How to Fit a Corner Sofa Into an Open-Plan Living Room Without Crowding It

Fitting a corner sofa into an open plan living room is less about finding a smaller sofa and more about where you place the one you choose. This guide explains why floating the sofa away from the walls and using its back as a divider between the seating and the kitchen or dining zone gives a better result than pushing it into a corner. It covers back height and sightlines across a shared space, sizing the footprint against the seating zone rather than the total floor area, anchoring each area with correctly sized rugs, layering lighting so every zone has its own source, using a slim console behind the sofa, and resolving where the television sits. There is also advice on managing sound in a hard surfaced open space and on observing the routes your household actually walks before you fix the arrangement in place. The advice suits knocked through rooms and rear extensions alike....