If your home is spacious and large, you have a wider range of furniture sizes to choose from, and you can be more flexible in matching them. But for small families, the living room area is limited, and you need to carefully select furniture such as sofas, coffee tables, and TV cabinets. Once the coffee table is too big, the entire space will look very crowded. So what is the right size for a coffee table?

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Let's first introduce some common sizes of living rooms:

1. Sofa depth: more than 60cm

The depth of the sofa is usually such that the knee joints are outside the seat cushion. If you want to sit comfortably, the sofa seat depth should be at least 45cm, and the backrest should be 15cm. If you want to add some pillows on the sofa, you can choose a larger depth.

The depth dimension can refer to this formula: seat depth = sitting thigh length - lumbar support sinking amount - knee gap ± appropriate margin.

There are three types of sofas: single sofas, double sofas, and triple sofas. The width of a single sofa should not be less than 48cm, the width of a double sofa should be above 95cm, and the width of a triple sofa should preferably be between 140-145cm.

2. The distance between the coffee table and the sofa: about 45cm

The distance between the coffee table and the sofa should be such that the knees do not touch the coffee table when sitting down. The actual distance can be adjusted according to the height of family members. If the distance is too small, people can easily bump into the coffee table when walking, which is inconvenient and unsafe for the elderly and children; if the distance is too large, the functionality of the coffee table will be reduced and it will be inconvenient for daily use.

3. TV cabinet depth: about 50cm

Generally, the TV cabinet is placed in the middle of the TV background wall, with a depth of about 50 cm. The TV can be placed on the TV cabinet or hung directly on the wall. Nowadays, LCD TVs are relatively thin, so the depth of the TV cabinet can be selected to be about 35 cm. This size is more suitable for small living rooms.

4. Distance between coffee table and TV cabinet: about 95cm

The distance between the coffee table and the TV cabinet should ensure that there is enough space for daily walking and cleaning. If the distance is too small, it will appear very crowded, and it is easy to bump into and inconvenience when cleaning. Here, the distance is at least 95cm, which is more appropriate, and it is also OK to be wider.

How to choose a coffee table that is suitable for the size of the living room?

There are three things to consider when choosing a coffee table:

●Whether it matches the overall style

● Will it affect the space flow?

● Will it affect the sense of space?

The sofa size can be determined by this simple method: 0.618*sofa length = the best reference value for the coffee table size. Note that for an L-shaped sofa, only the horizontal length of the sofa is taken, and the excess length of the sofa does not need to be calculated.

For example, if you have a 2.4m long sofa, you can choose a 1.3-1.5m long coffee table. Conversely, you can infer that the living room space is about 10 square meters.

Nowadays, many families have begun to weaken the presence of coffee tables, reduce the size of coffee tables or choose some special-shaped coffee tables to make the space more beautiful, such as round coffee tables, modular coffee tables, and even special-shaped coffee tables. As long as the style is suitable, you can try them.

For small apartments, a coffee table that is too big is not very practical. It often bumps into your legs. The coffee table has limited storage space. It only holds a few small things. If you are not careful, it will look messy. If you want a spacious living room, you might as well try using other products to replace the function of the coffee table.

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