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