The living room is probably the most important room in anyone’s house, it is the room where they spend most of their time when they are awake, it is also mostly at the entrance of one’s house and when any guest comes it is the room at display hence it is very important to have a lively and comforting living room where everyone feels comfortable and welcome, it does not have to cost a fortune and in this list, we have some budget-friendly ideas to lit up your living room, which was recently discussed in a webinar at JD Institute. Let’s quickly delve into the list –

1. Flowers/house plants –

Any place looks twice as comforting as it was earlier with the presence of flowers or plants, since these will be placed inside the living room a couple of house plants with beautiful leaves will bewitch everyone present there. Along with these plants, one may set up small string lights on the earthen pot which can light up the place in the evenings and give a whole different vibe.

2. Rug – 

A rug is one of the most important things to be placed in a living room and probably one of the most underrated as well, people often underlook how appealing a rug looks on their floor until they start using one, a rug should cover around 25-40% of the carpet area of the room to look appealing, it should also match with the color of the floor and wall so that it doesn’t look out of place, it must be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner often so that it does not lose its shine and appeal.

3. Artwork/paintings/wall art –

Is a room even complete without any artwork in it? It has never felt so, art has been known to be with humans since the stone age and has only evolved ever since, humans have always felt the need for art be it in any form or a wall no matter how beautifully it is painted, how good the lights are on the ceiling, will always look incomplete and vacant without a painting or wall art, one must invest in a good piece of art as it is as captivating and enthralling as something can ever be.

4. Lighting –

The lighting of the room changes one’s mood, and one’s the point of view as well. It is really important to have a good and well lit up living room, one may change the whole appearance of the room by changing their yellow lights with white led lights as they provide a much clearer view, the lights of the room should be well covered with a glass envelope as they remove the pricky feeling they can cause in one’s eyes.

5. Accessories –

A living room should always have a few cool accessories in it which help keep the room modular and also add to the appeal of the room. Accessories may include anything from a cool wall clock to a funky mirror they add life to the room are useful and look good. The other useful accessories include a bookshelf if you’re a book worm, scented candles as who doesn’t like a refreshing and peaceful smell in the room, cute lamps to up the lights game, and maybe a vase for the flowers, it all is useful and adds to the allure of the room making it a delight to sit in it.

6. Coffee table –

A coffee table is one of the best investments one can make for their living room, it not only is a piece of decent looking furniture that adds to the overall charm of the room but is also very useful as it helps act as a little storage space where magazines can be kept and also when you have guests it is but obvious to have coffee hence it becomes really useful at that point, mix it up with some really cute coasters so that the table doesn’t have any coffee stains as well, also a wooden coffee table gives a vintage look and would be suitable if the room has a bit of warmth to it though its colors, however, if the room is in accent colors or maybe a grey shade is present then a glass table would be more preferable as with accent colors glass adds to the volume and helps in making the room look bigger which adds to the look of the room even further. 

7. Miscellaneous –

 A living room much more than anyone’s place is your place at first and must contain something that truly shows who you are or what you like, it may be any personalized accessory or art or anything depending on who you are, it is very important to give this personal touch as it makes the room much cozier and comforting for you, people somethings hang their collections of whatever they are crazy about to a piece of art they made, to their favorite sportspersons jersey to the flag of their country anything may be a part of this as it has to show who you are and please you more than anyone else.

8. Rearrange the furniture –

A trick which most people miss is rearranging their furniture, people mostly in 3 – 4 years, when they get bored of their furniture, start thinking they need new furniture, but as a matter of fact, people have been so used to seeing the same on the same place that a little change to the way the furniture is kept will make a huge difference and will change the outlook of the room.

9. Cushions –

A simple yet effective way to make the room much cozier is through the use of cushions, these fluffy cotton balls not only give the backrest but also help in increasing the look of the sofa set they are paired with as they make it look cozier to sit. One may actually get cute handcrafted fluffy cushions for their sofa toad blitz to it.

A living room is the most used room hence, of utmost importance to people and keeping it in a good condition is equally important thus in order to keep it updated without spending way too much on it some ideas like keeping house plants or flowers, adding a rug to the room, changing the lighting or the room, adding some accessories to the room are useful. However if one wants to do something more they can add cushions, add their personalized favorite things in the room to give it a cozy feel, all this can be enhanced even further by adding artwork and a coffee table. If one really is interested in such ideas and wants to learn more about them they may enroll in an Interior design course at JD Institute where they will learn so much more about such things and many other things as well.