NOVA Homes Blog: How to Arrange Furniture in Your Northern Virginia Home

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

How to Arrange Furniture in Your Northern Virginia Home

When it comes to creating an inviting space in your Northern Virginia home, it's not all just about hanging a wreath on the door and setting out the welcome mat. Creating an ideal space is much about how your furniture is arranged inside and how easily your guests—or potential homebuyers—can navigate it.

As you prepare for the new fall season, give your home a spruce by moving furniture around. These arranging tips will help your home in Northern Virginia feel more open and bonus, boost appeal for homebuyers if you're selling the property.

Find the Focal Point
What is the focal point of the living room in your Northern Virginia home? Is it a great view or a fireplace or maybe just the television? Start by placing the biggest piece of furniture directly facing the focal point and angle all other pieces toward it. For instance, the couch should be placed straight in front of the television with armchairs angled on each side.

Direct through the Space
Find the doorways of the room and allow a straight path through the space. This allows guests and potential NoVA homebuyers to easily move from room to room. Imagine there is a line from doorway to doorway and create a trail on either side of it.

Keep Symmetry in Mind
While it is important to mind the focal point of the room, it's also important to encourage conversation and interaction with furniture arrangement. One common way to do this is to move two couches to face each other, keeping the focal point on one end. No one has a direct view of the focal point, thus making the set up great for entertaining.

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