These small modern living room ideas will spark your interest in the trend. Get expert advice on improvements to your home, including design tips, how much you'd expect to pay for a pro and what ...

Don't let your small living room get overrun with 'stuff' ... Melissa agrees, ‘A window seat with built-in storage can act as ...

The matching ottoman, which the renter of the studio made, serves as both a coffee table and an extra seat for a living room ...

The trick to styling a small living room that’s filled with furniture mostly comes down to breaking the space up into clear chunks. We use our living spaces for all types of activities—hosting ...

Excessive Accessories. You want your small living room to look curated and intentional — not like a storage unit filled with clutter. For that reason, it’s a good idea to go easy on the decorative ...

A window seat is worth having only if it’s comfortable enough to use. That means the seat depth should be “at a minimum, about 16 inches,” said Alexandra Kaehler , an interior designer based ...

A small table at one end of a living room is a place “to leave out a project or leave out a mess,” Mr. Franz said, without throwing the primary sitting area into disarray.

When the Toronto-based designer Sam Sacks renovated a 1,200-square-foot cottage for a client, she was faced with a primary living space bisected by an open staircase. “This house is so small ...