http://www.livingroomdatabase.com/blog Living room design and decorating ideas to create the most beautiful and inviting interior spaces. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:59:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What exactly is traditional living room design? Simply put a living room, which follows the architectural, and interior design themes of old style design themes. These kinds of themes were used in large castles, large houses and palaces. Since the architectural style in old days expressed a kind of grandness, it ... http://www.livingroomdatabase.com/blog/2009/08/06/traditional-living-room-design-theme-its-easier-than-you-think/ Image courtesy - Centennialinn Lighting is a vital part of any interior living space. Lighting is extremely important in a living room because living room is the first room in any home where the person enters. The amount of light entering in the living room will greatly impact the overall environment created ... http://www.livingroomdatabase.com/blog/2009/08/04/living-room-lighting-it-cant-get-easier-than-this/  If you live in an apartment then you must be facing a common problem of small living room spaces. However with some creativity you can easily make a smaller living room look bigger in size. Here are some methods.  Always paint your small living room with bright color scheme. This makes ... http://www.livingroomdatabase.com/blog/2009/08/04/how-to-make-a-small-living-room-look-bigger-you-wont-believe-how-easy-it-is/ If you think that your living room is exceptionally small, then here are some tips that seem to work well if you want to make it look bigger. 1) Avoid applying dark colored paints on the walls. Also if you have any upholstery in the living room such as curtains, sofa ... http://www.livingroomdatabase.com/blog/2008/12/23/3-easy-tips-to-make-a-small-living-room-look-bigger/ Lighting is an essential part when it comes to designing interiors for any space. A living room is a room in any home, which creates the first impression in the mind of the visitor. I have seen many homes where the living room is very well decorated as compared to other ... http://www.livingroomdatabase.com/blog/2008/12/04/how-to-achieve-indirect-lighting-in-a-living-room/ Curtains are one of the easiest ways to fill up a living room and give it a definition. It is a common concept that curtains are to be used on just windows. However I am going to show you a couple of more ways to use living room curtains as ... http://www.livingroomdatabase.com/blog/2008/12/02/living-room-curtains-creative-uses-of-living-room-curtains/ Furniture in a living room is of critical importance. Many people think that simply go to a furniture store, buy some sofas, TV units arrange along the walls and you are done with the furniture layout. However there are many factors that you can consider before you buy new living room ... http://www.livingroomdatabase.com/blog/2008/11/26/living-room-furniture-ideas/ If you are planning to remodel or completely redesign your living room then I am going to give you a few pointers for a habitable living room design. Here is a list of good quality living room that is beautiful as well as functional. You can follow as many pointers ... http://www.livingroomdatabase.com/blog/2008/11/01/living-room-design-concepts/ Beautiful is a relative term and that is why what is beautiful for me can't or not necessarily be beautiful for you. But I am going to try to generalize some design styles here so that you get a lovely living room design of your choice and that suits your ... http://www.livingroomdatabase.com/blog/2008/08/21/beautiful-living-room-design/ Fireplaces in a living room are not a common design element. Fireplaces are seen in living room where homes are in a cold climatic environment. That means fireplaces are dependent on the external climatic conditions. A living room, which has a fireplace, is designed with a slight different design attitude. If ... http://www.livingroomdatabase.com/blog/2008/08/01/living-room-designs-with-fireplaces/