Classic Small Living Room Decor For Small Apartment

It does not matter if you have a big or small living room. What matters is how you utilize the available space you have. With the right planning, even a small living room will look spacious and stylish. Let’s find the best small apartment living room ideas.

These ideas will make your living room look comfortable and uber-stylish.

Small Apartment Living Room

Keep Table Decor Simple And Clean

Don’t try to do too many things for your table decor. You also don’t want to make it look boring.

Keep things that reflect your personality. If you are a book lover keep a couple of books along with picture frames, a table lamp, and one or two antique items.

You don’t have to spend too much money for antiques if your budget doesn’t allow instead opt for decorative pieces.

Use Mirrors To Make The Room Look Bigger

A mirror gives the illusion that the room is bigger than it actually is. You can hang round mirror like shown in the image above or keep a floor length mirror as well if you have enough space.

This is a great creative idea and your living room will look spacious and airy. A floor lamp is nicely kept in the corner.

The glass coffee table is giving the illusion that the space is empty and that makes your small living room look clutter free. A nice rug on the floor will make your living room cozier.

Choose Light Colors

This is very important if you have a small living room. Keep the wall colors, furniture, rug, and curtain in a light color.

This will make the room look airy and comfortable. You can see in the image above, the wall color, sofa and rug all are in white so it doesn’t feel like its a small living room.

Keep the couch pillows colorful to give a vibrant look also. A side table with a flower vase and photo frame is looking elegant.

A woven basket is kept at the side with extra pillows. The table with cushion is a nice change but you can also opt for a glass coffee table. Keep a tray on it and accessorize it with decorative pieces.

Choose Furniture That Can Be Used in More Than One Way

Since the room is small you don’t want to stuff it with furniture. A clever way to design the living room is to get furniture that you can use in more than one way.

You can get a ottoman that can be used as a coffee table, for seating purposes and can also work as a foot rest.

Choose an ottoman that can also be used for storage purposes. You can keep video games and other accessories there. The ottoman is in complete contrast to the light fixture and that balances the living room decor.

Accessorize The Room With Wall Art

You have a lack of space. I get it. But what is stopping you from utilizing the vertical space? You can accessorize the wall with photo frames or paintings.

This gives the entire living room an uber look. It shows your personality. You don’t necessarily have to fill you wall with photo frames or paintings, even one or two frames will look good.

A bookcase is also a great way to accessorize the wall area. Keep it well organized. Greenery is welcome everywhere, so a nice plant with big leaves as shown above looks elegant.

Use Small Furniture

It is one of the most important tips. Of course, huge furniture looks good and lavish but they also occupy a lot of space and lack of space is a major concern for small living rooms.

Instead, go for small furniture, this makes your living room look spacious and clutter-free.

Your living room will not only be airy but you will save a lot of money too as bigger furniture is costlier. Opt for modular sofa. You can use it as per your needs.

Use Bookshelf As A Divider

If you have a studio apartment and there is no separate bedroom then you can use a bookshelf as a divider. So in one room you have living room and a bedroom too.

Accessorize the divider with decorative pieces, books, files, lamp and small plant vases.

You can also keep photo framers or small paintings. This way you will have privacy in your bedroom. Accessorize your coffee table with books and flower pot.

You can also keep a small tray in the middle of the coffee table and keep cute small antiques or decorative pieces.

Hang Curtains From The Ceiling To The Floor

This is one of the most important decor ideas for a small living room. A long curtain adds height to the living room space.

You need to hang the curtain from the top of the ceiling to the floor. This will give the illusion of a tall living room space. You can see above a white floor to ceiling curtain is looking elegant.

The white cabinets and walls sync well with the curtain. The wooden bring brings out the required earth appeal. A dark floor lamp is in contrast with the wall decor. The dark colored furniture add color to the living room.

Read: Small Bedroom Ideas

Give It A Coastal Look

Make your living room airy by giving it a coastal touch. The gallery wall is the focal point of this living room. The side table is nicely accessorized with greenery, a table lamp, and decorative pieces.

Use neutral colors. The floor-to-ceiling drapes make it look bigger. Choose an ottoman that works as a coffee table also.

The rug easily blends with the entire decor. Even though it’s a small living room, it doesn’t look like one only becuase of the way everything is presented here.

Enhance the Longer Side

You can’t buy any furniture you like or paint the walls of your choice; you have to be strategic with your small living room decor.

If you have a small, narrow apartment, you can enhance the longer side of it. Look for furniture that has long legs and small dimensions.

Make use of every inch of the space. Keep furniture that is multi-purpose, like if you want a coffee table, go for an ottoman instead, you can use it for a coffee table and for storage purposes as well.

Give It A Sophisticated Look

No matter how expensive or cheap the accessories or furniture in your living room are, if they’re not looking sophisticated, it’s a waste.

Like in the image above, you can see the sofa is looking sophisticated, or, for that matter, look at the golden floor lamp, it shows that the owner has a good eye for choosing sophisticated products.

The rug is completely in sync with the room decor, the patterned texture makes the decor even more interesting. Greenery, whether faux or real, is always welcome.

Make The Best Use Of Corner Space

Each and every inch of the space is valuable for a small living room. Make the best use of it. The corner space of the room is mostly left unused.

Install floating shelves at the corner and accessorize them with decorative pieces, photo frames, books, greenery, and painting.

It does not need any horizontal space,, only uses the vertical area and takes the living room decor to the next level.

Add Color

Adding color doesn’t mean I want you to paint your room like a rainbow, but yes, break the monotony. Color brings life to the room.

The sofa is looking elegant, but colourful pillows and different designs make it even more beautiful. The coffee table is well organized, but a bit of greenery and flower makes it drool worthy.

I like the gallery wall even more. It is nicely decorated, and has a dash of color makes it even more interesting.

Add Greenery

This is one of the best examples to show how greenery can amp up your living room decor. The wall decor is the focal point of this living room area.

I love how wooden shelves complement greenery so well. It’s like they are made for each other. Choose a variety of plants. It helps in layering.

The coffee table is another thing that is grabbing a lot of attention. It is looking classy, a small tray with a plant vase on it is adding so much to the decor.