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How To, Furniture Sophie Clemson How To, Furniture Sophie Clemson

How to arrange furniture in a small living room and make the most of your space

When it comes to small living rooms, it can be challenging to know how best to arrange the furniture and find a place for everything. Getting the layout right in any living room can be tricky, but it is especially important when it’s a small living room. At The Living House we always begin by exploring different layout options when we are designing rooms for our customers, to see what the possibilities are and what will work best for the space.

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How To, Furniture Sophie Clemson How To, Furniture Sophie Clemson

6 tips to make your room look bigger - our favourite ways to create a feeling of space

I think with the excess of Christmas still fresh in my mind, the need for the feeling of space in my home is high on my agenda. Christmas seems to fill every available corner with clutter (sorry, decorations!) and the addition of a huge tree in the living room means a rejig of all the furniture until I feel I’m falling over stuff, or children, or cats all of the time!

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9 Design Mistakes to Avoid in a Small Bedroom

Nearly every home has one… a small bedroom! Sometimes it’s the spare bedroom or junk room, but very often in modern homes every bedroom can be on the skimpy side. And it can be a really tricky space to design without looking cluttered or cramped, or just boring. We have seen many mistakes made in these little rooms - so we wanted to share with you 9 of the most common for you to avoid.

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