How Much Furniture in Living Room?

Living room furniture should occupy no more than half to two thirds of the floor area, with the rest kept clear for circulation. In a typical British room that means one sofa, one or two chairs, a coffee table, a side table or two, a media unit and one storage piece. This guide sets out the clearance measurements that separate a full room from a cramped one, from walkway widths to the gap between a sofa and coffee table, and gives realistic furniture counts for small, medium and large rooms. It also covers the signs of over and underfurnishing, techniques for making compact rooms hold more, and why arrangement matters as much as quantity....