A living room doesn t necessarily need a sofa.
No couch in living room. The sofa s cousin the chaise is part chair part couch part ottoman. The chaise acts as a perfect substitute for a sofa especially in a smaller living room because it gives you space to fully recline without being as imposing as a couch. 25 comfortable living room seating ideas without sofa living room is the most important room in any house. Most of us have a sofa and another chair or two which we can position and reposition as often as we like.
Furniture free living makes good posture easy and reduces back pain. In the living room of social media savant amy stone the design team at one kings lane opted to float the couch across from two wicker and chrome chairs in the middle of the room transforming the. While you don t want your sofa to become the elephant in the middle of the living room there are good reasons to place it somewhere other than up against the wall. For instance an overstuffed couch will make any small space feel minuscule.
Most chairs and couches are not conducive to sitting correctly. Every living room has a sofa right. Being rid of your furniture allows you to take positions that can help your posture lessen back pain and help your body be in the alignment it was meant to be. It is the place where we sit with our family and friends and enjoy television and other fun filled activities.
How to arrange living room furniture is up to you and your particular pieces. Usually only two people sit on a sofa no matter the size says mary margarett. This room s flow might have been compromised if a sofa were forced to float in the center just so that a tv could be mounted on the parallel wall. Couch alternatives living room without a couch.
How to design a living room without a sofa. However an apartment size sofa that s also close to the ground as shown will have the opposite effect. When the room is large open plan asymmetrical or has a fireplace focal point the sofa can float tight quarters inevitably mean the sofa occupies one wall. Plus it can be used from both sides which is a nice bonus in a small room.
Instead place 2 4 armchairs around a. It is both an elegant and versatile living room addition that works in almost any space. When designer mary margarett nevin updated this client s cozy atlanta living room library the couch moved out and four chairs and an ottoman moved in.


