Embrace a New Perspective on Conventional Living Room Designs: Explore This Unusual Alternative Layout
Delphine Bouvet, the founder and lead designer at London-based Delphine Bouvet Interiors, specialising in spatial planning, offers a space planning package for both single rooms and entire homes. One of her unique approaches is the centralized seating method, which is perfect for spacious living spaces.
Centralized seating makes the center of the room the immediate focal point, especially in large or open-concept living spaces. It alleviates the struggle of adding more coffee tables or a second seating area, creating a social cluster ideal for movie nights and entertaining. This layout moves traffic areas away from the center of the room, giving furniture space to breathe and be seen from all angles.
In a centralized seating layout, any cabinet, console table, or spare chairs will find their natural place against the walls of the room. It's important to pay attention to access in a centralized seating layout, ensuring easy access from the doorway.
When there is a view or another obvious focal point in the room, furniture should be arranged in an L or U-shape. In smaller living spaces or with a limited budget, centralized seating can still be achieved with creativity in furniture choice and arrangement, such as using ottomans instead of a custom pit sofa.
Delphine advises that the layout of centralized seating is driven by the architectural features of the space, and the style doesn't suit every type of sofa or seating. Stick with low back seating in a centralized seating arrangement rather than wingback armchairs, which can close the space. Modular sofas are one of the best options for centralized seating layouts, especially for minimalist interiors.
It's worth considering bringing some floor sockets towards the center of the room in a centralized seating layout. The 'centralized seating method' for living spaces prioritises connection and main-character energy. A minimum of 1.2m should be allowed for traffic around furniture in a centralized seating layout.
Delphine Bouvet Interiors, with its expertise in spatial design, can help transform your living space into a centralised seating masterpiece. Whether you have a spacious living space or a smaller one, their creative solutions will bring out the best in your space.
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