Open-Plan Living Room Ideas for a Multi-Functional Family Space
Open-Plan Living Room Ideas for a Multi-Functional Family Space
It seems as though every home magazine you read features the most gorgeous open floor plans – the hub of your family’s home – and it can really leave you feeling dejected if your open-plan hasn’t been fully optimized. If you’re honest, it can also leave you feeling a tad envious too that you haven’t got that picturesque interior. Don’t be jealous, in fact here are some inspiring ideas on how to transform your living space into a dynamic multi-functional space!
Are you ready to turn your open-plan living room into a showroom of its own, then let’s get started!
Create a cozy family-ready multi-functional living space
Get Social
From kitchen to living room, when there are no walls, it encourages your family and guests to mix and mingle. Make sure to have designated areas for socializing. Turn your living room into a comfortable oasis to converse with throw pillows, warm accents, and a warmer ambience when you arrange your living room around natural lighting or a fireplace. Make your kitchen work for you by adding seating and a drink bar to encourage socializing. And in your dining room layout a food spread with soft lighting – time to bring out the candles – to gather the guests over a bite to eat!
Lighten Up
Arrange your living space around natural light to really brighten up space and make it feel more welcoming. Or conversely, to add division between each space, use lighting. In the kitchen go for track or pendants, while in the dining room choose a chandelier for height and in your living space use floor lamps.
Furniture Arrangements
Set the ambience for any occasion with furniture arrangements. Create a room within a room with furniture placement – this will up the social factor as well. Use a sofa as a divider to the dining room and add some bar stools around the kitchen island (if you’ve got) to include the chef in the social events as well! For added room definition use an area rug in your living room – go plush for extra warmth.
Consistency
Borrow the style of your kitchen as inspiration for the rest of your living space. If your kitchen is bright and white or minimalist, keep with the trend and carry the white or simplicity throughout the rest of the space. It’ll create a synergistic look.
Focal Points
Even though it’s an open-plan living space, treat each separate space as its own room. Give each room its independence by forming it around a focal point. Choose the best home accessories for the job, like pictures, light fixtures, unique furnishings, etc. Bear in mind the overall theme carried over from the kitchen through to maintain the spaces unity. One way to honour the theme and marry the entire look is for the focal points to follow their own trend – blue pendant lighting in the dining room and a large blue picture in the living room.
Optimize your Open-Plan Living Space!
Reach for the wow factor and take a page out of that home and garden magazine that you love by optimizing your open-plan living room to its highest potential with these suggestions!
