Building your own home. Living room.

If you are building your own home, or simply decide to renew the interior, here are some tips to help you design your living room.

The living room should be spacious, well lit, ventilated, with strong floors and walls that can withstand wear and look presentable. This fact should always be considered when choosing carpets, furniture, draperies and wall decorations.

Plaster is the main material used for wall decoration, as it is quite durable. While it is not necessary to expect that wall panels will be the same durable. Wood paneling can also be very effective.

One end of the room may be lined with brick or stone, which will create a good effect. Also popular are rooms where wallpaper is hung on all four sides. On the one hand, you can use different images or bright inserts, and make all the other walls of the same color, but more monotonous.

Oak is an excellent material for finishing the floor and makes it more durable. The wooden coating creates the effect of natural beauty and always looks stylish. Also, to create a certain atmosphere, you can use carpets of various sizes. Now wall-to-wall carpeting is also very popular. They have several advantages: this floor is warm, easy to clean with a vacuum cleaner and not afraid of wear.

As for the size of the living room, this is a purely individual question. Some people feel uncomfortable in a 16 x 24 room, while others feel that a room of this size will be quite spacious. In Korea, a room of 8 x 10 is considered suitable for a living room. In Japan, rooms rarely exceed 12 square meters, but there are often used sliding partitions that combine several rooms and add space.

The popularity of various interior items indicates that people can feel comfortable and do well with less space than previously thought. Trailers have an area of just 14 square meters. However, some of them seem quite spacious. However, good planning shows that the living room should be large enough and free, even if the rest of the house is rather small.