5 Things People With Tidy Living Rooms Always Have in Them — They Keep Spaces Feeling Lived-in, but Clutter-Free

An off-white living room with traditional moulding, a large gold mirror on a marble mantel above a fireplace beside wooden cabinets, a beige sofa, a cream armchair, a side table with a martini glass, and a set of low marble coffee tables with a book and a vase of pink anthuriums.

The living room is the one space in a home that's expected to be in good shape at all times, while also being a central zone that often inevitably falls into disarray when it's not on public display. However, that doesn't have to be the fate of your living room forever.

You know those homes with modern living rooms that always look perfectly curated with not a thing out of place? Well, it turns out that there are some principal things in these houses that do most of the hard work to keep them looking tidy at all times.