Not all of us are blessed huge homes with acres of space to decorate as per our wish. But, that does not mean that we have to compromise on a beautifully styled home. Small spaces are difficult to decorate but not entirely impossible. Even if you have a tiny bedroom or a small living room design, you can still decorate it with style. All you need to do is use the floor plan to your advantage. Most of us are clueless about the major key features of any small space living room design. This is why, despite our best efforts, the rooms look cluttered and fussy. However, careful arrangement of furniture and smart storage options can go a long way in making even the smallest of rooms feel perfectly proportioned. Innovative design can help you supersize your space and make the best use of your space in great style.
One of the most important aspects of maximizing your small space is selecting furniture that fits the space. And if it can serve more than one purpose, even better! Another key aspect is arranging your furniture creatively to make use of every square foot of space. However, decorating is so much more than just rearranging furniture. You need to think about fitting in more seating, letting in more light and air, and using leggy furnishings to give the decor a uniform and spacious feel. You will also need to choose your decor very carefully. Multifunctional decor, art, and mirrors should add personality to the room without taking up much space. Whether you’re decorating your brand new home or redecorating your cramped living room, there’s certainly a solution to your space problems! Take inspiration from these small space living room design ideas to make the most of your small space!
{ 1 } Elegant Small Space Living Room Design
Clever Furniture Placement In Scandinavian Living Room By Stephanie Schetter
In your quest to make your small living room comfortable, don’t overdo the decor! Proportioned furniture and space for free movement are certainly the keys to an elegant small space decor. Take care to buy furniture that is in proportion to your room’s size. Also, make sure that your furniture arrangement leaves space for easy movement. Take this Scandinavian living room for example. This elegantly designed living room has ample seating space to entertain family as well as guests. At the same time, it also has enough floor space to make movement easier. Leggy furniture and creative use of walls and windowsills also help make the room look cozy and uncluttered.
{ 2 } Beach Style White Living Room
Soft And Soothing Living Room Design By The Ranch Uncommon
Designing a tiny living room in beach style is a little tricky. Beach style decor is soft, soothing, cozy, and fuss-free. Making a small living room look cozy and clutter-free at the same time is no easy task! A compact space with closed seating arrangement can easily give this look. As shown in the above image, keep your furniture at a minimum. A couple of chairs and a center table in front of the fireplace is certainly the definition of a cozy and small living room!
{ 3 } Vibrant Bohemian Living Room Design
Cheerful And Vibrant Living Room In Pereiv44 By Miel Arquitectos | Photo By Asier Rua
This cheerful and vibrant living room proves that a small space living room design can also bring freshness to the decor. Minimal furnishings and open floating shelf make the room look spacious and uncluttered.white walls, grey sofa, and white center table act as a base for the colorful accents in the decor. Tiled flooring with a mosaic pattern brings visual interest to the decor. Similarly, the leggy furnishings give an illusion of space. However, the pops of color from the pillows, throw, and wall art infuses the room with a cheerful and lively feel.
{ 4 } Industrial Glam Small Living Room
Grand Look Industrial Living Room By Margeaux Interiors | Photo By Keith Emmerich
This industrial style living room vignette is as classy as it is small! From custom Venetian plaster wall finish to a refurbished antique chair, this living room is all vintage style. The beautiful settee is a custom piece by the designer while the refurbished chair is a Danish Modern antique! Not to mention the coffee table base which is a revived wood casting gear! Minimal decor, neutral colors, interesting wall art, and vintage furnishings make this small living room a glamorous sitting nook.
{ 5 } Modern Chic Living Room Decor
Purple Accents Modern Living Room Design By Nicola Holden Design | Photo By Fiona Walker-Arnott
This beautiful living room certainly redefines the term modern chic! The glamorous decor certainly adds to the elegance of the mid-century modern furnishings of the room. A beautiful accent in a neutral color can give a nice base to your decor. Push your sofa against the wall and add an interesting area rug and coffee table to make your room look larger. The sofa when pushed back gives enough floor space to make your room look spacious. While the area rug and sofa keep attention away from the small space of the room. The ball chair adds visual interest as well as comfort to the decor. The velvet sofa and purple accents from the pillows and rug give the room a glamorous look.
