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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Sarah Warwick

Can you put a big couch in a small living room? Designers deliver their verdict

Living room with floor to ceiling windows, fireplace in charcoal colored wall, two facing gray sofas and area rug below.

Ask the question, can you put a big couch in a small living room? And, instinctively, many people would say ‘no’. The assumption is often that the two are incompatible – at least if you want a chic and comfortable space.

But for interior designers, whose professional skills see them creating style and functionality in every room, do they ever advise that those with a small living room can actually decide to size up the sofa without seriously compromising the room?

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