This narrow farmhouse living room features a long white couch sitting parallel to a large, distressed wood coffee table with hidden storage. A dark green and gold ceiling light is centered over the coffee table. A tan leather armchair styled with a beige accent pillow and throw helps create a defined living room space.
16 Chic Narrow Living Room Ideas To Add Height and Style
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February 5, 2023
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Dreaming up stylish narrow living room ideas can be tricky, but it can be done successfully with a few key strategies. First, when decorating a long, narrow space, be sure to use furniture that is proportionate to the size of the room. This means choosing smaller pieces that take up less space and don’t overpower the room or strategic elements such as long, narrow console tables or shelves to create a visual anchor. To make narrow living rooms feel larger, consider using light-colored paint or wallpaper on the walls and opt for using vertical elements, such as tall bookshelves or a ladder-style shelving unit, to create a sense of height and draw the eye up, making the room feel less cramped.
Another key approach to styling a narrow living room is to create defined spaces within the room. This can be done by using furniture or rugs to divide one space into different areas for distinct activities. Keep these strategies in mind as you browse the images below for ideas on how to decorate your narrow living room space!
02 of Long Living Room Room With Natural Décor
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A narrow, neutral living room features a long gray couch decorated with patterned tan accent pillows, resting below symmetrically framed artwork. A fabric ottoman is centered over an antique area rug. Dark features including black side tables, a wooden ladder, and a plush navy armchair bring balance to this cozy space.
03 of Small, Narrow Farmhouse Living Room
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A narrow living room with a white couch maximizes seating by styling a window seat to relax and stretch out. The couch is across from a large armoire and a rustic, red brick fireplace. Jute rugs create a cohesive space.
04 of Long Narrow Living Room Ideas
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A narrow farmhouse music room maximizes seating space by decorating with a thin, antique cream couch against the wall, placing a large plush armchair in front of the window, and opting for a mobile, tufted nailhead bench. A circular coffee table placed on a neutral woven rug is decorated with wooden candle sticks and greenery in a large glass vase. The white piano with a sheepskin throw on the bench is the finishing touch, creating an atmospheric place to relax.
05 of Narrow Vintage Living Room with Leather Couch
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A narrow vintage living room is styled with a tan leather couch and a thin black leather bench resting on a patterned area rug. There is an antique wooden chest sitting across from the couch, styled with books and plants. Painted double doors help draw the eye and extend the length of the room.
06 of Modern Farmhouse Style Long Living Room
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A long, modern farmhouse-style living room is designed with a gray couch sitting parallel to a concrete fireplace with a rustic wooden mantel. A patterned brown and white rug extends from the checkered ottomans, underneath the long oak coffee table, towards the black and cane accent chairs. A large plant in the corner helps expand the space and brings a natural, calming feeling.
07 of Long Farmhouse Living Room With Distressed Furniture
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A long farmhouse living room features beautiful large windows decorated with breezy tan curtains. A white couch sits on a natural jute rug, parallel to a wooden coffee table with striped cushions underneath. A distressed cupboard arranged with spring décor is placed behind another white couch.
08 of Small and Cozy Farmhouse Living Room Design
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This bright, narrow living room with high ceilings is decorated with a comfortable cream-colored sectional. The sectional is resting on a cream and gold-colored floral area rug and faces a distressed white brick fireplace. A black, farmhouse-style chandelier is hanging from the ceiling, helping draw the eye and expand this cozy living room.
09 of Narrow Living Room Ideas With Traditional Décor
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This cozy, narrow living room features beige furniture and a vintage steamer trunk doubling as a coffee table. There is a TV mounted over a wood and stone fireplace, decorated with a pine garland and gold candlesticks. Rustic window panes and black lanterns are mounted beside the TV, drawing the eye upwards and creating length in this narrow space.
10 of Narrow Living Room With Fall Décor
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A white fireplace with built-in white cabinetry is the focal point in this living room, drawing the eye and extending this narrow living room. White couches on either side of a wooden coffee table are styled with green, red, and floral accent pillows, adding an autumnal touch to the space. A wooden ladder with a rustic throw ties in with a red berry wreath mounted over the fireplace.
11 of Long Living Room With Gray Furniture
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This long living room features a gray studded couch arranged with textured tan accent pillows. The couch is sitting parallel to a fabric nailhead ottoman, on a fluffy white area rug. A gray geometric cupboard rests in the corner and is decorated with plants in white pots.
12 of Narrow Living Room With Frame TV Idea
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This narrow living room is decorated with comfortable white couches styled with tan and white accent pillows and textured cream throws. Tall wood and black shelves on either side of an inset fireplace add height to this space. A tan leather accent chair and a wooden coffee table decorated with pink flowers bring warmth to a cozy and relaxing living room.
13 of Long Narrow Living Room With Nordic Décor
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This nordic-inspired interior features a narrow living room space with a long white oak table, and a white textured rug centered underneath. White love seats and chaises decorated with tan accent pillows help maximize walking space in the living area. A large black statement light hangs from the ceiling drawing the eye upwards.
14 of Narrow Living Room With TV and Spring Décor
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This small, floral living room is decorated with blush-colored furniture and a patterned floral area rug. A TV is mounted to the far wall of the space and vintage window panes hang on either side of the TV. A rustic wooden ladder rests on the wall behind an antique accent chair.
15 of Narrow Living Room With TV and Shiplap Accent Wall
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A grey accent wall with a mounted TV brings focus to this narrow living room space. Underneath the TV there is a white cupboard with wooden barn doors decorated with farmhouse accents. A white cream couch sits on a gray and white rug, parallel to a white shiplap accent wall.
16 of Narrow Farmhouse Living Room With Cream Furniture
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A long farmhouse living room maximizes narrow space by using a thin distressed coffee table in between two large cream-colored couches. A light-colored jute rug with tassels is centered underneath the furniture, creating a cohesive and defined living room space. Dark accents including a distressed ladder, woven baskets, and pots provide contrast to the space.
