L-shaped sofas, or sectionals, offer comfort and ample seating for your living room. Though they can be challenging to place due to their size, their popularity endures for the cozy lounge area they create.
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To help you find the best layout for your space, we’ve outlined nine options with visuals and descriptions below.
1. Center of the Room
In the room above, the sectional takes center stage, facing a fireplace for warmth and comfort. This setup creates a semi-circle conversation zone, ideal for lounging and entertaining.
Neutral colors for large furniture and on the walls make adding pops of color with accent pillows and furniture pieces easy.
Brighten the room with bold-colored pillows and a coffee table, but avoid overcrowding to keep the space open and inviting.
Bold Accent Pillows
There are so many options for accent pillows on the market; solid, bold colors, designs, and fringe add some personality to your sofa.
But make sure the colors you choose go together and do not clash with anything else in the room.
Cushioned Coffee Table
When adding furniture pieces to this kind of layout, you want them to add to the room’s coziness. Avoid items that have too many sharp corners and angles.
Cushioned coffee tables serve multiple uses, including holding snacks and drinks, extra seating, storage, or even an ottoman.
2. Window Wall
Having your sectional back up against your windows creates a natural place for reading and relaxing.
The sun’s warmth and light shine to produce the perfect atmosphere to unwind at the end of the workday or on a laid-back weekend. Using neutral colors adds to the peaceful ambiance of the room.
Neutral Accent Pillows
Neutral colors don’t have to mean boring. Fun yet subdued designs can add a little pizzazz to your room without being too jarring to the eye. Mixing dark and light colors can make accents pop subtly.
3. Room Separator
An L-shaped sofa’s length can construct a faux wall between two rooms. In the layout above, the sectional wraps around the television area, setting it apart from the dining area.
The sofa’s low back allows the light from the windows to brighten the entire area while separating rooms.
Using slightly different yet complementary color schemes in the separate rooms helps to differentiate them even more.
Complimentary Accent Pillows
Finding pillows in complementary colors ties various rooms together. You can use some patterns but set them off with some solids to avoid competing accents.
4. Back Wall Sweep
A large sectional sofa can provide lots of seating in a living room without taking up the room’s center.
In the layout above, you see this leather L-shaped sofa running along the back wall, creating a kind of pathway from the side door into the main sitting area. It’s big, but not obtrusive.
The warm colors of the dark brown leather melt into the earth tones of the room.
Classic Coffee Table
You can add a classic coffee table to fill out the room while also providing storage for magazines and other items.
5. Intimate Nook
Pairing a smaller sectional sofa with an armchair creates a circular space for you to gab with your closest friends.
Neutral colors and accent furniture ensure the decor doesn’t take over the conversation.
Round Coffee Tables
When you set up a circular conversation area, round complimentary furniture makes you want to gather around for a chat.
6. Simple Seating
Sometimes, an L-shaped sofa is all you need to make a simple decorating statement. In the straightforward setup above, one primary piece of furniture with neutral accents is all you need.
Selecting a rug, table, and lamp in the same color scheme adds to the uncomplicated look.
A neutral-colored rug with a small geometric pattern adds visual interest without popping too much among the other subdued pieces in the room. A soft texture brings a coziness to the room as well.
7. Corner Pocket
A long sectional can cordon off a room and create a dedicated lounge in an open-concept space.
Pairing light and dark neutrals set this area apart from the rest of the large room while still blending in with your overall color scheme. A large rug helps delineate a perimeter as well.
Comfy Ottoman
Ottomans can be used to mark off one side of an area as well as add extra seating.
8. Family Square
Modern sectionals have crisp angles to square off an area for hanging out with others. Placing the sofa in one corner provides the anchor to the room.
Finish off the look with other accent pieces that have clean lines and neutral tones. A small rug in the middle of the furniture pieces ties them all together.
Basic Rug
A plush rug gives your feet a soft place to relax while providing a connecting centerpiece to the room.
9. Extended L
Too many pieces of furniture in one room can sometimes feel too congested. But one extended, long sectional can solve that problem by providing lots of seating room on just one large sofa.
Cushioned, flat ottomans on one end and a thin, modern coffee table keep the streamlined look without adding too much bulk. Pop some color with accent pillows and a fun plant to finish off the space.
Modern Coffee Table
The clean lines of this coffee table complement the simplicity of this layout.
In Summary
It can be tricky to properly place a large L-shaped sofa in your home. However, you can use many different layouts to figure out how to best utilize a sectional in the space you have.
Accent pillows and a complimentary piece of furniture will also help you finish off the look you want in your home.
To find out more about sofa layouts, check out these articles:
11 Sofa and Two Chairs Living Room Layouts
7 Square Living Room Layout Ideas
Hello,
Where are the round wood coffee tables from in picture #5?