Content

• Steps
• Part 1 of 6: Planning the space
• Part 2 of 6: Positioning the focal point
• Part 3 of 6: Arranging Seating
• Part 4 of 6: Positioning Surfaces
• Part 5 of 6: Creating a room for movement
• Part 6 of 6: Placing Accessories
• Tips
• Warnings

I hope this article will help you figure out how best to arrange your furniture. The most important thing, if first, is to throw out all the trash, move the bed and make sure there is nothing under it, and then prepare for the rearrangement.

Steps

Part 1 of 6: Planning the space

1. 1 Measure everything. If you want to plan the arrangement of furniture, rather than just moving heavy furniture until you find an option that suits you, take measurements in order to theoretically plan the space.
2. 2 Draw the room and furniture. You can make a room plan on graph paper based on the measurements you took, (for example, 1 meter to 3 cm). First draw the unfurnished room.Then, sketch the furniture on a separate piece of paper to the same scale and cut it out. Now you can experiment with the options for arranging furniture the way you like.
3. 3 Use room planning software. Now planning programs no longer limit designers: there are a huge number of program options for planning your room. From Chrome extensions like 5d to games like The Sims (2 and 3 are best for this purpose). There is a huge variety of options to experiment with placement, colors, styles, sizes.

Part 2 of 6: Positioning the focal point

1. 1 Decide where the focal point will be. The focal point in a room will depend on which room you are in. In the hall, it can be a picture, a window, a fireplace or a TV set. In the bedroom, this point will be the bed. There is a table in the dining room. Determine where the focal point will be in your room, since most of the furniture will be located around it.
2. 2 Consider the scale. If you can get an item of any size, choose one that fits the space in the room. For example, don't buy a bed or dining table that is too large for the room. There should be at least a meter of free space around large pieces of furniture in the room so that you can freely use them.
3. 3 Move the focal point. If possible, move the focal point to a better spot in the room. This should be a place that is always facing you when you move around the room. The gaze must itself fall on this object.
4. 4 Draw attention to this point. Draw even more attention to the focal point by placing accessories in this area. For a bedroom, these can be bedside tables with lamps or other items, and you can hang a picture or a mirror near the sofa. A TV tends to stand out better when paired with a shelving unit or bookshelves, unless it's part of a large entertainment center.

Part 3 of 6: Arranging Seating

1. 1 Consider the seating scale. Once the focal point is selected, you'll want to add seating (unless you're in the bedroom, of course). Make sure the seating is the right size for the room. Leaving enough space, as well as with the focal point, we provide easy access to this object. For example, every dining chair should have at least a meter of free space.
   • Try to limit yourself to one larger item. If there are a lot of them, the room will look cramped and cheap.
2. 2 Create an open furniture layout. When placing seating around the room, keep in mind that they should be located openly and, as it were, offering to sit down. To do this, it will be good to put them at the entrance to the room (or at least at the main entrance). For example, try not to have chairs in your home with their backs to the door.
3. 3 Use corners strategically. You can add a little drama to the room by arranging furniture in the corners, but be careful with that. In a small room, this will take up the entire usable area. Only put furniture in corners if you have a very large room or not enough furniture to fill the space.
4. 4 There must be the correct distance between the furniture. If seating will be used during a conversation, such as hall furniture, be very careful not to place them too far apart, but not too close. Approximately 2-2.5 m is the ideal distance for two seating positions facing each other. L-shaped furniture - 3-15cm clearance.

Part 4 of 6: Positioning Surfaces

1. 1 Place surfaces close to the seats. This is especially true for the hall (and, to some extent, the bedroom), there should be a surface at arm's length from each main seating position where people can place their drinks without getting up while they are having a conversation. Try to organize such a surface. If most of the time it will be located on the way, you can put a movable table, which can be pushed into a comfortable position at any time.
2. 2 Pay attention to the level of the surfaces. The surface levels must match the area in which they are located. The decorative side tables should be higher than the tables next to the sofa or armchair. The level of the table next to the seat should correspond as much as possible to the level of the handles of this seat.
3. 3 Choose the correct size. Avoid overly bulky coffee tables or other tables. They can make it difficult to move around the room and move to their seat (imagine the poor guy trying to crawl into the middle seat of the opposite couch!). It is better to make sure that the distance between the edge of the table and the adjacent object is such that a person can easily walk through it.
4. 4 Consider lighting. Some tables in the room may need to have table lamps. Make sure each table is positioned so that all areas are lit and that there is a socket in the reach of each lamp.

