A Minimalistic Approach to Living

It really doesn't take much effort or furniture for that matter to create a bright clean natural feel.

Let's start with a window. This living room happens to have paneling and that automatically makes the room feel a little darker and heavier that your average room. But having a window and adding a light white window treatment creates an airy feel that helps. The addition of a cream colored rug also help reflect the light that's in the room. As you can see there is not a ton of furniture in the living room, but you also do miss it. Just a few pillows and a small gallery of contrasting black frames round out the look.

“Having a window and adding a light white window treatment creates an airy feel that helps.”

To dramatically change the look a living room you only need a few items. Set a budget, select a rug, wall decor, pillows, and window treatments and that should do the trick. If you hate you sofa consider buying a sofa cover until you can afford to replace it. If you hate the wall color paint it. Painting may add a little more of a work load to a quick renovation, but it will be well worth it.