{ 6 } Compact Grey Living Room Decor
Grey Sofa Elegant Scandinavian Living Room By These Four Walls Blog | Photo By Abi Dare
This minimalistic Scandinavian living room is soft and elegant. The simple layout and neutral color palette of the room enhance its elegance. Open shelves and leggy furniture give the room a spacious look. As we mentioned before, pushing the sofa against the wall further adds to your floor space. Plus, using a mirror and reflective surfaces allows the light to bounce around the room giving an illusion of space. Moreover, the neutral color palette and soft cozy furnishings give the decor an intimate appeal. Perfect for an elegant small space living room design!
{ 7 } Victorian Elegance In Living Room
Luxurious Grand Small Space Living Room Design By Meredith Heron Design | Photo By Stacey Brandford
Luxurious and grand, this small space living room design looks bigger than it really is! Large floor-to-ceiling windows and leggy furniture gives the room a spacious and airy look. Similarly, the transparent coffee tables almost disappear between the sofa and the side table, giving the room a spacious look. However, the Victorian style vintage decor of the room draws the eye and distracts from the small size of the room. It also brings color and grandeur to the decor. The reupholstered and refinished antique federal sofa and Vladimir Kagan chairs give a vintage look! The beautifully patterned area rug and colorful printed pillows bring color to the decor. However, the large custom made Telafina curtains add a touch of glamour to the design. The vintage lights and table lamps also bring style to the decor.
{ 8 } Simple Small Space Living Room
Soft And Serene Small Space Living Room Design By Fo Design | Photo By Cynthia Van Elk
This living room is the perfect example of the effectiveness of a simple, minimal design. White walls and soft colors give the room a serene look. Innovative storage options can free up a lot of space in the living room. As shown in this room, you can use open shelving and lengthen the window sills for storage and display space. This frees up the floor space a drawer or chest would use and makes the room look bigger. Also, reduce the amount of furniture you use to a simple sofa and a single chair. Plus, a soft color palette and some greenery will make your room look cheerful and inviting!
{ 9 } Black White Compact Living Room
Black Accent Wall Small Living Room In Saint Laurent Cottage By Sarah D Brown
Dark or dramatic hues on walls or as accent walls can give the space an intimate look. It also puts the focus on the height of the room thus distracting attention from its size. Add an unconventional art on the accent wall and you have the perfect conversation starter! A large black sectional sofa that runs along the length of the wall allows for more seating while keeping the floor open. A striped area rug and throw create interest while industrial style floor lamp brings style to the decor. Bright orange ottoman, blue curtains and colorful pillows bring color to the decor and make it look cheerful and welcoming!
{ 10 } Fresh Contemporary Small Living Room
Contemporary Decor Bold Accents In Little Venice By Shanade McAllister-Fisher | Photo By Nathalie Priem
Infusing a small living room with a fresh, contemporary vibe is really not as difficult as it probably sounds! Light white walls and minimal furnishings work perfectly for a small space. Take this living room for example. The white walls make a nice backdrop for bright pops of color throughout the room. The bold green velvet sofa, stunning floor lamp, wall art, feather pendant light, and an area rug, all give the room a contemporary vibe. The stylish coffee table reflects the sunlight and gives the room a spacious look. Similarly, the large mirror on the wall with an ornate frame gives an illusion of space. However, the bright green color of the sofa and the fresh flowers enliven the room and give it a fresh look.
{ 11 } Vintage Decor Regal Living Room
Neutral Tones Glamorous Living Room By Laura Lee Home | Photo By Alise O’Brien
The design of this cute picture perfect living room draws inspiration from a vintage poster. A beige and gold color palette with bright pops of color keeps the room interesting. The sectional sofa allows for more seating while the large windows make the room look airy and spacious. The beautiful metalwork on the ornate coffee table and pendant light give the decor a vintage touch. Similarly, the brass reading light gives the room a vintage look. They also bring glamour and grandeur to the simple decor.
