Ten Home Interior Designing Ideas to Get Perfect Living Rooms for Mumbai Homes

The living room in modern homes is the pivotal point where family and friends gather. Commonly considered to be the freest and the most open part of a home, the living room primarily showcases the personality of its residents, as this is the first room a guest walks into after entering the house.

Though a living room primarily acts as a formal place where one entertains guests, it has now doubled up as a casual space for family hangouts, too, due to the shrinking sizes of the modern homes.

Many homes in busy cities like Mumbai are now adopting the open-house concept, where the living room seems to blend with dining and kitchen in the absence of any walls. In such a scenario, it makes more sense to design the living room in a way that it combines with the other parts of the home rather informally.

Handy Tips to get that Balanced Design and a Perfect Living Room for your home in Mumbai

The challenge of any design of the living room interiors is to balance function and aesthetics simultaneously.  Such balanced designing also fuses small items like upholstery.

1. Maximize the Use of the Windows:

Natural light is a definite source and a space enhancer. If one is blessed to have broad windows, it is then most recommended to take advantage of the incoming natural light by leaving them uncovered. An airy room opens up space by giving more depth to the area. For those who do not want bare windows, adding blinds or drapes would also do the trick. 

Choose a bright style that fuses with the wall colour.

2. Play with Light:

Choosing the appropriate lighting fixtures can brighten the living room.  Dim lights make the overall appearance look congested. Choose a combination of pendant lights, recessed lamps and floor lighting. 

 If you are planning to go for table lamps, opt for the ones with more offbeat and fancy shades.

Ensure that the lights are focused on the central areas of the room.

Use of focus lights can highlight any artefacts that one wishes to display prominently.

3. Keep an Eye on the Floor:

It is essential to make the floor look bright, as the flooring imparts a significant difference to the overall appearance of the living room. If one is lucky to have a tile flooring, especially the one with vinyl tiles, the job is half done. Otherwise, using carpets or rugs in bright and cool colours can help in highlighting the flooring.

Use of rugs in bright prints or patterns will create a bright and bold looking space. 

Choose a low-pile rug in high foot traffic areas as it works better in hiding the tracks. Placing rugs in entryways leaves a great first impression and facilitates arrivals and departures of the guests.

Choose an entryway rug that is slightly wider than the doorway.

4. The Fifth wall - Don’t Forget to Look Above You:

Accent ceilings are the latest trend these days. You can give a classy makeover to the ceiling by adding a dash of colour and highlighting the living room in a novel way. Re-painting the ceiling in bright hues will draw everyone’s attention upward and create an illusion of a taller space. An attractive wallpaper or bold design on the roof will not only divert the attention of the guests from any dull corners of the room but also give a sense of a tall ceiling.

If these options do not add to one’s taste, place a beautiful chandelier or attractive lighting fixtures on the ceilings so as to balance the design.

Ceiling medallions are interesting options to draw attention to the ceiling and could be highlighted using magnificent light fixtures.

5. Choose Furniture Cautiously:

It is vital to choose proper furniture based on the size and the shape of the living room. Try to choose smaller and lighter furniture as they do not eat up the room and, also, enhance the floor space. 

Furniture with raised legs brings in a feeling of openness.

However, if you really want to place that large sofa in your living room, compensate by limiting the number of side tables. It is always wise to purchase multi-functional furniture. For instance, use ottomans that double up as a seating area or a side/centre table. Another good option would be to look for furniture that can be stowed away when not in use.

6. Opt for Balanced Arrangement of Furniture:

The furniture must be appropriately arranged to enhance the flow of connections between the spaces. 

Make sure the furniture items are evenly spaced across the living room and allow some gap between them to enable people to walk around.

As a general rule of thumb, allow a minimum of the 3-foot distance between furniture.

This rule is more relevant when it comes to furniture with drawers or double doors. Boundaries can also be established by delineating an area with coffee tables, artefacts etc. This will help individuals manage their space and conversation area, especially when there are kids around.

Place bigger furniture like sofas at least 12 inches away from the wall and not directly against the wall.

Make use of curved spaces and unused corners by filling them appropriately. This will highlight the unused corners by adding more spacious visual appeal.

Unused vertical spaces can be fitted with shelves that display the collection of your favourite books. However, leave some areas in the racks empty so as to create an illusion that the shelf has the right amount of space in the offering.

A floor-to-ceiling vertical shelf can also help to expand your storage.

7. Choose the Right Material for Décor:

Adding reflective materials to the décor will magnify the look of the room by doubling its size. Mirrors and decorative glass artefacts can reflect light in a better manner. This is more pronounced if they are placed diagonally opposite a window to reflect the outdoors.

Display of wood decor gives a warm vibe to the room. Add a touch of traditional Indian décor like intricately carved small wooden diwans, charpoys in rich wood etc. which would not only add to the style quotient but also remind one of the good old days.

8. Hit the Focal Point:

In case you cannot use a lot of home décor items, then choose a focal point in the living room. This can be an eye-catching painting, wall art or anything that draws attention and interest.

Another option would be to create an accent wall painted in a bright colour. This will give a much-required transformation to the overall look of the house in addition to drawing everybody’s attention to the wall. Make sure the colour of the accent wall merges with the rest of the wall colours.

If putting up paintings is not your cup of tea, then one can create a focal point by adorning an accent wall with pictures or photo galleries.

Ensure that the seating area facing the focal point. 

9. Choose Colors Wisely:

Use light colours for the living room walls as they give away a spacious and airy feel. Bright and warm colours like white, beige and cream give an illusion of a larger space.

Use a monochromatic colour scheme. In case one wants to play with different colour palettes, choose appropriate gradients of the colour, which gels with the colour of the wall, for furniture and upholstery.

Loud colours can be used for accent walls. Ensure that the colour complements the tones of the rest of the walls while also retaining its distinctive look.

When it comes to furniture upholstery, go for bright colours. After all, India is a land of colours! Choose vibrant and textured fabrics with colourful cushions.

Try colourful bohemian upholstery for a youthful feel.

How about adding a touch of greenery with some indoor plants to give a  soothing feeling when entering the home?

10. Pay Special Attention to Rectangular Living Rooms:

Designing rectangular rooms can be tricky. In such cases, rather than placing furniture in the centre, it is ideal to arrange it on one of the sides, leaving space for a pathway. Combine some circular addons like round ottomans, coffee tables and circular lights to counteract the various straight lines.

Whether a person judges a book by its cover or not, guests are sure to judge a home by its lounge. Therefore, it is recommended for you to plan your living room interiors with the best designers. Click here to speak to one.