But drastic differences can be unsuccessful.
Large scale furniture in a small room.
This is one of the great secrets of furnishing a pint size room.
For example if you are in a large furniture store with 20 foot high ceilings and an open loft like design pretty much any 8 long sofa you choose will seem dwarfed by the space.
So look for slightly scaled down versions of large pieces.
An oversize lamp on a petite table or one small piece of artwork above a large scale sofa creates unbalance.
Variation in scale throughout a room is important.
Scale is determined by visually comparing an object to the space around it.
However filling most of this space with a large sectional sofa makes this compact living room very inviting.
Stuffing the tiny nook shown here with several pieces of small scale furnishings would make it feel cramped and crowded.
Keep the footprint small.
Sometimes a single piece of bulky furniture will add a lot of appeal to a small space.
Furnishing and decorating a small spaces living room is all about properly utilizing multifunctional furniture.
Use similar scale when appropriate such as this substantial piece of art over the fireplace as a focal point.
Bring in large scale pieces that have a shallow footprint.
That way you ll get the presence and gravitas of overscale furniture without swallowing too much floor space.