7 Simple Steps To Rearranging Living Room Furniture
Re-arranging your living room furniture is the best way to get an instant room makeover. All without having to spend any money. It’s like getting a brand new room which is why I’m such a fan of rearranging furniture to get a new look.
It’s a fun way to experiment and try out some new things. If you’ve been living with the same setup for a few years changing a few things around is a great way to refresh your space. This way you can see what changes you might like to make in the future. Also what currently works in the room and what doesn’t.
This is a chance to get creative with your living room space. After all spending more money isn’t the only way for a room refresh. Re-arranging furniture is a free way to try out a new design with minimal risk (provided you don’t break anything!)
Here are a few basic rules to guide you if you’re ready for a living room makeover on a budget.
How Do I Rearrange My Living Room Furniture?
1. Work With What You’ve Got
When rearranging large sofas there may be only one or two places it can be moved to. It’s important to get your largest pieces of furniture in position first. Even if your largest piece has to stay put, your smaller pieces can be easily switched around to change the look of the room.
2. Mix It Up
Just because you’re focused on the living room, doesn’t mean a piece of furniture from another room that won’t work in there. It might be a side table, a chair, a rug, or something small but the details make all the difference. It’s your time to experiment.
This mix-and-match idea works both ways. You might feel that moving a certain piece of furniture out of your living room to another room works well.
3. Free Flow
Ok, there might be places that might be a tad awkward to put furniture. The general rule is 3 feet or 1 metre for walking around the space when it comes to living rooms. As long as there are no entryways blocked or it’s not difficult to walk around it’s fine.
For smaller spaces, creative thinking is important. So make use of unused corners and maximize your vertical space. And if you need to remove a furniture piece to improve the flow, do so. Less room clutter is always a bonus.
4. Function
Sure, rearranging the furniture can be fun but it still has to “work ” for the space.
So if you have a large sofa in your living room a simple thing to do might be to re-orientate the direction of it. For instance instead of having the sofa directed at the TV, bring a couple of chairs from another room and place them facing the sofa. This will make a more friendly and intimate setting and a whole new room.
5. Change Your Focal Point
It’s not uncommon to have multiple focal points in a living room. But there should always be one main focal point, the area that first captures your attention when walking in. Rearranging your furniture also gives you the opportunity to change your main living room focal point.
Your new focal point could be in a different position. Maybe it’s your sofa that is your focal point that has moved in position. Or you could make a brand new focal point like a gallery wall being the main focus to the room.
6. Get A Design App
If moving all your furniture around seems too much, move all of your furniture around on a design app instead first.
There are some good design apps you don’t need to be a professional designer to use. You can plan out a few furniture arrangements on the design app. Play around with the layout then choose your favourite and move your living room furniture around to match.
Here are some design apps try:
7. Assess Your Space
Changes can take some getting used to, so give it a while to get used to your new layout. See what you like with the space, what works and what doesn’t. And then make some changes. If worst comes to worst you can put your living room furniture back to how it was before.
Chloe
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