Living Rooms

Plan a $500 living room makeover by fixing the room’s weakest relationships first, then allocating the budget across lighting, rugs, textiles, windows, art and finishing details.

Mount a 65-inch TV above a fireplace only when the exact fireplace and TV requirements, heat conditions, wall structure and seated viewing angle all work together.

Use screen size, field of view, seated eye height, glare and room circulation to choose a sofa-to-TV distance that actually works in the room.

Hide a Wi-Fi router without hurting airflow, signal or service access by using ventilated furniture, disciplined cable management and thoughtful living-room placement.

Hide TV wires on a plaster wall safely with a paintable surface raceway, accessible cable management, properly rated low-voltage cable and approved power solutions.

Use these 18 living room ideas to improve seating, rug scale, lighting, color, storage, art and texture without making the room feel overdesigned.

Plan a living room from function outward with clear circulation, connected seating, the right rug, layered lighting, practical storage and well-scaled finishing details.

Plan a home theater around screen geometry, seating, speakers, ventilation, lighting, cable access and storage so the technology feels integrated with the living room.