pop it up for Facebook memories so as to be reminded just how chilled our home has become.
It's amazing to think of the little things we have done in order to give our (extremely quirky) home this complete sense of calm.
We haven't bought any new big-ticket furniture items, we have only used what we already owned.
Our dining table lived outside in the weather for 4 years of the 13 years we have owned it. We found the bench seats on the side of the road and our couch is over 13 years old (but it still as comfy as ever. If it ain't broke...).
We did buy a new bigger TV however and I had to then decorate the wall in order to hide it.
The wall art wasn't very expensive though and we collected it over time and as finances allowed and I always wanted an alcohol trolley which connects with our vibe completely.
To us, our home is perfect. Our intentions are well set and we didn't have to spend a lot of money to get it there.
Now, I would like to give you some easy tips on how you can change up a few things that can bring a wonderful sense of peace to your lounge room.
1. Dividing a large lounge room (or open plan) up with a couch is a brilliant way to create purposeful areas.
Keep the couch back nice and low and use a large rug while making sure that at least the two front legs of the couch and chairs sit on top.
Photo credit: Home Stratosphere
2. Always hug the room on both sides.
The occasional chairs do not have to match each other or the couch but do need to wrap the sides for absolute comfort. Like a big warm hug.
3. Curved nesting tables at the side of the biggest piece of furniture soften the edge, are useful for drinks (and displays) and prevent shins from being injured (due to no sharp edges).
Angle your nesting tables in towards the centre of the lounge to strengthen the hug.
These are just a few tips to get you started. Give them a go.
Is your couch against the wall and maybe could be moved to the centre of the large room? Does it perhaps at least allow enough room behind it for a small seating space (read nook)?
I am sure you have some spare chairs around the place where you could practice the hug each side of your space.
And how about nesting tables? Do you have any floating around? Even if they aren't curved, you can try them to see how they feel.
And don't forget those throw rugs!
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