If you are looking for a way to make your family room look a bit roomier without adding on, you might want to consider what you actually have in the room. Many people have a large entertainment center in the middle of their family rooms that tend to take up a lot of space. A large piece of furniture like this grabs the attention of visitors as soon as they walk into the room, and instantly makes the room appear small.
To prevent this you may want to use a corner TV stand instead. This stand will sit back into any corner of the room, and help make your family room appear more open and spacious. Most corner TV stands also have various shelves and levels to still allow you to have room for all your consumer electronics, such as your TV, satellite box, & DVD player, as well as, having an area to store your favorite movies.
Another way to make your family room appear larger is by having a large round area rug in the center of the room. Doing this gives a great focal point to the room and gives an instant appearance of both width and length. The more vibrantly colored your round area rug is, the bigger the room will appear to be. Square or rectangular area rugs do not have this same effect since they seem to run more parallel to the walls of the room. However, placing a large round area rug in the center of the room brings the focus inward and makes the walls of the room to appear farther away.
You will be amazed at how much larger your family room will look by making these two simple additions. By replacing an unnecessary entertainment center with a smaller corner TV stand and putting a round area rug down in the center of the room, you will be adding an instant appearance of having more space in your family room.
Family RoomsCarol Tarnowski is always looking for ways to improve her home. She has stumbled upon a way to make her living room look larger with round area rugs and a corner TV stand.