Arranging furniture in a way that is pleasing and practical can be an overwhelming task especially if you are not an interior designer, however, over the years experts in interior design have developed simple and easy to apply principles to use when arranging furniture.
They include:
- Choose a Focal Point.
What’s the Focal point? This is the first thing your eyes land on after when you enter a room. In most scenarios it comes up naturally maybe it could be a built-in fireplace or a prominent window, but in other times you will have to create a focal point yourself. When you do always arrange your furniture around it.
- Create Conversation areas.
When arranging your furniture especially in your living room you should note that people love talking to each other without having to shout across the room or bend their neck. You should position your sofas in a way that they face each other so that people can easily converse without shouting at each other.
- Consider the flow of traffic.
This is one of the most important principles when it comes to arranging your furniture, you should always consider traffic flow by creating a clear footpath so as to ensure that people are not tripping over the furniture when walking through the room.
- Don’t push your furniture against the wall.
When arranging your furniture always leaves some breathing space between the wall and the furniture, this is very helpful especially in a small room since it helps make space feel bigger. If you have a much larger room you should leave several feet between the furniture and the walls, but don’t forget to leave conversation areas in the middle of the room.
