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The Art of Arranging
Furniture Placement Makes for Style and Comfort By Shel Franco
- Two club chairs and a round table
- A music area
- A game table
- Built-ins, bookshelves
Pillow Talk
Arranging the bedroom isn't all that unique from arranging other rooms of the house. The big difference is what to do with the bed. "Every bedroom has one bed wall," Groves says. A bed wall is a wall that is solid, concrete without windows. In other words, choose the location where there is solid wall behind the bed and enough space on either side for a nightstand. Complete the bed arrangement with a piece of art above the headboard.
As for dressers and additional furniture, stick with this rule of thumb: "Consider arrangements," Groves says. Don't just put a dresser on the opposite wall. Instead, the dresser should be part of an arrangement, perhaps with ottomans on either side, a lamp on top and a piece of art hanging above. And the TV? Once again, Groves says to hide it inside an armoire.
Furniture arranging doesn't need to be rocket science. As long as you have a few ideas in your head, it's pretty straightforward. Groves says that one of the biggest problems facing the home decorator is furniture showrooms, especially those that sell furniture in mass groupings. The problem: Buying furniture in a group without taking into consideration your space and limitations for arranging often leads to frustration when the items can't be set up at home the same way they are arranged on the sales floor. To avoid this, have a basic furniture arrangement in mind the next time you go furniture shopping and buy piece by piece in order to fit the space. You'll be much happier with the end result.