Room Arrangement Hints and Tips

Furniture placement often falls into the two extremes: the lineup, where every piece is backed against the wall and the obstacle course, where every piece floats in a free-flowing maze.  Here are some tips to help you find the balance.

• Buy one piece of furniture at a time, keeping it compatible in style with other furnishing in your home.  Avoid buying whole room sets of furniture.  You will be stuck with inflexible arrangements.  Before rearranging your furniture or buying a new piece, consider how you will be using the spaces; you will get a better understanding of what you need. 

• Pay attention to how people move through the room and how you want them to move through the room.  Create an easy path through the room by allowing a-3-feet wide path where you want traffic to flow.

• The goal to any room arrangement is to create a simple grouping of furniture pieces that will work for the room’s purpose.  Each room should have an architectural feature or a dominant piece of furniture that give the main focus point which all other items are oriented.

• An area rug defines an island of furniture.  It groups and creates a well-defined purpose of a room.  By placing a console table behind a sofa that sits at a 90 degrees angle to a doorway creates a back to a comfortable conversational grouping. 

• Folding screens are perfect for many decorating options.  Use versatile folding screens to divide spaces, display artwork, create a focal point, and to create private spaces within a public rooms.  Place a large folding screen in corner of a room to reshape the room and to add a focus and a backdrop.   Look for a model with solid footing for added stability.  Consider the back as well as the front of the screen.  Many styles can be found to fit any décor and budget.

Go for simple improvements to create beautiful and well arranged living space that fit your lifestyle.  The result of carefully planned rooms can give you comfort, pride, and joy. When you find it, you will know.  The problem is there’s always room for improvement.