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The furniture that you place in the living room reflects your style and taste. Living room furniture consists of sofas, coffee and side tables, display cabinets, dressers, futon chairs and beds, and bean bags and bean chairs. It is always better to plan and set your budget when decorating your living room, as you may otherwise go overboard in expenses.
The furniture you place in the living room depends on the size of the living room. It is only when you have the exact measurement of the room that you can decide what size of sofa and other living-room furniture is best suitable for your living room. If you have enough space in the corner to keep a corner sofa, you might as well keep one there. However, if there is little space, a normal sofa accompanied by decorative stands and plants enhances the beauty of the living room.
When buying living room furniture, make sure that the color of the walls match the color of the furniture or at least have matching shades with the furniture. Check for a warranty on the furniture, especially expensive teakwood tables and leather sofas. To get the best rate, it is always better to check out a clearance sale. Lighting is another important point of enhancing the look of your living room furniture. The living room has to have proper lighting to give a soothing feeling.
Placing decorative plants and stands in corners enhances not only the living room, but also its furniture. Cleaning the living room furniture is very important to present a lively look to the furniture. So it is better to vacuum the sofas, carpets and curtains at least once a month. To enhance the look of the living room, you could also place matching paintings on the wall.
A living room is a room for reading, watching TV, entertaining guests and other activities. It is one of the most important rooms in a home. Usually, a living room will be furnished with sofa and chairs, storage bookcases, curio cabinets, occasional tables, bookshelves, entertainment centers, as well as other furniture like ottomans, rocking chairs, bombe chests, electric fireplaces, home theater settings, entertainment wall units, TV stands, lighting sources and area rugs.
Now, let’s take a look at a short list, not claiming to be exhaustive, of living room furniture terms you may not understand, although you see them often on furniture related websites.
•    Armoire - A movable wardrobe, usually with one or two doors.
•    Bookcase - Furniture with horizontal shelves, used to store books.
•    Chaise lounge - An upholstered couch in the shape of a long chair to support the legs.
•    Chest - A rectangular piece of furniture with four walls and a lift able lid, used for storage.
•    Divan - A type of couch-like long seat.
•    Dresser - Furniture with multiple drawers stacked on each other.
•    Footstool - A short, wide, upholstered stool, used to allow a seated person to rest his/her feet upon it.
•    Loveseat - A smaller couch for only two people.
•    Ottoman - A padded, upholstered seat used as a footstool.
•    Recliner - An armchair that reclines when the sitter lowers the back and raises the front.
•    Rocker - A chair with two curved pieces of wood at the bottom of the legs.
•    Sectional - Sofa formed from multiple sections.
•    Sofa - Furniture for the comfortable seating of more than one person.
•    Upholstered - Furniture provided with padding, springs, webbing and covers.

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