How To Arrange Furniture

Arranging furniture in your home can be a real puzzle. There’s so many different mistakes that can be made in how you set up the seating, tables, and bedding in your home that you probably don’t even realize it. Below, you’ll find some of the most common furniture arranging mistakes and how to fix them. 

All of Your Furniture Is Against A Wall 

It may seem like a way to make your room feel bigger to push everything against a wall, but this thought process is flawed. You want your rooms to feel cozy, not spaced out. You’ll be surprised what floating furniture can do for a room. 

You Put Too Much Furniture In A Room

Whether you have a small space or a giant room, plan what kind of furniture you put in the room very carefully. Overcrowding a space makes it feel stuffy and claustrophobic. While you hope to have enough seating in a room for everyone, you don’t need to overdo it. Put the furniture in a room that makes sense for you to have. There's also no harm in having big, open spaces in a room. As long as the purpose is served, sometimes an airy space can be quite a stress reliever.

Putting more furniture in a space won’t help a room to magically grow either. Be realistic about how many square feet you have in a room. From there, you can decide what goes where. If you still feel that you have too many pieces of furniture around, it’s time to sell or donate some of the chairs and tables that don’t get as much use. 

You Tend To Block Windows With Furniture

Using your sofa or a bed to place in front of a window may seem like a good idea. Whether your purpose is to block some light, or if it’s your only option for placement, you may need to do some refiguring. One problem is that the light coming in the window will cause some serious fading to any material that’s in the path. If it’s a bed that’s placed across a window, you also face a lack of privacy. 

You can fix any of these issues quite simply with some drapery. Drapery helps to filter the light, reducing the heat in the room. Using curtains will also help you to reduce the incidence of fading on your fabrics. Curtains also help to keep your privacy. While it can be difficult to arrange a small room where a window is your only option for furniture placement, the simple addition of curtains really makes a difference.