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How to Plan Furniture Arrangement in Your Apartment
You’ve signed the lease on your apartment and can’t wait to see all of your furniture and belongings in their new home. But you don’t have to wait until you’re lugging that furniture up the stairs to figure out where everything goes. Save effort by doing some advance work. Here are tips on how to plan furniture arrangement in your apartment — before you even move in!
Reconnaissance
Once former residents are moved out and the key is in your hand, you have the run of your new place. Take advantage of it! Visit your new pad with your interior designer hat on and start to assess what will go where.
Measure walls, take photos and get out your paper and pencil. You don’t need to be an expert to create a floor plan for yourself. Consider which pieces will go in each room to begin to envision how your furniture will be arranged. Then you can compare your measurements and make sure everything should fit properly in the new space.
How to arrange it
In any room, the largest element should face the focal point. In a bedroom, the bed may face a window or mirror; in a living or family room, the sofa usually looks toward the fireplace or television. After placing the largest piece in the room, arrange your supporting pieces: nightstands next to a bed, coffee table and chairs next to the sofa, and so on. The rest will follow naturally.
Support the room’s purpose
Be sure that the furniture in each room supports the main activity there. For instance, make sure there is enough surface space and storage in the family room for all the entertainment system components, DVDs and CDs. Also, decide if there is enough seating for everyone to gather without having to scavenge chairs from another room. If the floor is one of your seating areas, for example, be sure to have large floor pillows or beanbag chairs available. If you don’t have enough items to support the activities the room is used for, you might need to add some more furniture pieces.
Show off your stuff
Also consider where your furniture will look best in a room. Take height, color and shape into consideration when deciding how to arrange a room. A dark piece might get lost in the shadows of a room, for instance. A curved piece is perfect for a curved wall, and a spare cabinet might be just right for a corner. Consider whether a low-lying bookcase might sit snugly underneath a window. Sometimes there are few choices for where pieces will fit, but don’t be afraid to try different combinations to see what looks and feels right.
Exerting a bit of interior designing effort before you move in is a great way to save time and worry about your move. Moving will be much easier if, when you show up on the doorstep of your new place, you know just where each piece of your furniture belongs!
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