Interior: Small But Comfortable
January 23rd, 2010 | 
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“Family room is an informal living room that is usually placed near the kitchen. Various family activities can be accommodated there, such as watching TV, chatting, eating, and relaxing. Often, the family room has a relationship with external spaces such as parks or terrace. “This definition is listed in Wikipedia.
The first sentence of the definition was confirmed that the family room is a room that appears to be informal, not rigid, and seemed relaxed. According to an interior designer, living room can be made more formal but still able to accommodate family activities.
Formal impression on the family room, can be created from the furniture, as an example the case here. Framework, arms, and back of the sofa is made of wood with clear lines. Timber dominance on the couch was able to make it look stiff. Therefore, to give the impression relaxed, the designers chose an all-lined sofa upholstery of soft material.
Behind rigid impression, there are advantages of using wood furniture. Wood looks natural but thin malleable, so the furniture looks sleek, lightweight, and does not make room feel full.
Complete and Convenient
This family room is usually used to talk, read, and enjoy afternoon tea. TV viewing activities can also be done if the space above the TV is not used.
The designers try to accommodate all these activities, certainly with a fixed priority to comfort. A little formal does not mean not comfortable. For activities such as chatting, sofas placed at a distance that is not too far so that the sound could be heard issued by the speaker. The user can remain seated quietly, and not have to promote the body while chatting. The distance is not too far away it can also lead to a stronger interaction among family members.
Another example is the height and width of the couch. Seat sofa is made wider, and legs are made shorter than regular sofas. By this way people could sit more relaxed and comfortable. Can be extended foot forward or at the top of the table.
Capturing the View
Christopher Alexander (in his book The Timeless Way of Building) writes, in the family room or living room, there are 2 things that make people stay in place. The first is the light. Basically, humans have the desire and tendency to move toward the light (photoprenic). This was proven when in human darkness will try to make the environment light.
The second was that he sat in a comfortable place. Well, if these two things happen, guaranteed he would be very comfortable in the living room and reluctantly moved away.
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