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3 TIPS TO ARRANGE LIVING ROOM FURNITURE

Buying furniture is a complicated and drawn-out process but arranging the furniture and finding the right place for everything is as difficult if not more. Furniture must be arranged in a way that doesn’t detract from the size and beauty of a room and adds more to it. It must be aesthetically pleasing as well as practical. To make things simpler, a few rules have been decided over the years to ensure that arranging furniture becomes easier.

The arrangement of furniture in every room is imperative but living room arrangements must be most fitting since it is a social area of your house. Living rooms are areas for gatherings and parties. Some families use it as the central room of their home while many use it to entertain guests. It is a multi-purpose area. Despite its various uses, there are specific basic rules for arranging furniture in a living room. Read on for tips for organizing furniture in your living room.

1.    Find a Focal Point

The focal point of any room is critical, the furniture will be placed around this area. Sometimes rooms come with built-in focal points such as sunken sitting areas, mantels and fireplaces, and sometimes it depends on the organizer to find a focal point. While arranging the furniture and finding a focal point, the size of the room and the furniture will matter the most. The size of the room will dictate how the furniture will be arranged, along with the walls or pulled away from them.

A living room’s focal point is the sitting area, and it must allow free-flowing conversation. The arrangement should invite natural conversation without any strain of reaching. To avoid any kind of disarrangement due to a mixture of furniture, you can also invest in living room furniture collections.

2.    Set the Tables

Besides the sitting arrangement of a living room, the other point of arrangement that matters most is the tables spread around the room. The central table is an essential piece of furniture, and it should be so placed to give easy access to everyone present around it. Invest in a big coffee table since it will be more durable and practical. A coffee table should have enough space for multiple drinks and food. Avoid an arrangement that will make strenuous movement necessary to place or pick something up.

The arrangement should be so that there is enough space between the table and the seating furniture for anyone to quickly move.

3.    Set the Seats

Buying the correct size of chairs and sofas is very important, so it is crucial to measure out your space before buying any furniture. For seating arrangements, it is best to try out a few different settings before settling on one. It is not essential to have a set seating arrangement. Any seating arrangement must allow the flow of movement and conversation. For a large room, it is best to create multiple conversation areas and for a smaller space to arrange the furniture in such a way that the room does not look cramped.

 

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