Interior Designer, Rajshree Pradhan tells you how to decorate your living space

The living room should be decorated with love, showered with a personal touch, and lavished with vision, says designer

Rajshree Pradhan. Decorating your living room is fun and difficult at the same time. Pradhan lets you in on some of her decorating tips.

Comfortable sofas

A big comfortable sofa set oozes comfort and is exactly what you need in your living room. You can look forward to putting your feet up at the end of a tiring day. Use colourful cushions and throws to brighten up the room. Place a table in the middle for your favourite vase with seasonal flowers.

Table lamp

This lamp can be placed on a table at the side of the sofa or in the corner of the living room.

Candle stand

This beautiful candle stand can be placed anywhere in the living room. Use aromatic candles for calming effect.

For a circular setting

Jute furnishings

If your living room space is big enough, you can always place these local made products close to the windows.

Simple wooden cabinet

A cabinet is a must-have to showcase your antique pieces and favourite items. You can place a family picture or a painting just above the cabinet to highlight that particular space. This placement makes the room look livelier.

5 tips to decorate your living room

1. Explore concepts that bring forward a design that reflects the quality of your life. After all it is a space that reflects you and your family — a personal touch is important.
2. Review what you already have or can develop further; it could be your collection of artefacts, paintings, photographs, furniture et cetera which you could highlight or integrate with the new design.
3. Develop a layout plan that values every little space in terms of floors, walls and ceilings creating an

   easy flow.

4. Invest on good finishes and furniture — quality of the interiors speaks volume of your values. Lamps, rugs, cushions, flowers, plants, and warm lighting create a comfortable environment.
5. Make a budget to ease your mind when investing. As the choices and options are limitless a realistic

   budget should be in place for wise investment.

Rajshree Pradhan is an interior designer and administrator of Sarosh Pradhan and Associates.

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