Living room layout help and furniture arrangement
Good furniture arrangement in a living room starts with one focal point, like a TV, a fireplace or a window, and arranges seating around it. Then it leaves clear paths through the room. A few common guidelines:
- Leave about 14 to 18 inches between the sofa and the coffee table.
- Keep main walkways around 30 to 36 inches wide.
- Sit far enough from the TV to see the whole screen comfortably, often 1.5 to 2.5 times the screen size.
- Float the sofa away from the wall in larger rooms to create a cozier seating area.
SpaceTease measures these gaps for you and shows the numbers right on the plan. Stuck? Automatic layout suggestions offer furniture arrangements that pass every fit check.
Small living room ideas
In a small living room, every piece has to earn its spot. A few ideas that work, and that you can test to scale in SpaceTease before you buy:
- Choose a loveseat or apartment-size sofa and compare it with a full sofa in the same spot to see how much walkway you gain.
- Use a round or oval coffee table so there are no corners in the walkway.
- Mount the TV on the wall instead of using a deep TV stand.
- Pick armless chairs or a small swivel chair that can turn toward the TV or the conversation.
- Go vertical with tall, narrow shelves instead of a wide bookcase.
- Keep one clear path from the door to the main seat, about 30 to 36 inches wide.
Save each idea as its own layout and compare them side by side.
Try a new living room layout without moving furniture
Measure your room once, add your sofa, chairs, tables and TV stand, then drag them around on screen. Swap a sofa for a sectional, try the TV on a different wall, or see whether an extra armchair still leaves room to walk. Save each version and compare them, then move the real furniture only once.
Planning a gallery wall
Add framed art at its real size, set the height on the wall, and see the arrangement in 3D above your sofa or console. Try a grid, a row or a mixed gallery wall, and check how it lines up with the furniture before you put a single nail in the wall.
How SpaceTease helps
- Live walkway, overlap and door swing checks
- Sofas, sectionals, chairs, tables and TV stands at real sizes
- Paste the size of any sofa from any store
- Walk through your living room in 3D at eye height
Questions
Can I check if a new sofa fits before I buy it?
Yes. Paste the sofa’s size from the store, and SpaceTease checks it against your room and also checks whether it fits through the door.
Can I plan an open-plan living and dining room?
Yes. Set the full room size and arrange both zones, with walkway checks between them.
Does it work on a tablet?
Yes. SpaceTease runs in the browser on tablets, phones and computers.
