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11 Small Apartment Living Room Ideas For 2024

January 9, 2024 · In: Decorating

It can be tricky in decorating a small apartment living room, but I got you! Here are 11 Small Apartment Living Room Decor Ideas to give you all the inspiration you need to start decorating! Firstly, I’m going to start off with how to make the most out of your layout and elevate your apartment decor. 

Later on when you think about decor and storage solutions, you can check out my post on 100 Amazon Must Haves For Your Apartment!

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Tips For Making Your Living Room Feel More Spacious

1. Add in an Area Rug

Start off with a beautiful area rug, it can help define and ground your space while adding beautiful design. Choose a lighter color to make it feel even larger, especially a color brighter than that of the floor around it. Even if you have carpet, you can layer a rug to add some some additional texture or separation for the space. 

Also Read: 9 Beautiful Area Rugs You Can Purchase Online

2. Mirrors Can Make your Living Room Feel Larger

Mirrors are great for reflecting light and giving the illusion of more space in your home. Classing small living room decor trick that you can try. Hang large mirrors across from windows to maximize natural light or place them near dark corners to brighten up the room.

Wall mirrors come in all shapes and sizes, so there is bound to be one that will fit perfectly into your living room design scheme. I personally really like floor length mirrors like this one from Amazon, to place right by the windows!

Amazon Floor Length Mirror

3. Choose Open furniture with Legs to Make your Living Room Feel More Spacious

Choose furniture that has open style bottoms, or furniture with legs. Having these larger pieces lift off the floor will make the room feel more spacious and airy, making the room feel larger than it is. 

For example, you can choose a more lightweight feeling coffee table like this one below. It has the perfect width for most rectangular couches, plus the storage functions (and the lift top if you also like to enjoy dinner watching TV sometimes), all without feeling big and clunky.

Lift Top Coffee Table from Amazon

4. Pick the Right Size of Decor and Furniture

One of the best ways to maximize space in a small living area is to choose furniture pieces that are the right size for your space. Instead of buying a super small sofa or an oversized sofa or sectional, opt for something smaller like an armless loveseat or couch with chaise.

Don’t go for pieces that are too small, because sometimes that will also make the space feel smaller as well.

Example of when we moved into our apartment with our TV on a smaller console table. It just made the space feel a bit off.
Versus a bigger console, it actually made the space more spacious and comfortable.

You can also incorporate multifunctional furniture pieces like ottomans with hidden storage or coffee tables with adjustable heights.

5. Always Follow the Natural Walkways

When setting up your small apartment living room keep in mind the natural walkways of your home when decorating. This is very important for the overall feel of your space.

Without these natural walkways the apartment will feel crowded, and these items will feel awkwardly placed. (Make sure to declutter as well, leaving bags or things that block these walkways will make the space feel even smaller).

6. Choose Lightweight Fabrics and Colors

When selecting fabrics for curtains and upholstery, go with lightweight materials like cotton voile or sheer curtains instead of heavy brocades or velvet curtains.

This way you won’t feel overwhelmed by too much fabric in the room.

As far as color goes, stick with airy neutrals such as white, cream, and pale blues or greens; these colors will help create an open atmosphere while still being aesthetically pleasing.

Sheer Curtain

Small Living Room Ideas: Reading Corner

Interior of light living room with grey sofa, table and shelving unit
Interior of light living room with grey couch, table and shelving unit
Shelf unit with books in interior of room

Small Living Room Ideas With TV

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Small apartments have their own unique charm and can be decorated to feel cozy and inviting. With these simple small apartment living room ideas, you can make your small space feel like home in no time.

Thanks for reading! I hope these ideas inspired you to start decorating your own small space. Do you have any other tips for decorating small spaces? Share them with me in the comments below!

By: Abbey · In: Decorating · Tagged: apartment living room ideas, apartment living room ideas with tv, living room ideas, small living room ideas

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