Whether you believe in the energy flow of Feng Shui or not, there are certain rules to make your space functional and appealing.
You don’t have to go through great measures like tearing down walls to direct your chi to the kitchen.
If you want to enhance your living space, all you need to do is properly place your furniture.
Read on for must-have furniture placement tips.
Use a Focal Object
The first thing you need to decide when arranging furniture is where the main focal point will be. This is usually an object: the TV, fireplace, window, and even the center of the room.
Turn your couches, chairs, and tables so that anyone sitting can see the focus point. If the center of the room is the focus then include a grand coffee table. Sitting pieces should be placed around the table for conversion.
Create Gathering Spaces
Your goal in any room should be to create a social atmosphere. Furniture arrangement needs to make others welcome, so be sure that furniture isn’t so far apart that it creates a social distance.
Utilize Various Sizes
A room filled with large furniture makes it look cluttered, bulky, small, and overwhelming. On the other hand, small furniture can be uninviting, uncomfortable, and crude.
A combination of various size furniture creates a balance that calls people to sit comfortably without compromising space.
Leave Walking Room
Be sure to arrange furniture with walking room in mind. The worse thing you can do to a space is make in inaccessible. This essentially makes it useless because no one wants to climb over a table to sit down.
Leave at least a foot between couches and tables so getting up isn’t a hassle. You also don’t want to put too much stuff in the center of a room. Psychologically, this can create a hesitancy to move across the room even if there is enough space.
Scale With the Right Rug
The appropriate size rug creates an illusion of space and brings all the pieces of a room together. Having a rug that is too small makes the area look unfinished and broken apart.
Your area rug should fit under each piece of furniture even if just a few inches. Smaller rugs can be used as an accent but the main rug should touch most of the furniture in the room.
Don’t Put Tables Out of Reach
When rearranging furniture, make sure that all tables are within an arms reach. Your guests shouldn’t have to get up to sit their cup and plate down or grab some delicious snacks you laid out for them.
Also, make sure that each sitting area has its own table or a table to share.
Place Lighting Near Sitting Areas
Sitting in the dark isn’t any fun for you or your guests. Providing lamps where recessed lighting can’t reach is essential for personal comfort.
Lamps also make it easy to provide soft lighting options for intimate settings. They are easily accessible and customizable as well as decorative your space.
A room with lamps makes your space more inviting and warm plus it sends the mood for reading and moving watching.
Make it Functional
Furniture arranging isn’t just for aesthetic appeal it also makes your space useful. Define the purpose of your room. Is it meant to be a place to study, entertainment, conversing, or all three?
Make it work for every type of purpose by choosing versatile furniture. A chair can work for studying then recline for a relaxing movie night. Coffee tables are great for coffee but they can also serve as a laptop desk with a hidden drawer.
Couple Furniture Together
No furniture should be left behind. Don’t place a lonely armchair in the corner without a table, lamp, or companion chair. No one will want to sit there and it will become a dead zone.
Find buddies for your secluded pieces at a furniture warehouse to match your decor.
Use Dividers for Unique Spaces
Creating separate areas in your room makes it multi-functional but make sure it doesn’t cause disuniting and isolation.
Using furniture as a divider is like a camouflaged wall. It doesn’t block the space but secretly makes it into another room. You can use this technique to make a play area for kids, a small bar area, or a dining space.
Avoid Constant Wall Pushing
Your first instinct to utilize your space is to push furniture against the wall. This method can actually make your room look smaller. Even a few inches between the wall makes the room appear larger.
If you have a big room, then placing furniture in the center creates a wide walking area with enough room for side tables on the perimeter.
Add Height with Large Art
Space doesn’t always come from the floor area. It can also be added going vertical using large art pieces.
Hang art behind couches to give them a grand backdrop that brings the eye upward. If you have a small space large art can expand your room in other directions, creating a three-dimensional living area.
Have Fun With Your Furniture Placement
Don’t think of rearranging your furniture placement as a task rather a chance to make your home fun and new. You can add some unconventional pieces to your space for a total transformation.
Visit our DIY section for more creative ways to enhance your home.