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Ideal Home
Sara Hesikova

‘In a smaller space, lighting has to work harder’ – experts reveal how to choose the best lighting for a small living room to open up the space

A living room with a light sofa and a black lounge chair and a slim floor lamp behind it.

Lighting has always been a crucial part of interior design and decor. But it’s only in the last couple of years that we’ve really started paying close attention to our choice of lighting and lamps, using them to create the right atmosphere in our homes. And choosing the right lighting for compact spaces, like lighting for a small living room, is even more important.

Going for the wrong small living room ideas when it comes to lighting can create not only an ambiance that doesn’t feel cosy but also shadows in the wrong places, translating into making the lounge look even smaller than it already is.

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