How to decorate a living room with a sectional? How to arrange a sectional sofa?

Sectional sofas are a great design element to use for getting some color into the space. Because they are such large pieces, they tend to define the space and set the tone. If you want to work with a certain color scheme, you can use the base color on the sectional sofa and work with different textures and shades in smaller pieces.

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When space is limited, arranging your furniture can be tricky. Below are ways on how to arrange a sectional sofa in a small room.
★ Prepare
Before you rearrange your sofa, it is best to measure the furniture and the room where you are going to bring it in, in order to prevent the hassle of having to do it over and over. You can draw a plan of the room and you can include the width of the doorway, the clearance from the window ledges to the floor, the heater vents and the size and the location of your fireplace and any other feature that might be an influence where you can place the sofa, such as a TV that is wall-mounted.
★ Measure the sectional
In ways on how to arrange a sectional sofa in a small room, it is best to measure it from the outside of the right arm to the outside of the left arm or you can measure the outside edge of one or both ends if the sofa is armless. The depth of the sectional is the measurement that starts from the back of the short end of the arm to the front which is the end of a chaise longue or the end of the shortest sofa section. It depends on the configuration of the sectional.