Living Room Decorating: How to Create a Stylish Area for Conversation
by Alyssa Davis

Description: Creative ideas for decorating your living room in a way that allows for casual conversation.

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The living room is typically the place where family and friends relax and converse, and for this reason it is important to create a stylish area for conversation. Many people simply line the walls of their living room with furnishings rather than considering the best arrangement for conversation. Instead of leaving an open area in the center of the living room, use the following information to create a comfortable area for conversation. With a few cleaver tips and decorating tricks the living room can be as stylish as it is practical, and even a smaller living room can be arranged for conversation and outfitted with style.

Begin with a Stylish Throw Rug

A living room arranged for conversation should focus on the center of the room rather than the area around the perimeter. Begin decorating a stylish area for conversation by selecting a large washable throw rug that coordinates well with the colors and the style of the space. The rug will not only protect the flooring beneath, but it will also provide a perimeter for furnishings.

Choose a Stylish Living Room Coffee Table or Ottoman

A coffee table or ottoman in the center of an area for conversation can be stylish and practical. To provide a view of a stylish throw rug placed beneath a center table, select a glass-top coffee table, otherwise, choose a large ottoman or a coffee table that coordinates well with living room furnishings.

An ottoman with a removable top and a hollow center can double as a hidden storage area. It can be used to stash magazines or even hats and gloves. Whether you choose a stylish coffee table or ottoman, it will become the central point of the conversation area, and it will provide a convenient place to set a tray of refreshments or an array of interesting books.

Move Living Room Furnishings Away From Walls

After determining the center of an area for conversation, pull the furniture away from the walls. For example, if you have a sofa, and three comfortable chairs, place the sofa on the long side of a rug in the center, one chair opposite the sofa, and angle the remaining two chairs on the ends. Angling the chairs toward either the sofa or the chair across from the sofa will keep the conversation area from appearing boxed in, and it will better enable family and friends to comfortably converse.

Select Stylish Round Side Tables

Round side tables are a better choice than square side tables when creating a stylish area for conversation. They can be centered in between pieces of furniture, and unlike side tables with sharp angles, they will never look out of place. A single round side table will comfortably accommodate a floral arrangement or a work of tabletop art and beverages. Round tables soften sharp corners while adding considerable style and appeal to a living room arranged with conversation in mind.

Add Comfy and Stylish Throw Pillows

A living room arranged for conversation can be made even more comfortable and welcoming with the addition of comfy throw pillows. Select two pillows for a chair, and three or four pillows for a sofa, and consider more than typical throw pillows found in living rooms. Choose neck rolls, fringed square pillows, and comfy rectangular pillows that match the color and style of furnishings. Also, do not be afraid to include patterned pillows in a living room with plaid furniture. Place patterned pillows on solid-colored furnishings and solid-colored pillows on plaid or patterned furnishings. It is the colors that bring a room together and the patterns, textures, and placement that ultimately create the style.

Alyssa Davis, senior staff writer and decorating consultant for Metal-Wall-Art.com specializes in decorating with metal wall sculptures and abstract wall art.

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