How to Arrange Furniture in a Long Room?

Long, narrow rooms are one of the most common layout challenges in British homes, from knocked through Victorian receptions to open plan flats where living and dining share a single rectangle. The fix is rarely new furniture. It is a change in thinking: stop following the walls and start dividing the length into zones that each have a clear job. This guide explains how to read the fixed points in a long room, why turning the seating across the width instantly removes the corridor effect, and how rugs, console tables and layered lighting hold each zone together. It also covers walkway widths that actually work day to day, how to balance the two ends of the room so neither feels abandoned, where to position a television without dragging the seating into a line, and the common mistakes that quietly make narrow rooms feel longer than they are....