Very often, many of us make one, but the most important and almost fatal mistake, because of which the living room loses its main functional purpose, turning into anything, but not in what it is intended to be initially - it ceases to be a place,where in peace and quiet we can communicate with our family and friends, take our acquaintances or just sit in solitude and silence, reading, or just thinking.
And all this is because we are accustomed to using any space in our houses and apartments as multifunctional as possible, and therefore we try to squeeze into the living room a dining table, turning it into a dining room, a TV that immediately starts to distract us from communicating with each other. Even worse, when dressing-rooms, stereo systems, bar counters( which are located only in apartment-studios and in spacious kitchens) or killers of any peace, let alone style-billiard tables, screens and sports simulators appear in the living room.
All this, of course, simplifies our life and allows us to use the living space of our apartments with maximum efficiency, but always - and this sentence is not subject to appeal - kills the general atmosphere of the living room.
Because if you really decide to create a similar room in your apartment, you should remember that its main purpose is to be a place for conversation and communication. Therefore, when design of the living room be sure to take care of the maximum number of seats. Armchairs, sofas, couches and canapes - these are the main elements of the furniture of any living room. Just try to remove from it all distracting objects and factors, such as the already mentioned TVs, clocks, computers. And be sure to take care of the windows, curtain them so as to deprive your guests of the feeling of time. Let them not think that it's dark and it's time to leave. In the end, even if they are late, book a taxi for them, and this is a very small fee for the fine evening that you will spend at their company.
Yes, we advised you to refuse from the dining table, but a small table in the living room should still be present. It is useful when you serve coffee or alcoholic drinks, or put ashtrays in front of those of your guests who have not yet disposed of the harmful habit of tobacco smoking.
In the design of the walls, try to do without story pictures and personal photos, which will not only remind your guests that it is you who are the host or mistress of the evening, and necessarily and repeatedly will translate the topic of your conversation into conversations about you and your family.
And also we advise you to think carefully about how you arrange the lighting fixtures. Remember that the main thing in any communication is to see the interlocutor's eyes, and therefore make sure that each of the seats in your living room is well lit. But at the same time leave a shaded little corner, in which those who want to be alone and alone can retire.
That's all - you can draw curtains, make coffee and call guests. We assure you, about the evening spent in your living room, they will have only the best and most enthusiastic impressions, which means that they will gather with you again and again.
