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The living room is known as the most important room in the home, besides the bedroom. It’s the middle ground between the outside and in, your private and public life. It’s where you read and watch television with the family while slouching on the couch, but it’s also where you welcome your guests and look dashing and presentable. And with the coming of summer and the lifting of all restrictions, it’s time to think about rejuvenating this crucial space. We spoke to Sophio Jokhadze of Sophio Jokhadze Interior Design to give you the best advice.

“The living room reflects the personality and lifestyle of inhabitants and, as a shared space, it’s important to design it properly,” says Sophio, who believes the most important thing to consider is the layout.

“Every space has a limit; it’s all about priorities and balance. Space itself dictates what to include and how to arrange items. For every living room, comfortable seating and the right size television with the right distance from the seating area are important to consider,”she adds.

Being indoors for two years has seen the living room being converted into a myriad of other spaces, including the office, the exercise room, and the mini playground for the children. And much of that is here to stay. Indeed, as we are slowly getting back to pre-pandemic norms, an attitude of embracing the new and more flexible hybrid lifestyle carries on. Hence, we need to think differently about how to adjust.