{ 12 } Colorful Small Space Living Room Design
Bohemian Glam Living Room Decor By Wall-to-Wall Home Concepts | Photo By Marcel Page
This beautiful bohemian living room is full of color and light! Beige sofa pushed against walls painted in Sherwin Williams’ Light French Gray go well with the hardwood floors. This light colored walls and many windows make the room look larger and brighter than it really is. However, the neutral decor gets a colorful uplift with a navy blue ottoman, pink area rug, and printed pillows that draw colors from both the rug and the ottoman! The bohemian print curtains also bring some color and fun to the decor. The colorful accents draw the eye away from the limited floor space and make the room look cozy and welcoming. And the large windows also bathe the decor in bright sunlight making it look warm and fresh!
{ 13 } Transitional Living Room Pink Accents
Eclectic Design Vibrant Living Room In Bellevue Towers By Hyde Evans Design | Photo By Benni Adams
This small eclectic living room design can certainly make heads turn! A beautiful mix of light and dark, soft and hard, old and new, this living room is full of character. Light pinks paired with bright white and black accents give the room a sophisticated yet bold look. A large screen, in a contemporary pink floral, separates the living room from the bedroom. Minimal furniture and light colors make the room look larger and airier. The two pink ottomans and grey armchair also add to the seating options in the room. All in all, this open plan living space looks fresh and vibrant because of its light color scheme and spacious furnishings!
{ 14 } Coastal Colors Tropical Living Room
Cool Coral Prints In Tropical Living Room In New Smyrna Beach House By Errez Design
Beach style decor is actually a great fit for small space living room design. Take this beautiful room for example. White walls and white sofa make the room look fresh and bright. Large windows and glass doors let in a lot of natural light. Reflective surfaces like the glass accent wall behind the sofa let the light flow around the room making it look spacious and airy. Coastal accents like white, blue, brown, etc. in the decor give the decor a soothing and serene look. The coastal prints in the curtains and pillows attract attention and distract from the size of the room.
{ 15 } Black Brown Living Room Decor
Warm Contemporary Living Room Design By Ute Gunther | Photo By Christian Burmester
If you’re struggling with decorating a small living space in your regular style, it’s probably time for a change. Let go of the staid old one-sofa-two-chair living room layout. Go for something unconventional that works for you. For example, this living room has a single sofa set against the wall which frees up a lot of floor space before it. This space is used creatively to include more seating options with the addition of a rope pouf, an ottoman, and a chair. A circular shag area rug defines the living space and centers the design. Warm wooden tones and fresh whites give this small living room a warm and welcoming look. In contrast, the black accents bring a cool contemporary look to the decor.
{ 16 } Mediterranean Decor Small Living Room
Exotic Mediterranean Small Space Living Room Design By Hallmark Interior Design | Photo By Dino Tonn
Want to distract attention from your small living room’s size? Go exotic and create a design so attractive that it becomes the main topic of conversation! Herringbone design thin brick flooring and light grey walls form a nice base for the colorful decor. Beautiful vintage leather armchairs and a black coffee table are the only pieces of furniture in the room. The decor items like the showpieces on the table and beside the chair and the wooden horse piece give the room a Mediterranean look. The vintage wall clock, wicker basket, and custom window and door treatments further add to this look. The ornate glass pendant Scheherazade lamps draw the eye upwards and away from the room. They also add beauty and color to the decor. There is so much to look at and talk about in this fascinating decor that the room’s size does not even register!
{ 17 } Sophisticated Chic Living Room Decor
Elegant Family Chic Living Room By Morgante Wilson Architects | Photo By Werner Straube
What can you do when you have a tiny space for a living room? Turn your living room corner into a classy retreat! Center your decor on a colorful and bright floral patterned area rug. Instead of a large sofa, go with a couple of lounge chairs and armchairs set in a closed circle around the coffee table. This creates an intimate mood and makes the small space feel justified and intentional instead of awkward. Pick a dark shade for your corner wall like Benjamin Moore’s Kendall Charcoal and add a few art pieces. This can give the look of an accent wall. Add flowing curtains to the windows and ornate accessories like floor lamps, chandeliers, or side tables. Lush fabrics, royal colors, and rich patterns can easily divert the attention from your room’s size to its rich decor.
