Clean your living room for Tet by correcting 6 classic interior design mistakes

(Dan Tri) - Below are 6 basic mistakes when arranging living room furniture that people often encounter and how to fix them to help change the living space during the New Year.

Keep the unsuitable items

Many people often keep old furniture that does not fit the space and modern lifestyle after renovating their house. It could be a set of traditional wooden chairs with elaborate carvings. Although these chairs have the mark of time, they do not bring a feeling of comfort and joy when used daily.

So when you really want to renovate your living room to be comfortable and beautiful, you need to be brave enough to remove items that are no longer suitable and replace them with new, modern and more convenient items.

Use sofa set

Sofa sets create an outdated feel (Photo: IT).

Nowadays, sofa sets with rigid designs have become outdated and make the space monotonous. If you like a certain sofa, buy it separately instead of choosing a complete set. For example, you choose a large sofa as the main sofa with your favorite color and then coordinate the side chairs with neutral colors such as white, black, gray, cream.

In addition, there are countless types of tea tables on the market for you to choose from to coordinate with the sofa. If you are not confident, wooden tea tables or glass tables are safe choices. Another principle to help choose the right sofa is simple colors, few details, and patterns will suit any space.

The tea table is too small

Another mistake in living room design is the incompatibility of the size of the objects. If you choose a coffee table that is too small, it will create a feeling of being out of place with the sofa and side chairs.

To test the size of the coffee table, you can sit on the sofa and reach for the cup of tea. If you have to stand up to reach the cup of tea, the coffee table is too small. On the contrary, a large coffee table will make the way to the sofa difficult and narrow.

The rug is too small.

A rug that is too small is one that does not reach the legs of the sofa. The right sized rug should at least reach the front legs of all living room sofas.

For a large living room, you can choose a rug that covers the entire sofa set. When using a rug, the living room becomes more cozy and has a focal point. In addition, when your feet touch the soft, warm rug, it will make people want to stay and chat longer.

Light is not diverse

Usually people only use a single light source on the ceiling. This will make the space monotonous and lack highlights.

To create a cozy space, the living room should have enough layers of lighting including general lighting, additional lighting and accent lighting. The arrangement of lighting in layers will create a very comfortable feeling for people in that space.

Arrange living room lighting in 3 layers (Photo: IT).

Don’t just use a ceiling light to shine down on the living room. Try buying a table lamp for a shelf or coffee table, or combine it with a floor lamp or decorative candle. The contrast between light and dark in the room will help everyone feel more comfortable.

Lack of balance

The most common mistake in interior design is the lack of balance in height, width, and number of items in the space. If the living room only has a tea table and sofa, it will create a feeling of imbalance and tilt towards the floor. You can balance the height by hanging a low lamp, arranging plants, a small bookshelf or hanging a picture on the wall.

The balance of quantity will be more difficult to quantify and depends on each space and each individual. If looking at the space your eyes feel uncomfortable because of too many objects, you should remove some.

Regarding color, you should not choose more than 3 colors. To make the space more creative, you can choose the light and dark shades of the 3 main colors to coordinate with the interior choice.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/bat-dong-san/don-phong-khach-don-tet-bang-cach-sua-6-sai-lam-kinh-dien-ve-noi-that-20250124104327998.htm