Decorating a living room shouldn't be too extravagant and expensive. If you are in a tight budget, you can always do it yourself instead of hiring an interior designer; but if you can afford to hire a good designer, then why not. You can plan ahead and check for designs on the internet or magazines to visualize the effect on your actual living room.
Interior designers who are planning to design a living room will put a lot of time and effort into the planning process and for good reasons too. A lot of living room decorations and design mistakes will often be made unconsciously and we will never realize it until it is too late. There are some things that you can try to keep in mind to avoid these kinds of mistakes in the long run.
The very name of a living room conveys the vibrancy of this space. In many homes, the living room is a place where its residents can lounge, relax, interact, and generally be themselves. For this reason, it's of particular importance to make sure that the design of your living room is conducive to this sort of atmosphere.