Six Practical Tips to Arrange Your Living Room Furniture

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Not only does furniture facilitate us in doing activities, it also enhances the aesthetics of a less organised home interior. However, choosing the wrong furniture may ruin the overall appearance of a residence, not to mention if it is not placed in the right position. Arranging the position of your furniture might look simple but it actually requires much more consideration. For example, the right arrangement of the furniture in your living room design may help you achieve a comfortable and pleasing ambience. For your reference, here are six practical tips to arrange the furniture in your living room.

Prioritise functionality

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Before purchasing your living room furniture, you need to plan ahead. Think about what you will do in the room. Will you use it only to host guests or will you also use it as a TV room or a family room? This is to prevent purchasing non-functional furniture.

Pay attention to circulation

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The design of your living room won’t be effective once you start adding too much furniture. To optimise the functions of your living room furniture, you should first map “the circulation area”. Measure the width of your living room and the width for circulation. This will let you find out the dimensions of the furniture that you need.

Balance is crucial

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Whichever interior design style that you like, you should aim for a balanced proportion. Do a long sofa with two single chairs and a coffee table look good together? Or does it look balanced if you place a tall floor lamp with a dangling pendant? Then, pay attention also to the colour and pattern of the furniture and decoration that you’ll be using. Check whether these furniture elements go along well together or not.

Put more emphasis on comfort

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After you decide the purpose of your living room, the next step is how to provide comfort though the choice of furniture. If your living room will be used for social activities, then you’ll need to have a comfortable sofa with several cushions. However, if you want to have a reading nook in your living room, you can add a reading lamp for more focus.

Define the zones

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Small houses generally have an open space concept without partition between the living room and the other rooms. If this is the case, you should set separate zones to differentiate the functions of these rooms. For example, make use of a carpet to define an area as a living room and use a dangling pendant to define a dining room.

Don’t block the view

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For a room to appear spacious, you should arrange your furniture in a way that allows for a visual connection. However, it doesn’t mean that you should simply choose low height furniture. Consider well what you’ll place in front of the window. Don’t let, for example, a sofa in your living room block the view to the garden or backyard. Choose the right living room furniture that provides a wider viewing angle, not only limited to your living room.

Now you know how to properly arrange your living room furniture. Contact an architect or interior designer in Archify to renovate your living room. Then visit Archifynow to check out other architectural tips and ideas.