Now that most people ‘s lifestyle has become fairly hectic, the concept of living room as a formal parlour, where visitors are received has been eroded to the point of quaint historical novelty. Ideally, a living room should foster conversation, encourage people to know each other and make friends, Today’s family living room is a place of vitality and informal interaction – a room where each generation can relax, read, watch Television, listen to music and talk to friends and a place where children can play. The environment of a living room should be such that the spiritual, aesthetic and decorative become one. Designing a decoration of living room as per budget. It is very important for you to keep in mind that designing should be made in accordance with the spending capacity of the family. While keeping the budget in mind let us explore the designing aspects one by one.

Low Budget

Planning and circulation: You may give a “U” – shaped low sitting arrangement, which may occupy the three sides of the room. The area should be uncluttered without too much furniture and should have a sense of spaciousness and elegance. To liberate as much floor space as possible avoid all storage facilities.

Flooring: The floor of Jaisalmer stone may form the basis for the room decoration making the room look much sober. Low cost and "Zero" maintenance make it an ideal low budget living room. 

Furniture material: Cane, Bamboo, block boards may be used; Laminate pasting may be given to the furniture’s. 

Furnishings: Cotton fabric in light color may be used for curtains, cushions and mattress covers.

Walls: Either painted in Distemper paints or for decoration Jodhpur (Dhaula) stones may adorn the wall.

Lighting: To increase light in the zone, solid windows may be replaced with clear glass panels. Fluorescent lights may be used above it, along with a mixed combination of incandescent lighting placed in the two adjacent walls. 

Storage: Practically, a living room may not have any storage facility to make it look more spacious and uncluttered. But, then you may use stone slabs to keep Telephone, TV, and other small accessories.

Medium Budget

Planning and circulation: A casual, comfortable seating, with several forms of storages and space for T.V may be given. Due to absence of space, free circulation area is restricted around the center Table. Cabinet for storage and display may occupy the whole stretch of one wall.

Flooring: Soft flooring is suggested. For this, you may use wall – to – wall carpet, and may keep the flooring mosaic or may use vinyl flooring. 

Furniture material: The predominance of wood in this part of the house would give a feel of being at the hill station. Therefore, wood, block board may be used to make the furniture’s and application of veneers may be given to furniture’s made out of block board.

Furnishings: Mixed cotton polyester fabric is suggested for curtains, cushions and mattress coves.

Walls: Either painted in Distemper paints or for decoration wooden panels may adorn the wall. Wallpapers may also be used.

Lighting: The window and the door (leading to verandah) are the main sources of natural light Artificial light sources such as wall brackets (combination of wood and glass) may be used on the walls. 

Storage: 24-sq.ft areas may be given for building cabinets.

High Budget

Planning and circulation: Rich colors and exotic forms of furniture and object would make an exiting and dramatic display against the neutral background of this living room. Huge U Shaped seating with leather upholstery, and front display cabinets with internal lighting may décor the room and as well give a lot of free space. Low-level table is an integral part of oriental life and may successfully be used in western sitting as an ideal surface for the display of decorative object.

Doors: Etched and frosted glass may be used as a creative mean for making a foldable door into a room’s focal point. While the glazed door segregates the living and dining area it also helps to keep the privacy of the rest of the flat intact. 

Flooring: Usage of Exquisite marble with beautiful veins is suggested in a high budget living room. 

Furniture material: Local Badam wood may form the raw material for the sofa, center table and display unit. Carvings and spray polish on the furniture may give an exquisite look.

Furnishings: For a luxurious finishing touch oversized cushions, black velvet in color may be used. The window needs to be dressed in elegant fabric of silk draped over a pole above the window.

Walls: Neutral tones create a neutral environment that suits any room. Plastic paints may adorn the wall. 

Lighting: Fluorescent tubes may be used for illuminating the room, spotlights may be set in the four corners or may be in vertical and horizontal lines, and within the cabinets. Large amount of light that pours into the living area may make the dramatic all black scheme workable.

The thoughts shared on various living room and their components along with their theoretical aspect may help you to come to a conclusion. All components like furniture, and furnishings, ceiling, walls, colour scheme, flooring etc are complementary to each other. In other words all these elements are interdependent and are mutually supporting. Budget, layout, design and flexibility are the vital points, which you may have to keep in mind. You should start off initially considering the budget and the space available followed by the rest. No matter how good the panning or design may be, the key to a good living room is the comfort and relaxing atmosphere it offers.