Dorthan is an interior design studio based in Barcelona with more than 30 years of experience and success. Its footprint is spread throughout the national and international territory. Their style is praised by many professionals in the sector.

 

Dorthan works hand in hand with Toaster in the development of product selections, ambiances and collections. Today he lends us his knowledge to teach us a few tips and tricks around what is one of the most important rooms in a home: the living room, or as Dorthan calls it, the showcase of the house.

The living room is where most of the active day-to-day activities take place. It is extremely important to take into account a number of points to make the room stand out as a unique and welcoming place

Q: How do I calculate the size of the coffee tables?

A: Very simple! It is based on a simple law that we use in every house we decorate. You have to calculate a minimum of 50/60 cm from the sofa/bench and end of the carpet to the coffee table. The reason is very simple; to be able to pass and generate a light space. With this law, it is very easy to calculate the size of the coffee table.

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Q: What do you mean by the end of the carpet?

 

A: Yes! If your living room has a carpet, it will be the carpet that marks the spatial situation of your living room, that is, where the carpet begins, the living room begins and vice versa.

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Q: How interesting, I hadn't thought of that!

A: Well, in relation to carpets, there are many other things. To place a rug well in the living room, it is key to make the front legs of the sofas, step on the carpet. This way the rug is perfectly incorporated into the living room environment.

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How should color and placement be managed?

The colors are a more personal issue, but I always advise to use contrasting colors or materials between them, that is a sure hit.

In terms of placement, the main seats of the living room and the TV should form a triangle, in the middle of which should be the coffee table.

With these two points, you are assured of a salon of 10! 

 

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 As a summary: 

1. The coffee table should be 50/60cm away from the sofa and bordering areas of the living room.

2. The carpet is the one that marks the imaginative space that is equivalent to your living room.

3. The front legs of the sofa, should touch the carpet.

4. If you want to get it right with colors or materials, use their contrasts.

5. The sofas or seats in the living room should form a triangle with the TV at the vertex and the coffee table in the middle.