Designers Say This Is the #1 Living Room Mistake Everyone Makes

Text by Kristen Garaffo

My husband and I used to have an enormous chocolate brown sofa in our living room, with a matching brown chair and ottoman. We were in our early 20s and I was at the very beginning stages of falling in love with interiors. I was clueless about living room layouts and scale. The furniture was cozy, no doubt, but the flow of the space felt cramped and awkward. It was actually one of my first experiences where I realized a room wasn’t working, which further peaked my interest in design. Fast forward a decade later and I still can’t bring myself to own any chocolate brown furnishings, and I’ve learned a thing or two about living room layouts. 

Living room layouts don’t have to be complicated, but there are definitely common mistakes that people make (including myself!). Ahead, I chatted with Jennifer Jones, Principal Designer at Niche Interiors and Melanie Bryant of Melanie Bryant Interiors to get their do’s and don’ts on how to layout a living room. 

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