Learn professional interior design secrets for arranging furniture, and easy ideal spacing tips.
Ideal spacing and arrangement of the furniture is a very important part of your design - and can often be overlooked.
You can choose the perfect interior design style and color - but if your furniture arrangement is wrong, it will let your whole scheme down.
But that’s not going to happen to you.
Not with these pages on arranging furniture at your fingertips!
It helps to imagine your room from a bird's eye view
We are going through the whole design process from start to finish, seeing how real interior designers do it...
This info will help you to decide exactly where to put your furniture for the nicest arrangement. And you will learn exactly how to create layouts that work.
Measurements for ideal spacing between furniture here...
Measurements for standard sizes of furniture here...
Look at real readers' layout problems and Q&A for help and inspiration here...
How to draw a layout plan
Professional interior designers always draw a layout plan - it helps them to really play around with arranging furniture - and get it right!
It’s something I really recommend you do - particularly if you are starting on a major home decorating project.
Even if you are keeping exactly the same furniture it may be worth taking a little time out to try this - you may find a great new way of arranging the furniture, that gives you the ideal spacing in your room.
I will admit that I don’t do this now for some of the rooms in my house - my lounge, for instance - it is so tiny that there are only 2 ways of arranging the furniture...
I have tried both - and have decided which way round I like best.
If this is you too, don’t worry - it’s not essential. Just leave this step out - remember, this is interior design to suit you.
Here are some considerations I always like to bear in mind when planning the layout of a room...
These tips on arranging the furniture will make sure your room really flows and looks spacious. And there will always be enough room for everyone to move about comfortably.
Stay on track and get help for your interior design project - from start to finish in the main How to Design section.
Still Stuck?
Read other people's layout and furniture arranging queries, or ask your own here...
Comments or Questions about Layout and Furniture Arrangement?
Can't quite get your layout right? Wondering where to put the sofa in an awkward shaped room? What looks best?
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What About Other Readers' Layout Problems...
Click below to see comments and queries from other visitors to this page about their layout and furniture arrangement concerns...
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After planning how to arrange your furniture, the next step is to look at your lighting - this is a very important part of the interior design process - and should definitely not be overlooked.