| Arranging furniture in a living room should have some | | | | Simple....by arranging the furniture in specific angles |
| purpose. It should be easy to distinguish activity | | | | and laying carpets on one another to get that effect |
| areas in your room and each of such area should be | | | | ; |
| reflected or easy to make out. You have to bear in | | | | 7. There should be some gap left between the sofa |
| mind a few factors before you start out to buy new | | | | and the coffee table to place your legs comfortably ; |
| furniture or arrange the existing furniture. Some of | | | | 8. The furniture should be so arranged that there |
| these factors are : | | | | should be place for conversation ; you can arrange a |
| 1. Measure the area of the room. This plays an | | | | love seat and couple of chairs for the purpose of |
| important part in your arranging the furniture | | | | setting up a romantic area; neither place the sofas |
| business. Smaller rooms need a single sofa, a chair, | | | | and chairs too close to each other as it may become |
| and a couple of end tables. If your living room is large | | | | difficult to move about or sit nor place it too far |
| then it requires a large sofa, coffee tables, and a | | | | away so that it may become difficult to converse |
| couple of extra chairs ; | | | | with each other; |
| 2. You have to make a list of those things that may | | | | 9. Ensure walking space between one end of the |
| affect the process of arrangement ; | | | | room to another end ; |
| 3. Another simple idea is making a scale drawing of | | | | 10. Area rugs define the seating areas well in a room |
| your new living room on a piece of paper ; this helps | | | | ; do use them; |
| in experimenting with new ideas and new looks and | | | | 11. One of the important tips in arranging a |
| also you can have an imaginary view of your living | | | | complimentary room decor is to chose neutral or |
| room before moving in the furniture ; | | | | lighter shades for walls because basically furniture of |
| 4. Next step lies in creating a point of focus; any of | | | | any style, scheme or color can be selected by this |
| these namely a bookcase, or a show case, or a | | | | type of wall decor ; |
| piece of modern art hung over a piece of your | | | | 12. While you are placing the furniture always arrange |
| furniture, or a fireplace can act as the point of focus. | | | | the larger pieces first and the complimentary pieces |
| You have to highlight this focal point by arranging the | | | | or the pieces that relate to the main piece is to be |
| furniture and lighting as complimenting the focal point | | | | arranged next. For other activities you can add |
| ; | | | | always the accent pieces. Now, all you have to do is |
| 5. Please bear in mind not to group out all the focal | | | | arrange the furniture in that place, where you think it |
| points together ; | | | | will look best. |
| 6. You have to create depth. How do you do this ? | | | | |