What to plant and place in the corner of the garden or yard: 22 techniques + 87 photos

No. 1. Preparing a furniture arrangement plan

First of all, you need to draw up the most detailed layout plan, taking into account each piece of furniture . To do this, you need to know the width, height and length of the living room, all the parameters of door and window openings, you also need to mark the location of radiators and sockets on the plan, indicate in which direction and to what depth all doors open. This can be done either in special programs or on a sheet of paper. Experts recommend choosing a scale of 1:20 , and drawing the location of all pieces of furniture not only from the top point, but also depicting each wall separately . Moving furniture on paper is much easier , so it is better to pay maximum attention to this stage.

It is better to start planning the arrangement with the main item in the living room, so it is better to decide in advance on the functional purpose of this room . If people will mainly relax, communicate and watch TV here, then the basis of the room is a soft group. In a small apartment, the living room turns into a bedroom at night: in this case, the main object in it becomes a folding sofa, which must be placed in such a way as to ensure maximum comfort for the sleeper. They also provide for a dressing room, work or dining area, if such are necessary.

When drawing up a plan, you also need to take into account the distance between individual pieces of furniture , sufficient for comfortable movement. It is 60 cm, and in some cases it is worth adding the width to which the cabinet doors swing open. It is also worth taking into account such nuances as chairs extending from the table, which should not interfere with the passage in any position, shelves on the wall, which should not interfere with the opening of the door.

No. 2. Ways to arrange furniture in the living room

When drawing up a furniture placement plan and further actions, it is important to take into account some basic laws of composition. First of all, this is the rule of proportionality , which fully complies with the principles of logic: in a small living room, a large sofa or a huge wardrobe will be inappropriate. If you really have nowhere to put your favorite large piece of furniture, you need to place it away from window and door openings so that it is less conspicuous.

As for placing furniture relative to each other , there are several basic principles:

• symmetrical placement. Great for spacious living rooms with square or rectangular shapes. Around a coffee table, for example, you can place sofas or armchairs opposite each other. An excellent solution for interiors in a classic style. If you want to recreate a similar solution in your living room, but there is not so much space, you can place symmetrical shelves or small armchairs with legs;
• asymmetrical furniture arrangement is more suitable for small spaces. The pieces of furniture here are located at different distances from each other, and you can experiment with different heights and depths to create an interesting spatial pattern;
• Arranging furniture in a circle is one of the most effective solutions, which allows you to clearly distinguish different zones, but this option of arranging furniture is only suitable for spacious living rooms.

How to arrange a box

You don't have to spend money on original material. After all, in every house there are a lot of boxes of shoes, hats and other things. We will show several design methods in various variations.

Packaging a cascading bouquet

If you purchased plants in a store or cut them in your front garden, then select the size of the box with a lid. If the parameters are not very suitable, you will have to trim the flowers to the required length.

Place whatever gift paper you have on the bottom. Arrange the roses in a fan and secure the stems with a tourniquet or rubber band. Attach a beautiful bow on top (you can also make it yourself). Close the lid and decorate it with a satin ribbon. Your gift will be able to withstand any transportation and will reach the recipient in perfect condition.

Hat box idea

Initially, you will have to work hard with the packaging itself. Arm yourself with a sharp knife, pruning shears, foam for floristry, a container of water and decorative elements.

Let's start creating:

1. Cut out a foam base that is smaller than the lid.
2. Place the base in water poured into a container. You cannot put pressure on it, otherwise you will deform it. Be patient, after a few minutes it will become saturated with moisture.
3. Form a bedding from waterproof film and place it on the bottom of the product.
4. Transfer the wet foam onto the cellophane.
5. Cut the stems diagonally with pruning shears so that the inflorescences do not reach the lid by about two centimeters.
6. Place all the plants as you like.
7. You can decorate with additional decor in the form of a ribbon with a bow, or a string of beads.

No. 3. Where to put the sofa?

The sofa is the main piece of furniture in the living room. Its size and shape are selected depending on your requirements and preferences, as well as taking into account the living room area. There are no strict rules for the location of the sofa in the living room, but you need to take into account several recommendations:

• corner sofas are great for small living rooms; it is better to place them near a long wall so as not to visually make the room smaller. To zone the space of the hall and highlight its functional areas, you can place a corner sofa not near the wall, but this is an option for fairly spacious halls, incl. combined with a dining area;
• a classic sofa can stand either near the wall or in the center of the room, and this depends on many factors. Often, sofas of this type are designed to be permanently transformed into a sleeping place, so it is important to analyze in advance the folding mechanism and how much space the sofa will take up when unfolded;
• island sofas are designed in such a way that there should be a free approach to each side, so it should be located away from the walls. This is an option for more or less spacious rooms.

It is better to place the sofa directly in front of the TV so that watching it is comfortable. A place near a window is not the best option for placement, since access to the window itself is difficult, and the radiator, which in most cases is located in this place, will be blocked, which is extremely undesirable.

Next to the sofa there can be a group of armchairs or poufs, if necessary. It is also worth placing a coffee table near the soft group, the size and design of which can be whatever you like. The table can also serve as additional storage space.