{ 18 } Grey Walls Living Room Design
Neutral Tones Modern Small Space Living Room Design In Lone Mountain By JKA Designs
There’s no rule of thumb saying you should use compact furniture for small spaces. In fact, when done right, a few large furniture pieces can create a look of full-size space without compromising on space. This living room is a perfect example with its large sofa and cozy design. The full-length sofa creates a sophisticated look that feels full but not overstuffed! The rest of the room is kept open with minimal furnishings like a leather armchair, coffee table, wood block side table, and cowhide area rug. The walls painted in Farrow & Ball’s Charleston Gray and shade window treatments, balance the light and make the room look airy and spacious. Also, instead of a cluster of small paintings, go for single large wall art as done here. The large wall art and stylish Prometheus I chandelier draw the eye upwards and away from the size of the small room!
{ 19 } Traditional Victorian Chic Living Room
Neutral Color Scheme With Bright Accents By Coddington Design | Photos By Caren Alpert
An accent wall or an interesting wallpaper can go a long way in diverting attention from the size of your tiny living room. Plus, if you can make your decor items more interesting or vintage, you can have more things to keep your decor interesting. However, keep in mind that your minimal decor should be functional as well as beautiful. For example, this Victorian decor looks very elegant and chic. Osbourne & Little’s Arizona Hothouse wallpaper and stylish chandelier make the accent wall an eye-catching sight! A neutral beige velvet sofa with orange accent pillows, Morris Asian coffee table, silver end tables, stylish table lamps, and silk curtains give the room a regal look. The Moroccan style area rug further enhances the royal look of the decor.
{ 20 } Contemporary Small Living Room Design
Blue Accents In Neutral Tones Living Room In Notting Hill House By Inigo & Co.
In a tunnel-shaped room like the one shown here, it is advisable to forgo any side chairs opposite the sofa. Instead, use an ottoman and a nice textured area rug as the designers have done in this room. The blue color of the sectional sofa and rug pops out in the neutral toned decor. Recessed ceiling lights and a single floor lamp with a contemporary shade keep the room well-lit and interesting. Also, it is best to go for some large wall art rather than a bunch of smaller ones. A bunch of small frames will make the wall look cluttered in an already closed space. However, a large wall art feature will make the room look more spacious than it really is!.
{ 21 } Bright And Eclectic Living Room
Cozy And Intimate Small Space Living Room Design By Luci D. Interior Design
An eclectic living room full of character can look cozy even within a small space! Take this beautiful living room for example. The owner’s collection is proudly displayed and adds an eclectic touch to the decor. A couple of oriental armchairs and a leather armchair surround a repurposed coffee table. A small table holds the TV and a twin shade floor lamp and pendant light bring lighting to the room. An oriental area rug with a floral pattern centers the whole design. The open bookshelf offers a convenient reading option as well as a storage and display space. Colorful throws, paintings, and birds wall art create visual interest and diver from the size of the room.
{ 22 } Mid-century Modern Living Room
Bright Pops Of Color In Neutral Living Room By Daphne Nauleau | Photo By Claire Callagy
This beautiful room proves that even small spaces can have a big impact! A large 4-seater Capetown sofa and a two-seater settee set against the wall open the rest of the floor space. The star-shaped glass coffee table catches the eye and diverts from the small size of the room. The white faux fur area rug defines the living space and highlights the unusual arrangement. This helps set an intimate mood in the room. The sunny yellow wall art is a bright pop of color in the neutral decor and attracts attention almost instantly! Colorful pillows and throw bring color and pattern to the decor.
{ 23 } Rustic Small Space Living Room Design
Modern Furnishing Rustic Living Room Decor By SH Interiors | Photo By Roger Scheck
Lots of windows are certainly great for making a small space look bigger and better! As shown here, you can use the light from the windows to your advantage in many ways. Pushing the sofa along the wall with many windows keeps the living space well-lit and airy. Black curtains help block out the light when needed. Good contrast of dark on dark like the red and black here can help distract from the room’s size. And a sectional sofa with an ottoman works best for small spaces instead of the standard two-chair settings. Instead of floor lamps, use wall sconces to save floor space. Center the design with a nice patterned area rug to keep things interesting!