23 Easy Ideas to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners

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Empty corners of a room can feel so awkward when it comes to home decorating.  Check out these easy ways to decorate empty living room corners and turn them from awkward spaces into cozy and welcoming corner decor ideas.  I’m sharing over 20 ways you can make the corners of your living room pretty and functional!

It’s true.  Most of us probably struggle, at least sometimes, with how to decorate empty living room corners.  Since living room corners aren’t really the focal point of the entire room, nor are they usually a large wall space, it can be tricky to decorate empty living room corners in a way that is both pretty and functional for your home.  

The good news is that there are actually a lot of fun corner decoration ideas, depending on your living room layout, where you can turn such corners into very useful and beautiful spaces in your home!

If you have an empty corner of your living room that needs some creative inspiration, hopefully at least one of these 20+ ideas can help turn that empty corner space into a welcoming and cozy part of your home.  Plus, if you are anything like me, you want every inch of space to function in the best possible way for your family and home.  

So, we will chat about some ways that your empty living room corner can end up being a space and storage miracle!  At the same time, the unused corner can instead become a stylish corner that makes the entire room feel and look complete.

We have a lot of fun ideas to chat about, so let’s get started!

wooden and neutral textures in a cozy fall living room

23 Easy Ideas to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners

large basket being used as a coffee table

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #1: Cozy chair corner

This is probably one of the first things you thought of too.  However, just in case you need some motivation to find the right chair and create a cozy little spot for yourself, here it is!

An empty corning of the living room is the perfect place for a cozy accent chair.  Depending on how much space you have in the corner, your accent chair could range from a primitive wooden straight-back seat with a cute cushion up to an oversized, cozy nook where you can curl up with a good book.

No matter the size, this accent chair can double as extra seating to pull over to your regular living room seating arrangement.  It can also be a way to add a fun and unique piece to your decor with pattern, accent color, or vintage style.

Thrift stores, yard sales, FB marketplace, and antique malls are all great places to look for a unique accent chair.  If you need a simple chair in a neutral color scheme, THIS is one of my personal favorites.

I’ve had very similar chairs in our bedroom for over 7 years now and still enjoy the timeless, cozy style.

beautiful neutral bedding with two armchairs to make a little sitting area

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #2: Add a tree

One of the easiest and best ways to decorate empty living room corners are with pretty indoor plants.  Especially if the awkward corner in your living room gets natural light, a large-leaf plant like a fiddle-leaf fig tree is a great option.

If you don’t have good natural light, try a tall plant that is faux!

I have THIS tall plant in two different corners: one in our living room and another in one of my empty bedroom corners!  It has a great realistic look and since it is on the smaller side, it doesn’t look too “heavy” for a small corner.

THIS is another really popular option because it can be appropriate to use year round is a nice height!

Pro Tip:  If you need to make a plant taller, build up the bottom of a large planter to make your plant fill the height of the space better!

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #3:  Display a plant or plants with an interesting pedestal

While we are on the subject of indoor plants, a pretty plant on an interesting pedestal, such as a vintage column or chippy plant stand, is the perfect way to visually fill a small corner without taking up extra space.

For a more simple style, try THIS round pedestal table.  The simple style and neutral color will go with almost any decor style.

faux plants in various baskets in a spring vignette

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #4:  Lean a ladder

If you love a French Country, primitive, or vintage home decor style, leaning an old ladder in your unused corner is an easy way to tie in a vintage/antique look with the rest of your decor.

A pretty old ladder can simply be a lovely object to stand alone.  Or, another good idea is to use it to display cozy quilts and throw blankets that go with your seasonal decor.

Pro Tip:  Just because a decorative ladder is leaning in the corner doesn’t mean it needs to be full!  Simply adding a light-weight throw blanket, like my favorite one found HERE, is enough to soften the hard lines, blend with the rest of your decor, and still be functional too!

long old ladder leaned up on the side of a wall

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #5:  Add a bookshelf

If you have a little bit larger space, an unused corner wall can be a great way to add storage in the form of bookshelves.  There are so many different sizes of bookshelves out there, so chances are you can find one that fits your empty space and is still the right size and scale for the rest of the room.

Bookshelves are such a great piece of furniture to have on hand.  You can have fun decorating them with a stack of books, small indoor plants, picture frames, small vintage art, and interesting objects or seasonal decorative items.

Often, you can find great bookshelves second-hand.  I also love THIS bookshelf idea and it a solid piece for a great price!

looking past the piano at an old bookshelf in the music room

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #6:  Add a cabinet for extra storage

Seriously, is there anyone out there who couldn’t use some extra storage?!  If you need to decorate empty living room corners and you have enough blank space, a cabinet is a really great option that can provide storage and beauty at the same time!

Depending on your wall space, you could add a tall cabinet or perhaps an option that is a bookshelf on the top and closed cabinet on the bottom.

Another fun option for a cabinet is a shorter one that you can use for storage but also add pretty wall decor hanging above it or resting on the top of the cabinet itself.  In this way, you can decorate it like a console table while still enjoying extra storage space!  It’s a win-win!

Here are a few options:

old lockers in the living room with large basket on top

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #7:  Stack of vintage baskets

I love all things vintage and I enjoy any opportunity to display vintage pieces in our home.  An empty corner of the living room could be a really fun spot to add a stack of vintage baskets!

