8 Ways to Make Every Square Foot Count in Your Small Living Room

Here are eight ways to maximize space in a small living room, according to designers.

Maximize the space you do have with these designer-approved tips. Katarzyna Bialasiewicz/Getty Images/iStockphoto/TCA

In an ideal world, we’d all have spacious living rooms with big, comfy sectionals that practically beg us to take a nap. There’d be plenty of space to host book clubs, game nights, and gatherings with friends. But if that’s not your reality and your living room is on the smaller side, that doesn’t mean that you can’t make the most of it.

Here are eight ways to maximize space in a small living room, according to designers.

Put Function 1st

According to Autumn Pochiro of Autumn Dawn Design, it’s best to start decorating a small living room by putting function first.