No matter how much square footage you're working with, living room layouts come with more limitations than we'd like. Once your sofa, coffee table, and accent chairs are in place, there's little room left to play with. That's why it's so important to avoid furniture mistakes that make your space seem even smaller.
Unfortunately, there's one layout mistake that designers notice time and time again, and it's one many of us are guilty of without even realizing. Admittedly, it's an instinctive furniture arrangement, so it's easy to understand why so many of us default to it. But if your living room feels compact, this common misstep is probably to blame.
