When you redecorate your living room or rearrange the main room and its furniture, you will probably need some considerations in its implementation. Follow these steps to create the atmosphere you want. The information below will help you to choose the right furniture for your living room by understanding the procedure for placing furniture in the room.
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Method 1 of 4: Creating an Interesting Layout
Step 1. Clear the room
Move your furniture temporarily with the help of someone closest to you or your household assistant. With this, it will be easier for you to find ideas about how you will arrange the room.
If you do not have a large room size, move some of your remaining items in the corner of the room so as not to disturb the process of arranging your room
Step 2. For a medium-sized living room, choose furniture with a large size and some furniture with a small size
If you have a small family room size, large living room size and a unique living room shape, you can follow this step. Your family room should have furniture that fits the size of your room. Chairs, tables and other items should be placed in the living room. Do not forget to give space to walk and avoid arranging your living room carelessly or irregularly.
- Sofas, chairs and bookshelves can be placed in other empty spaces. A small table can be placed in your living room which is useful for storing small decorations.
- Find small spaces and large spaces left in your living room to place other objects in the room to make it feel more comfortable. This can also be done in a family room with a unique shape, especially for a family room with sloping walls that make the room look narrow or too wide.
Step 3. Select the center of the view
Every room has the benefit of a center of view in the form of objects or areas that can attract the eyes of others. You must place furniture that is suitable for the place to attract the attention of people who come. Without placing anything to attract attention, it can give the impression of being disorganized and making people there feel uncomfortable.
- The central point of view is usually placed against a wall, such as a television or window. Adjust the seat position by aiming at the center of the view.
- If you don't have a central point of view, or you want to make the room just for hanging out and talking, you can place chairs or sofas on all four sides of your room. With seating positions on all four sides of the room, it will be difficult to give an attractive design. But you can place bookshelves and other furniture to create harmony for the people in your room.
Step 4. Leave some space between the walls and the furniture
If all your sofas are against the wall, the room will feel cold. Pull your furniture out of the way against the wall. Follow the steps for spacing your furniture below.
- Give room to walk about 1 meter. Leave a distance of about 1.2 meters if you have active children or family members who need more space).
- If you don't have enough room to walk, pull out the furniture and place a lamp behind it. The light produced by these lamps can provide suggestions for creating additional space.
Step 5. Place your furniture according to its function
This depends on your own wishes, but you must still adjust to the state of your room. Here are some "rules" you can follow to get started:
- The coffee table is usually placed 35-45 cm from the chair. Reset this distance if you have family members who have short hands by shortening the distance between the coffee table and the chair. And you should extend that distance if you have a family member with long arms. If you have family members with different arm lengths, place chairs at two opposite ends of the table.
- Place the chair 120-250 cm from the sofa. Make sure you have room to walk between the two objects.
- Place the television according to the size of the room and the vision of the people in the room. Place a chair facing the television three times the width of the television screen. For example, the width of your television screen is 40 cm, so you must place a chair or sofa as far as 120 cm from your television.
Step 6. Apply symmetrical positions to make your room design comfortable
Set a symmetrical position to create a calm and comfortable environment that is good for resting your mind.
- Usually set a symmetrical position is to place the center point of view in the middle of one wall and place the sofa in front of that center point. You can also place a coffee table for a complement.
- You do not need to add furniture to do this process. You can balance it with an L-shaped sofa by placing a table in front of it.
Step 7. Using asymmetrical positioning can give a unique impression
If one side of the room is different from the other, the room will look attractive and have a unique impression. This move is optional, but an asymmetrical position can give it a unique touch and even add extra space.
- Make small changes at the beginning and keep adjusting them until you find a position that is comfortable for you. By placing a position that is not symmetrical is more attractive than placing a symmetrical position.
- For example, try to place a bookshelf in the corner of the room. If placing the bookshelf in the corner of the room makes you uncomfortable, you can balance it with a semi-symmetrical position by placing two or one small paintings on opposite sides of the walls of your room.
- If you're not used to having a lot of people in your living room, try placing chairs on two sides to an L shape near the main door.
Step 8. Place the furniture one by one
By using the services of a reliable furniture assistant, you can carry and lift your furniture into your room without dragging it. Start with the largest furniture. This will help you to feel the parts of your room that have excess space to estimate the position of other items.
If you are going to place new furniture, start by placing large pieces of furniture. You may find a change that is suitable for your room when placing new furniture
Method 2 of 4: Make a Small Room Feel Large
Step 1. Place multipurpose items
If you don't have a suitable room for some of the furniture you want to place in the room, use multipurpose furniture so you can change the design and position of your room easily.