How to conveniently arrange flowers in the corner of the living room?

In fact, there are many design techniques for these purposes. You can’t tell about everything. Yes, and everyone can come up with something of their own. You can, of course, purchase special flower stands, there are multi-level ones and thus create a corner. But it all looks somehow rustic, there is no charm. I would suggest making this corner a corner of untouched nature. You know how you watch movies or TV shows, and they show a waterfall, a lot of greenery... Something similar can be implemented in the corner of a relatively small room.

So, you can go two ways:

1) make a bas-relief,

2) a less expensive method that does not require any special skills is the construction of a waterfall from improvised means.

The construction of a bas-relief, of course, requires skills, certain materials, and time. This is a separate topic, so I advise you to read the answers to the question: What is the bas-relief on the wall made of?

We will take a simpler, but no less interesting path. We will create something similar to this corner:

It is very easy to make, and the simple manufacturing technology will allow you to modify it as you please. So, for the foundation you need any available means - bottles, plastic boxes, cans, in general, everything that is unnecessary. Styrofoam can be very useful. Many people don’t throw it away after major purchases, and they do it right. Polystyrene foam can be used as a base and for building up “rocks”.

To decide on the shape of the future structure, arrange all the plants that will need to be in this corner. Adjust the height of each level so that the plants do not overlap each other and look nice. Now you can start copying the resulting terrain.

We install polystyrene foam and other available materials so that we get the landscape we need. Styrofoam can be fixed with toothpicks, and plastic objects can be placed on glue. Don’t rush with the glue so that you don’t have to peel off all this beauty later.

When the entire structure is ready, we will need to fill it with polyurethane foam. All vessels that serve as pedestals or recesses must be well fixed so that they do not move when the foam expands - place them on glue or fill them with stones.

After the structure has dried, you can give it its final shape using a knife. Of course, if required

Now you can start decorating. We dilute the cement and cover our structure with the solution. The cement can be pre-painted in the color you need: if you need to imitate the earth, add a brown color; if you need to emphasize the future vegetation (grass cover of the ground, etc.), then add a green color (artificial grass can then be planted, simply glued, but the background will be emphasized green, and not gloomy gray).

After applying the cement mortar, it is necessary to cover the entire structure with the necessary elements until the mortar dries - for some it will be greenery (artificial), for others it will be sea stones, for others it will be stones to imitate rocks, and so on.

If you want to equip the structure with a fountain or waterfall, then all communications must be thought out in advance and the structure must be equipped with paths for the flow of water. It is also necessary to equip a niche somewhere in the back for the pump and take care of the waterproofness of the electronics compartment.

And one more option. Still, by completely filling the corner of the room, especially if it is small, we “eat up” the usable space. Therefore, you can do this: make a green corner and use the space. One option looks like this:

No. 4. Where to put the TV in the living room?

TV is a must have item for the living room , and even if the family watches it little and rarely, they still plan a place for it. When choosing the optimal location, it is worth considering some recommendations:

• It is better to install the TV where there is no direct sunlight, otherwise it will be impossible to watch it during the daytime. If there are no other options, then it is worth considering in advance a system for darkening the hall;
• the screen should be located at eye level of a sitting person, which is approximately 1.2 m;
• The TV screen should be located at a comfortable distance from the eyes. To get the minimum value, you need to multiply the diagonal by 3. So, for example, for a TV with a diagonal of 32 inches (1 inch = 2.54 cm), the safe distance is 2.44 m;
• Depending on preferences, the chosen interior style and the availability of space, the TV can be located on a cabinet (it will be an excellent storage place), on a counter, or hung from the wall. Alternatively, you can use regular floor cabinets as a stand.

No. 5. How to arrange storage areas correctly?

Some living rooms double as dressing rooms, since many apartments no longer have space for storing clothes. Owners of spacious rooms can place only a couple of floor cabinets to accommodate all the necessary small items and supplement them with a couple of shelves. Everything is much more complicated if there is not much space, and it needs to be organized so that everything you need fits, and the living room remains bright and uncluttered, and does not resemble a closet.

Modern designers unanimously advise abandoning traditional walls and opting for other, more airy, but no less spacious options. So, all things with shoes and even some household electrical appliances will fit in a spacious wardrobe - the main thing is to organize its space correctly. You need to place it in the living room so that it does not immediately catch the eye of someone entering the room, but it is better to leave the remaining walls as free as possible.

It is better to use a minimum of tall furniture , and leave one of the walls empty or only half closed. This could be the wall behind the sofa or opposite it. Of high furniture, it is better to use only shelving , which, together with storage, can perform the function of zoning space and separating, for example, a recreation area from an office, and all the necessary stationery, books, etc. and will be placed on the shelves of the rack, which does not become a blank partition.

For small living rooms, they offer a few more tricks in arranging storage spaces. So, a sofa can be placed at a short distance from the wall, and behind it, for example, cargo racks, such as kitchen ones, can be placed. This option is acceptable if there is space to extend such shelves. In addition, you can use niches in sofas, armchairs and poufs .

