| If you planning to buy new furniture for your | | | | drawn in the third step. But that's OK for |
| living room, then most probably you have | | | | now. Now make as may combinations and |
| already thought about the furniture layout in | | | | arrangements of the furniture units as |
| your mind or else you have probably thought | | | | possible. Think out of the box while doing |
| of repeating the same old layout with only | | | | this. Try to do something different.Remember |
| the new furniture pieces. In this article I | | | | if you try you will easily come up with at |
| will show you a simple method to create the | | | | lest 10 layout for that same living room. You |
| most efficient layout for your living | | | | will be amazed at how many combinations are |
| room.Before we begin there are a few points | | | | possible. Also imagine the furniture pieces |
| that need to be considered. A living room is | | | | you already have or can you replace that |
| always a transition space. This means that | | | | table in the bedroom with the one in the |
| entrances to all other rooms are located in | | | | living room.How about keeping it vertical |
| living room. Other bedrooms, dining room, | | | | rather that horizontal in the plan. Whatever |
| kitchen etc. are accessed through living | | | | you do keep one thing in mind. Always keep |
| room, that's why a sufficient "circulation | | | | the human movement "unobstructed". People |
| space" for family members is a must.So here | | | | passing through the living room in other |
| is what you can do to create the most | | | | rooms must be able to pass without cutting |
| efficient layout for a living room.1) Take a | | | | vision if you are talking to other person in |
| plane white paper. A4 size is also enough.2) | | | | the living room.That's why those pencil lines |
| Draw a sketch plan of your living room on | | | | have been drawn. After you have drawn the |
| this paper. While drawing this plan it is | | | | furniture pieces on the living room plan, |
| important to show the following things in | | | | modify the travel lines. Now these lines will |
| it:a) Entrance door | | | | be around the furniture, especially at |
| | | | corners. The travel lines will now take the |
| b) Entrance doors to other rooms | | | | shape of the furniture at the edges.After |
| | | | this short exercise you will have probably 5 |
| c) Window positions | | | | different layouts on paper with. Select the |
| | | | one in which you see the following points of |
| d) Minor column projections (if any) | | | | interest.a)Travel line lengths are shortest. |
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| e) Swing of the doors (inside or outside the | | | | b)Travel lines do not pass trough the |
| living room) | | | | furniture.Apart from the efficiency there is |
| | | | another factor called as visual balance while |
| f) Presence of staircase | | | | designing a furniture layout. Finally does it |
| | | | look good to YOU. Are you comfortable with |
| g) Fireplace (if any)3) Take a pencil and | | | | the final layout. The visual balance is |
| draw lines starting from entrance door to all | | | | achieved by making the most use of all walls |
| other doors and window positions. This is the | | | | of the living room with decorating elements |
| natural travel lines for any person using the | | | | such as paintings, color schemes, etc.So if |
| living room. If the room is empty without any | | | | you follow a system from the beginning you |
| furniture these are the lines any person | | | | will be definitely be able to create a |
| would follow to reach other point in the | | | | beautiful living room in the shortest |
| living room.4) Now start placing the | | | | possible time. I hope this article has helped |
| furniture units like 3 seat sofa, single | | | | you to find more creative ways of doing this |
| double seat sofa, coffee table, end tables | | | | job more efficiently.Copyright Shrinivas |
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| units it will always be seen that the | | | | charming living room of your wildest dreams. |
| furniture obstructs the pencil travel lines | | | | |