Keep sofas and televisions away from shorter walls of long living rooms to avoid a bowling alley effect. Double sofas, vertical shelves, and L-shaped sectionals can balance a long living room's shape.

You're looking at rearranging your living room and just staring at the standard pieces: a sofa, a couple of chairs, and maybe a coffee table. How many ways are there to lay those out within a space?

overhead view of man sitting in accent chair in cluttered living room - Charles Eshelman/Getty Images Curating the perfect living room layout is a balance between functionality and visual aesthetics.

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