TikTok Reveals A Couch Interior Design Secret That Only The Pros Seem To Know

Choosing chairs for a room like the living room can feel like putting a puzzle together. Whether it's a set or a mismatched combination, you have to consider the different shapes and styles. Height is another consideration and there's an interior design secret that can help with that, especially if you're working with a couch or sofa that sits low to the ground. According to @thehavenly on TikTok, one rule that designers know is to pair to-the-ground couches with accent chairs that have taller legs. This will give you a mix of heights that can improve the space.

Interior designer Shea Mcgee actually avoids overly-matchy living furniture couch sets at all costs because they make a space feel too formal. Choose leggy chairs for the other chairs to mix things up. The Property Brothers have even shown how to fit mismatched sofas in a living room so you can try two couches with different leg heights as well. It will help with the vibe so people feel more at home and it will also help with the style of the space.

We like this interior design secret and think it can help a living room in two ways. First, having all that space under the chairs will open the room up and make it look a bit more spacious. Bulky couches and chairs eat up the visible floor space and make a room feel filled up with things so limiting that and bringing in those with thin, exposed legs will help. Second, the living room will look more interesting when there's more than one type of seat. Chair and couch sets are great because they offer a quick way to get some cohesion with your living room design. Still, they have a cookie-cutter style and won't always offer a lot of flexibility or visual interest.

You can get the best of both worlds when you anchor your living room with a low couch and then add in some unique accent chairs that are raised off the ground. Use the couch as the first piece of the puzzle to anchor the space, then choose the other chairs around it. A way to mix and match is to choose chairs and cushions that are made of different materials, textures, and shapes. The best types of chairs to pair with low couches are those that have cushy seats and legs that aren't too long but spread wide a bit so they can mirror the couch. If you have very different chair styles, you can try sticking to one color scheme for the bases so there's some cohesion. Another tip for decorating with mismatched furniture is to have an era in mind to help tie them together.