9 Living Room Interior Design Mistakes + What To Do Instead

Of all the rooms in our homes, we tend to spend the most waking hours in our living spaces. So how this room looks and functions is essential to our comfort and well-being. There are a few missteps that tend to affect living spaces more than any other room so let’s break them down and look at what to do instead to create a living room that's comfortable, cohesive and inviting.

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9 Living Room Interior Design Mistakes
00:00 Comfort & Well-being
00:56 Mistake 1
01:46 Mistake 2
02:45 Mistake 3
03:22 Mistake 4
03:51 Mistake 5
04:39 Mistake 6
05:14 Mistake 7
06:16 Mistake 8
06:46 Mistake 9

See you next time!

~Liz

[BalanceRhythm]

Hi Everyone! Are you experiencing living room design challenges? Did you find these tips for correcting design mistakes helpful? Please let me know your thoughts. I hope you're having a beautiful day! ❤Liz

[glendashine]

I really appreciated the specific examples about proportion. The 2/3’s rule is visually easy to remember!

[poojakhanna]

I have seen multiple videos on this topic. You have given the most practical tips. With numbers dimensions. So very useful. Thank you 😊

[kathrynp]

I agree about having comfy seating. I used to have a big leather sectional that looked nice but I found uncomfortable. I bought a moss green velvet one and is so much cozier 😊

[critcalreader]

I appreciate very much all of the information you imparted and the pictures you chose to illustrate each concept. This video shows that having nice pieces of furniture is not enough to make a nice room.

[BalanceRhythm]

Hi Everyone! What do you think of these tips for correcting living room design mistakes? I'd love to know! I hope you're having a beautiful day! ❤Liz

[HelenJane]

Always struggled with size of artwork so your advice on proportions was super helpful and something I’ve not heard before. Thank you

[DianaMetts]

Job well done. You covered all the crucial parts for elegant and beautiful home. I'm sure your viewers will feel the same as I did good tips.

[nlawson]

Thanks so much for making this video. Along with the visual examples, you made each concepts simplistic and easy to understand ❤

[actiondefence]

Good advice here and I take like that it was given without mis-using rediculous descriptive terms like "flowing energy" and "bring the joy of the urban stress relief in to the heart of the window bay" or some such nonsense.

[endlessvoyageca]

Extremely well planned and delivered video

[RockingChairRebel]

I'm a first-time viewer and loved ❤ the content of your video so much, I subscribed!

[TheSushmaHomeSellingTeam]

It's feels good to have this balanced observation and suggestion on your topics and it fits very well to your channel. 😉👏🏼

[tml]

Thank you so much. Your video has the most clear and concise information when compared with so many others on YouTube. We are doing some small updates to our home and your video is inspiring 🙏🏾❤️

[kimberleymansfield]

This was clear, straight forward and valuable information, thank you.

[martaescobar]

Scale was the hard one for me in my small home open concept....you explained it beautifully, thanks:)

[ErinLamb]

So valuable. Thank you. I need to design a brand new home that is much roomier than my old home. This is helpful, since the living area needs to be "cozied up" while still maintaining an airy, fresh, spacious feel.

[Sentimentalist]

I hadn’t heard of the 2/3 rule. Thanks!

[gretchenlott]

This was specific and helpful. Thank you for the design tips.

[dyanalayng]

Love the TV moved away from above the fireplace. The "screen saver" framed TV is such a good development in technology.
That featured, textured wall section around the fireplace is a valuable suggestion.
Many thanks for suggesting combining two smaller round coffee tables to get to the 23rds proportion! 💙💙 And thank you for showing ROUND coffee tables. All these sharp cornered coffee tables make me cringe; too many options for injury to children, pets and adults.