Tips for Laying out Furniture in a Room

How many times have you (or your significant other or tolerant friends) moved heavy furniture around a room until you figured it was just right?   Or maybe your room just doesn't "feel" right or is awkward to move around?  Could be your just bored with your room but can't afford new furniture?  What can you do?

The simple answer is to do it on paper (or online) before you move the real thing.

Here are some tips about how to figure out how to layout your furniture and good things to remember for a room that's balanced and easy to walk around in.

And here's an article with some recommended furniture layout tools.

Comments

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good tips, very helpful

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[bay area construction]

I’ve tried them and they are really good…

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[dining furniture]

Thanks for the tips! It has been my problem, moving furniture from one place to another and yet it does not seem to be right!

[Maler]

Its always really a challenge, thanks for posting about it.

[Todd Perry]

I learned this trick 30 years ago from my mother. You take a piece of graph paper (where each square = 1") and draw the room. On another piece of graph paper you draw each piece of furniture to scale, label them, and cut them out. Now you can move them around to your heart's content until they look right. Now with computer CAD programs you can do the same thing digitally and save a tree!

[home theater seating]

i never would have thought to do that ! i am glad i stumbled upon your blog. The tips you gave will make my wife finally happy ( we just moved )

[Decorative Wall Mirrors]

We were going to buy a piece of furniture that really loved, but decided to lay it out with newspaper in our small guest room. Thank goodness we did because the bed was way to big.

[England Furniture Company]

Thanks for the link to the tips and tools. Taking the time and effort into planning out the room online or on paper beforehand seems like a great idea.

[furniture stores]

Thanks for the tips! It has been my problem, moving furniture from one place to another and yet it does not seem to be right!

[Hitchcock Butterfield Mirrors]

I would like to thank you! Arranging is been my problem. Moving to another to where it is nice best.

[La-Z-Boy]

Thanks for the tips for laying out furniture in a room. Doing it on paper first will probably save you a lot of time.

[home staging NYC]

When you start laying out your furniture in your room, make sure that it is in proper arrangement to make it more attractive and looks better, it is also advisable to consider color for your furniture.