Part 5 of 6: Creating a room for movement

1. 1 Leave a clear passage between the doors. If the room has more than one door, make sure that there is a fairly clear passage between them (if necessary, it can go around the seating area). A walkway will also help divide the space and make sure there is an open area near each exit.
2. 2 Avoid blocked passages. Think about how you can move around the room and where your furniture is located. Is there something in the way? Does it make it difficult to get from one zone to another? All of these barriers need to be moved.
3. 3 Avoid blocked passages. Think about how you can move around the room and where your furniture is located. Is there something in the way? Does it make it difficult to get from one zone to another? All of these barriers need to be moved.
4. 4 Divide the zones. With the help of furniture, you can also break up a large area, although this should have been provided earlier. If you have a very spacious, open room, it may be best to use furniture to divide the space into multiple zones. For example, sofa backs can be used as walls that delimit the living area and create a dining area on the other side.

Part 6 of 6: Placing Accessories

1. 1 Use pictures strategically. Paintings and other wall decorations hanging high will visually enlarge the area. And if you hang the picture over the sofa, and put tables on the sides, then the space will visually expand. Paintings will also make large walls look less washed out.
2. 2 Use mirrors strategically. Mirrors hanging on the walls can visually expand a small room by reflecting light and giving the impression of another room in the room. The available space can be visually doubled very effectively. But be careful ... mirrors can easily make a room look cheap.
3. 3 Be careful when choosing the size of the carpet. Carpets must be sized to fill the area in which they are located. Carpets that are too small or too large will make the room look too small or too large.
4. 4 Hang high curtains. Tall curtains will draw attention upstairs, giving the impression of high ceilings. And also, they will make the room proportional if your windows and ceilings are so high.
5. 5 Use appropriately sized items strategically. If you want to visually enlarge a small room, put smaller furniture in it, and avoid items that give out its size, such as cups, bowls, or other standard-sized items. This will give the effect of a dollhouse when the room looks spacious and roomy, but is a little further away.
6. 6 Use symmetry. Try to arrange accessories or pieces of furniture symmetrically. This technique will make the interior of the room more attractive. Place a table on each side of the sofa, bookshelves on each side of the TV, pictures on each side of the table, etc.

Tips

1. Consider the following guidelines for organizing and navigating your space:
   
   
   • Spaces that require a clearance of 15 cm to 1m:
     
     
     • Hallway
     • Place in front of wardrobes, dressers, drawers.
     • Any path that two people can walk at the same time.
     • Place in front of the stove, refrigerator, sink, washer and dryer.
     • From the edge of the dining table to a wall or other stationary object.
     • The sides of the bed through which you lie into it.
     • Ladders - 10 - 12 cm
   • Places requiring 10-45 cm of clearance:
     
     
     • The sides of the bed that are only used when the bed is being made.
     • Space between sofas and coffee tables.
     • 75 cm in aisles where one person can walk. For example, a bathroom or a doorway.
     • There should be at least 75 cm of free space in front of the bath, shower, toilet and / or sink.

• Wipe down furniture before sliding it into place. It may take a long time before you move it again and be able to thoroughly wipe the dust off.
• Clean the room before moving the furniture.
• If you have wood floors, place a piece of old carpet under each leg before moving the furniture. This will make it easier to slide and will not scratch the floor. Leave them under your feet when you are finished moving. This will prevent damage to the floor.
• Decide whether to leave furniture in the room. Furniture must correspond to the purpose of the room and correspond to its size. Small furniture is placed in a small room, and large furniture is placed in a large room. If you cannot put large furniture in a large room, then divide the room into zones by placing medium-sized furniture around the carpets.
• Zone-dividing carpets not only add color, texture, and zest to a room, but also serve as directional signs from one zone to the next. Arrange furniture around or on rugs. (For example, the coffee table should be on the carpet, and the furniture should be placed around).
• Feng Shui tips:
  • Place the bed against the wall in a dominant position within sight of the door.
  • The bed should have a front back.
  • Do not place the bed on the narrow side of the room with a sloped ceiling or under a ceiling fan.
• If you move furniture over carpet, you can place pieces of cardboard or wood on the floor to help the furniture slide more easily.
• Then vacuum the floor.
• Use a computer program such as Visio to sketch to scale.

Warnings

• Do not move furniture if the room is a mess!
• Be careful not to move anything that is too heavy for you!