- Consider placing a multifunctional sofa that can be divided into two sections or can be extended to spread your legs while you rest.
- Combines one object into two functions. Use a long table for two chairs or a sofa instead of having to put each table on each of your chairs.
Step 2. Add light furniture when entertaining guests
Light chairs can be easily carried when you have guests who exceed the seat capacity in your room.
Place a small sofa and a few extra chairs so that guests who come feel comfortable
Step 3. Use the furniture at the same height
If there are some of your furniture that is much higher than the other furniture, it will make the room narrow and cramped.
Stack books at the end of the table to match the height of the table with other furniture
Step 4. Let the sunlight into your room
Use transparent curtains to make the room brighter. If you don't have windows in your room, use artificial light from white lamps. Avoid using yellow lights in your room.
Step 5. Place a mirror or two
Having a mirror in your room will give the impression that the room is wide and spacious. This is useful when not much light is getting into your room.
Step 6. Replace some furniture with furniture that has glass
A table with glass and glass doors will give the impression of a wider room.
Step 7. Use neutral colored paint
Soft colors like blue or beige can make a room warmer and cooler. Avoid using dark colored paint.
Try adding pillows and other decorative items, as they are easy to replace compared to other pieces of furniture
Method 3 of 4: Making a Spacious Room Feel Comfortable
Step 1. Use low furniture to divide the room
To make a large living room livable and less scary, divide your living room into two parts. Use short, low L-shaped sofas to divide the room without blocking each other.
- Divide the rectangular room into two parts for comfort.
- You can use other parts for other purposes as if they were not part of your living room.
Step 2. If your room doesn't feel comfortable, use bigger furniture
Placing a small sofa will not be suitable for a large room size. Replace the small furniture in your large room with furniture that has a larger size.
Step 3. Place the larger wall hangings
If the paintings or wall hangings are small, place them in groups to make them look bigger.
Tapestry tends to be larger and less expensive than paintings
Step 4. Add tall plants to fill in the corners and empty spaces
A plant pot in your room is useful for adding color variations to your room.
Step 5. Place the decoration on the table
Decorative statues can attract views in your room. Do not place a lot of decorations on the table, just put 1 – 4 decorations on your table.
Step 6. Paint or decorate walls and ceilings
If you want to redesign, use soft colors to make your room cool. Using soft colors that make the room cool, will make people in the room feel more comfortable.
Method 4 of 4: Decorating a Room without Buying New Furniture or Moving Furniture
Step 1. Measure the dimensions of the room and door
Use a tape measure to calculate the length and width of your room. Measure the width of the door, as well as measure the distance of the door when the door is open.
- If you don't have a tape measure, use your feet as a measuring tool. Walk to measure the length and width of the room with your feet so that the bottoms of your feet are touching each other. Measuring without using a meter but using your feet will indeed take your time, but it is quite effective to do.
- If you plan to decorate the walls with paintings or other wall decorations, you will need to measure the ceiling first.
- You do not need to measure the length of the door when the door is open.
Step 2. Measure the dimensions of the furniture
If you measure the length and width of your furniture, record the measurements accurately so you don't get confused when measuring other pieces of furniture.
If you are planning to buy new furniture, read how to choose new furniture and then you can follow this section
Step 3. Draw the scale of the room on graph paper
This is useful for measurements to create a map of your room. If the length and width of your room is 40 x 80, you can make a map on graph paper with 40 squares and 80 squares or 20 squares of 40 squares. Choose the largest scale that is suitable for your graph paper.
- Open the door to find out how much space is needed for the door to open.
- An easy scale to apply is 1 square graph paper = 0.5 meters.
- Write a scale (eg “1 square = 0.5 meters”) on your map to show the information.
- If the walls in your room are slanted, draw a straight line on the floor on your side of the wall to find a straight angle on the sloping wall.
- If your room has curved walls, you will need to make a sketch to think about how to make the wall look attractive.
Step 4. Draw furniture on paper at the same scale
Refer to previous measurements and draw a sketch of your furniture placement.
- If you intend to place new furniture, draw a sketch of the furniture. Then you will find various possible placements for the furniture.
- If you want to color the sketch, cut the fabric in a color that matches the furniture or you can use a marker to color your furniture sketch.
- For wall decoration, television and fireplace use rectangles of 0.5 square meters on graph paper.
Step 5. Try applying different decorations to the graph paper
Remember not to block the door. For the décor you have set, plan the décor as well as you can until you have room to walk to sofas, doors, open shelving and other functional furniture.
