There's an age old question in design - how do you decorate a small living room? Do you embrace its coziness, or do you try to use colors that can make it seem larger? Or, perhaps, can you do both?

These are my small living room design rules. Compact living spaces have to work really hard: they're often the heart of the home, but their limited size can mean that anyone looking for small living ...

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Throw out the rules you thought you knew.

A small powder room can sing with bold colors and patterns. Small rooms, narrow hallways, cramped powder rooms, tiny vestibules – all are common to houses old and new. Useful spaces are not always big ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Finding the right living room paint color can feel overwhelming. Not only are there hundreds of options, ...

Your living room can gain or lose visual square footage before you bring in a single sofa, simply through the paint you choose. The wrong wall color compresses corners, shortens ceilings, and throws ...

Lexie is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Home and has over 6 years of professional experience as a writer and editor in the home improvement space. She's previously worked at sites such as HomeAdvisor ...

Oh, so you're looking at your very small living room and trying to figure out how to make it cute and liveable? I've been there, and I've felt that stress. But as a former New Yorker crammed into a ...

This article originally appeared on Houzz.com. If you don’t have room for a 10-foot sofa or giant media console, you’re not alone. Those of us who dwell in an apartment or urban neighborhood ...

A tiny footprint makes for big design challenges, but minimal square footage also lends itself to brainstorming creative small living room ideas for compact, cozy spaces. Less real estate means you’ve ...