Basic Rules

There are three main options for how to correctly arrange furniture in the room:

1. Symmetrical. Arranging furniture in pairs in square rooms is a good interior solution. It creates a feeling of comfort, reliability, and a working atmosphere.
2. Asymmetrical. Creative people will like this arrangement of furniture in the hall; it looks great in spacious living rooms of an original shape. To prevent the lack of symmetry from becoming chaos, a compositional center must be selected and a competent balance must be created. Small pieces are placed together, preferably next to bright areas of the walls. Large ones, on the contrary, require a calm background.
3. Circular. It assumes the presence in the center of the hall of a correctly chosen object around which others will be grouped. Usually this is a table or chandelier. This design of the hall will create comfort and will highlight what the owner of the house is proud of.

Features of choosing a wardrobe for the living room, options for filling it
There are general recommendations that are relevant for all types of compositions:

1. Furniture placed diagonally visually increases the space of the hall, as do mirror surfaces.
2. The dimensions of cabinets, tables, sofas must correspond to the living space. A set that is too massive cannot be beautifully arranged in a Khrushchev building; it will look ridiculous.
3. Partitions and shelves will help create functional areas (dining, relaxation, work) to conveniently organize life even in a small space of the hall.
4. You should not cover natural light sources with furniture; their light is the most advantageous and pleasant.
5. Nothing should interfere with the comfortable movement of people.

Asymmetrical

Circular

Symmetrical

No. 6. Space for additional zones

You can organize a compact workplace . To do this, you can use a corner computer desk, but it is better to place it closer to the window. All the necessary accessories will be located on the shelves of the table; you can use a couple of wall shelves or the rack mentioned above.

If the living room is combined with a bedroom , then it is better to place the bed away from the entrance to the room, fence it off with a screen, curtain, closet, or shelf system. Often the living room also plays the role of a dining room . In this case, it is better to place the dining table at a minimum distance from the kitchen, and furniture, for example, a sofa or chair with its back turned, is optimal for zoning.

Fresh flowers in pots

Real greenery placed in the room will be a win-win for those who like plants and are willing to care for them. Unpretentious dracaenas, delicate orchids, popular ficus and palm trees have become familiar neighbors in our residents. When placing fresh flowers on the wall in the interior, on shelves or in the window area, consider the following recommendations:

• Don't settle for the traditional option of placing plants using a window sill. Create compositions using stands, racks, and place pots directly on the floor.
• Do not make compositions from traditional and fashionable house plants. For example, “grandmother’s” violets can easily be replaced with azaleas.
• When creating a floral interior in an apartment, pay attention to the colors of the pots. They should be combined with each other, in harmony with the interior. A win-win option would be delicate pastel colors that will fit perfectly into any interior.

No. 7. How to place furniture in non-standard living rooms?

When the room has the shape of a regular square or rectangle, it is easier to properly plan its space. In most apartments today, unfortunately, there are such elements as a fifth corner, a niche, ledges , etc. They are considered to be obvious disadvantages, but if you choose suitable furniture and think about its location, then the disadvantages can be turned into advantages.

Thus, niches can be used to place cabinets of the appropriate size, and as a result, the space will be used profitably. Also, a niche can be an excellent place for a sofa, or be decorated with a TV, and the fifth corner can be used to place a corner sofa. If the living room is elongated, then you can place a closet along the narrow wall.

No. 8. Rules for arranging furniture according to Feng Shui

There are more and more fans of this Eastern philosophy, and many are beginning to actively follow its recommendations when arranging the interior. Most tips do not contradict ergonomic standards. So, if you want to decorate your living room in accordance with Feng Shui, then you should consider the following rules:

• large furniture should not be placed near a window or door;
• It is better to place sofas or armchairs so that the person sitting is facing the window. It is not advisable to sit with your back to the door or window;
• It is better to choose tables without corners;
• The western wall is suitable for the TV, but not opposite the window or doors;
• It is better to give preference to furniture with legs.

What should be located in the career sector

Feng Shui north in an apartment can be easily determined using a compass. You can select the required zone in a common area or in a separate room.

A bedroom located in the north is suitable for sound sleep, but the northern sector can relax active people. Although according to Feng Shui it is recommended to avoid blue color in the recreation room, for a bedroom in the northern zone it is best to use blue shades.

In an apartment, it is best to use an office or library as a workspace. If you do not have the necessary space, it is recommended to choose the north side of the living room, kitchen or hallway.

When organizing a workplace, the correct placement of a person is important:

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• It is recommended to sit with your back to the wall for additional energy protection;
• the window should be opposite to have a positive impact on further development;
• You cannot sit in a corner, near a mirror or facing a wall.

There are many items that are recommended to be placed in the career sector:

1. Working equipment that creates a constant movement of energy and its renewal: computer, fax, printer, telephone.
2. Portraits of famous people who have achieved success. Images can help you gain additional support.
3. Accessories, items, consumables related to work: booklets, business card holders, folders, etc.
4. Sharp supplies are stored point down in a special stand.

What cannot be placed in the career area:

• unusable furniture;
• unnecessary things;
• wilted flowers or dried flowers;
• flowers in pots;
• many items made of wood;
• standing water, for example, for watering flowers, or bouquets in a vase.