30. Light Up Your Life
Out of all the different tips on how to design a small living room, lighting is the considered as the most important. This is because using the right lighting can create a beautiful effect in the room that no other design can accomplish. Alone, it turns an ordinary room into a breathable and comfortable space that would keep everything in sync with one another. Just like the living room on the photo, the use of light creates a drama that distracts from the everyday scenes of life.
31. Nontraditional Color Combinations
 If you’re daring enough to go bold with your color selection, you can experiment on using nontraditional color combinations to try and make it work with your living room. As seen on the above example, you can combine pinks and oranges together and see how they work well with one another. They don’t usually give off a positive combination of colors but when played right, they do a terrific job. It also helps that you keep your windows and walls a plain white color to keep things balanced, bright, and happy.
 31. Mustard Walls
Show your love for yellow and its other variations with this small living room design style. Instead of sticking with a white wall, you can paint your walls with a color that you like just like this living room. Opt for a mustard seed color so you can keep things simple yet speak volumes with your personality. You can then adorn the wall with family photos to keep the décor personal. To complete the look of the room, equip it with bright, colorful pillows.
32. Balance the Colors
If you love the shabby chic design trend that has been going on for the past few years, you can keep the design in tune with your small living room. Apart from looking pretty, the design can easily be accomplished without spending too much money. In fact, you can look for thrift shop furniture that you can upcycle and redesign accordingly. You have to remember, however, to keep the colors balanced otherwise you can go overboard with the design. To do this, you can keep the walls a warm color and just pick a few items you wish to pop out.
 33. Choose Pretty Visual Pieces
A living room is intended to be a place where you can be most comfortable apart from your own bedroom. This is why you have to remember to keep the room simple and good looking without going overboard with the decorations you install. Even if you have picked out one or two key elements, you can already achieve a lot with the decoration you choose. You have to remember to keep things simple otherwise everything will clash with one another and be too much for your room. When this happens, your living room will no longer look comfortable.
34. Paint One Wall Black
If you like the color black but do not want your living room to become too dark, one of the easiest ways you can do this is to paint just one wall black. Everything else should be painted white so that you can retain natural light in your living room. With the living room on the photo, the floors are left wooden while the ceiling is a bit rustic. Together, they create a sophisticated look that a black wall has given life to.
35. Go Bold
 In any home, using an eclectic design can be very tricky. This is because it usually creates symmetry between random elements. If you want to keep a simple yet bold living room, the best way you can do it is by using minimalist colors with a splash of bright color like fuchsia. The way every color works in this living room harmonizes with the bold hue of the carpet, blankets, and pillows. The overhead lamp is an eclectic persona that goes well with the black colors of the room.
 36. Speak Volumes
If you want your small living room designs to speak your character and do it in volumes, the best way you can do it is to give a touch of all your favorite things. You can throw in your favorite colors, university flag, some photos, and any other memorabilia you wish to display. Considering the wild use of color, it is best to paint your walls a solid hue so that it doesn’t get too crowded and distracting to the eyes.
37. Luxurious Living Room
Sometimes, when people think of luxury, they immediately think that a room has to be big and grandiose. What they fail to realize is that you can still decorate your small living room in a luxurious manner. If you are keen on turning your living room into a posh arena for you to be with family and entertain friends, there are certain furniture pieces that will do the trick. The important thing is to recognize these furniture pieces and invest in quality items that could last a lifetime. A key piece in a luxurious living room is a glamorous chandelier to install smack in the middle of the living room. These things will essentially give you a posh living room no matter how big or small it is.
38. Simplicity is Key
While there are homeowners who want to create a luxurious living room, there are also those who prefer to keep things sweet and simple. This homey living room is one of the best examples of how a low-key living room looks great. The room is decorated with neutral tones that set the mood for a relaxing environment. It stays true to the basics but does not limit itself with its possibilities.
39. Strategy Counts
When trying to determine how you should design your small living room, it is important that you carefully think of how best to be strategic with the furniture you include. Make sure that the sofa and the chairs you use all face each other so that you can promote interaction with your guests. It is also recommended that you face seats towards the door instead of the other way so that it creates a safer feeling, particularly to those who have claustrophobia. By being able to see a way out of the room, this creates a comforting feeling that makes it easy to stay in the room for longer periods of time.
