In classic interior design, the cardinal rule of living room spatial layout is scale and proportion.
Traditional wisdom dictates that seating should scale down to preserve open floor space, maintain clear pathways, and allow breathing room around essential accent furniture. Overcrowding a room with an ill-proportioned sofa risks creating an unbalanced feel. However, in their former Gramercy Park penthouse in Manhattan, Jimmy Fallon and Nancy Juvonen ignored those boundaries entirely. Thankfully, the result is a design triumph.
