Better living
When you imagine your dream home, the living areas are usually the centrepiece of your vision. You picture yourself relaxing in front of a TV show after a hard week at work, sitting around the dining table with friends or family for a meal, or lying on the floor playing a board game with your kids.
The living space has to play a wide range of roles. It’s usually the first area that you bring visitors into, so naturally you want it to be beautiful, welcoming and comfortable. At the same time, because it’s heavily used, it needs to be practical, easy to keep clean and durable. The design decisions made here often set the tone for the overall interior design of the home, so it’s worth considering how the materials, lighting and furniture style you choose might flow through to other rooms.
Once a series of formal rooms used for entertaining guests away from the rest of the
