If the furniture isn’t arranged right, even the most beautiful of rooms can fall short. So how do you create a successful layout? For starters, avoid these mistakes. But if you’re guilty (we’ve all been there!), fear not—it’s easy to rectify problems with these tricks.
Mistake: Wallflower furniture.
Your room may feel bigger with all the furniture pushed up against the wall, but if you find yourself having to shout across the room to have a conversation, it may be time to rearrange. In this living room, the sofa “floats” in the middle of the room, but it’s closer to the fireplace and the chairs, which creates a cozier conversation area.