Often, I find wicker baskets with lids at antique malls, vintage shops or markets, and even thrift stores.  You might have to be patient to find baskets in the right sizes to stack.  However, once you do, they can provide amazing extra storage space.  At the same time, they will add so much texture and vintage character to your home!

You may want to invest in a really solid new basket with vintage style to get you started at the base.  THIS is a great option!

Pro Tip:  I use the large basket in our family room to store extra throw pillows and blankets.  My girls use a stack of baskets in their bedroom to keep their handbags tidy!  Baskets make the best extra storage space!

large vintage laundry basket in the living room, holding blankets and extra throw pillows

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #8:  Round accent table

Round accent tables are one of my favorite ways to decorate empty living room corners because they soften the hard lines of the corner and offer a great opportunity for styling decorative items!

In our back living room, I use this round accent table that my brother made for me.  It is a great way to connect the small space between the sofa and the loveseat.  At the same time, it provides a place to rest a drink or keep a cozy candle.  I also enjoy adding a seasonal vignette to decorate this small table.

Here are a few great options for round table to decorate empty living room corners:

round wooden side table with small vignette styled on top

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #9: Add a fun element of surprise

Our game room is a busy place and honestly, it makes me so happy to hear my kids and their friends laughing and playing in this space!  When we came across this old Pac Man arcade game at an antique shop one summer, our son got so excited.

Honestly, so did the older kids and my husband!  It was too good of a price to leave it behind and thankfully, I knew right where we could put it.

Corners can be a great opportunity to add a fun element of surprise.  Even though this is the game room and not our living room, it is an example of how you can add fun pieces to decorate empty living room corners.

An oversized Connect 4 lawn game, small foosball table (we love this one because it is easy to move around and has a lot of games that come with it), or a little puzzle table are all ideas that are pretty easy to add and bring an element of fun to your living room space!

game corner with jumbo size checkers board on the wall, a fooseball table, and a pac man machine in the corner

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #10: Interesting objects

The last thing you want to do is clutter up your living room space by adding extra stuff just for the sake of filling space.  However, a corner can be a really great opportunity to add a conversational piece or a large statement piece that connects to the story of your home.

For example, a large, beautiful globe or pretty, vintage telescope could add interest while still being living room corner ideas that connect to the rest of your home decor aesthetic.

cozy corner with a jumbo size tic tac toe board on the wall, a large armchair and a basket holding different sizes of maps

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #11: Architectural salvage

Architectural salvage is one of my favorite things to add character and texture to our home.  It is one of my top suggestions for how to make a newer home look and feel old while taking minimal floor space.

Even in a smaller room, architectural salvage such as a large, unique corbel mounted on the wall or a chippy old porch column standing in the corner can add vintage charm to any home!

large buffet table styled with gold frames and a large corbel

How to Decorate Empty Living Room Corners #12: Wall art

Wall art offers a more traditional look to decorate empty living room corners.  However, corners of your living room are the perfect location to feature an interesting piece of art or smaller gallery wall.  You can even feature a series of wall art, like I did with my children’s framed baby portraits.

Instead of putting them away as my children are growing, I enjoy these nostalgic pieces of art and the corner wall is such a great place to feature them without interrupting the decorative flow of the rest of our family room space.

If you are on the hunt for seasonal art or just pretty vintage-style art, check out THESE CURATED collections.  I have several of them myself and am always amazed at how much they look like real paintings!

Plus, they are extremely budget-friendly, at under $20 for an entire set that you can mix and match together or use throughout your home.

gorgeous summer gallery wall with gold frames of summer art prints, pieces of coral, and vintage fabrics in summer neutral colors

Here are 11 more easy ideas to decorate empty living room corners:

13. Floor length mirror can bounce light around the room and make small spaces feel larger in an elegant way

14. Feature a collection (like I did with the old straw Amish hats I picked up at an antique store in Pennsylvania while on vacation!)

15. Hooks to hang either pretty things like throw blankets or baskets or for functional use with jackets and umbrellas

16. Small desk or corner desk to create a simple and functional home office

17. Ottoman for extra seating and storage and to add a variety of seating options

18. Bar cart (I love the look and style of THIS one!)

19. Coffee station (Free up some space in the kitchen plus have the coffee handy for guests and cozy moments for yourself too!)

20. Hanging plants (THESE are super cute hanging plant holders!)

21. Floor lamp to add a cozy glow (Consider adding one behind the corner of a cozy reading nook or sectional sofa

22. Floating shelves, corner shelves, or open shelving to display pretty decor, old books, plants, picture frames, or seasonal accents

23. Pretty wireless wall sconce to add cozy lighting

gorgeous back sun room with a large arched window with a summer wreath on it and a cozy couch with summer throw pillows

If you have empty corners in your living room or other rooms in your home, hopefully you’ll find a living room corner idea in this post that is a great idea for your own home!

I know that sometimes even simple ideas elude me when I am overthinking a room.  

Even though these aren’t fancy or wildly crazy ideas, I think they get bonus points for being easy and mostly functional for your spaces, whether they are small apartments or sprawling ranch houses!

Have fun creating cozy, functional, and visually interesting corners around your home!

spring ladder with a hat hanging off the top, behind a side table styled for spring to decorate empty living room corners

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