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The easiest and most inexpensive way to invigorate the design of your
living room is to rearrange the furniture items you already own.
Furniture placement can be a daunting task, no matter how big or small
the room. If you are someone who always figured furniture placement
would be better left to professional interior designers, fret no more.
These tips will help you embrace the task of balancing your sofa with
your coffee table or armchair, and allow you to create peace and
harmony amongst all your furniture.
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Furniture placement secrets--JL&C Furniture
1. FURNITURE PLACEMENT SECRETS
The easiest and most inexpensive way to invigorate the design of your
living room is to rearrange the furniture items you already own.
Furniture placement can be a daunting task, no matter how big or small
the room. If you are someone who always figured furniture placementthe room. If you are someone who always f gured furn ture placement
would be better left to professional interior designers, fret no more.
These tips will help you embrace the task of balancing your sofa with
your coffee table or armchair, and allow you to create peace and
harmony amongst all your furniture.m y m g y u fu u .
Location, location, location
A room must be balanced. Specifically, the furniture in every roomA room must be balanced. Specifically, the furniture in every room
should be placed in a way that is pleasing to the eye and easy to
maneuver around. If all the heavy furniture pieces like sofas, armchairs,
entertainment centers and bookshelves are loaded on one side of the
room, a room can feel like a sinking ship.room, a room can feel like a sinking ship.
On the other hand, if you spread your furniture around the room
haphazardly, a room can feel cluttered even when it is relatively empty.
Think about the size of your living room in relation to the amount of
furniture you have.
2. FURNITURE PLACEMENT SECRETS
You can anchor the room by situating a large entertainment center
against one wall, and then arrange all seating comfortably around that
anchor. Or, anchor your sofa against a wall, add a small side table or a
coffee table in front for convenience, and viola! Your room is balanced.coffee table n front for conven ence, and v ola! Your room s balanced.
3. FURNITURE PLACEMENT SECRETS
Sofa Secrets
Using your sofa as an anchor, or as the focal point for your living room
can be an effective furniture placement tool. However, modular sofas,
or sofas with many components can be too heavy an anchor tipping theor sofas with many components, can be too heavy an anchor, tipping the
balance of the room with its bulkiness. A creative solution to this
problem can be found in breaking up the pieces of the sofa.
Place the largest sofa piece against the longest wall of the room, then
the smaller sections on the opposite side. If you have the smaller
sections of the modular sofa face the long sofa at an angle, you will
avoid that boring, boxy look that comes with having all furniture piecesavoid that boring, boxy look that comes with having all furniture pieces
pressed with their backs straight against a wall.
A fresh alternative to placing your sofa against the longest wall is to
bring the sofa out, away from the wall. If you prefer this look and feel
for your sofa placement, allow at least two and a half to three feet
between the sofa and the wall for comfortable walking space. Less
space is needed between chairs and a sofa, but always keep in mind
walking patterns.
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Go with the FlowGo with the Flow
Imagine how you and your guests will maneuver in your living room with all
the furniture in its proper place. For example, if there are two doors, youthe furniture in its proper place. For example, if there are two doors, you
may want to place sofas and chairs in a manner that will allow passersby to
walk behind or around the seating arrangement instead of through it.
If there is only one door to the room, don't block the flow with a large
coffee table right in the way of the sofa. Make sure you allow easy access
directly to the sofa and chairs from the door, allowing for some space
around the seating area as well.
Larger living rooms can be designed so that they function effectively as two
areas. For example, have one social, entertainment center seating
arrangement in one section and a quieter study arrangement in another Tallarrangement in one section, and a quieter study arrangement in another. Tall
side tables can be placed behind a sofa with decorative vases and pictures on
top, as long as there is still walking space behind the couch.
When deciding on how to arrange your living room furniture, listen to your
instincts. Wait to decorate the walls for a few days or even a week once you
have decided on where you are going to put each piece of furniture, to give
yourself a chance to get used to the new placement Live in the space for ayourself a chance to get used to the new placement. Live in the space for a
bit, and assess how you feel. If something doesn't feel right, you can always
move it, and use these tips to help you bring your living room back into
balance.