Small space

To make the most of a small living room, you're going to have to learn how to break some old-fashioned rules. Enjoy the liberty of knowing that you don't have to use a matching sofa and two chairs in an arrangement that looks as if it has been delivered directly from a furniture showroom floor.
It is definitely all right to mix it up these days in a way that works for you. Gone are the expectations that every living room will have the obligatory sofa, matching love seat and two -- count them! -- chairs in a companion fabric.If your living room will function better by having a low coffee table and four lounge chairs instead of a sofa grouping, then that's what you should do. Perhaps you would prefer a love seat and two comfortable reading chairs.