Homes June 13, 2015

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Arrange furniture like a design pro Proportion, patterns and breaking rules Melissa Rayworth The Associated Press Sometimes the way to improve a room isn’t to buy new furniture: It’s to rearrange pieces you already own. Interior designers can spend hours creating the best furniture plan for a room, balancing practical considerations and creative risk-taking. “Changing up the placement of your furniture can make a massive difference,” says designer Brian Patrick Flynn, founder of Flynnside Out Productions. Adding, subtracting or relocating furniture, he says, affects “how natural light plays in the space and also how frequently the room gets used. By simply adding a bench to a wall, a room can become more of a hangout.” Removing a few pieces to create more space “can make it feel a bit more casual and informal.” How do professionals map

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Couches are arranged back-to-back to create two separate seating areas in this living room. out a furniture plan, choosing the best location for each item? Flynn and two other interior designers — Dan Faires, host of HGTV’s DanMade, and Betsy Burnham of the California-based design firm Burnham Design — share advice:

Analyze your space Begin by deciding how the room will be used, Burnham says. Is it a living room used mainly for TV watching or socializing? Does the space have two roles, such as a home office that doubles as a guest room? Or is it a playroom, where the priority is open space and maximum storage?

In a new home, knowing the answer can take time. “It’s important to live in a space for a few weeks or months before assigning it a space plan so that you truly get a sense for how you’ll use it,” Flynn says. “Then decide on your seating capacity and find a way to maximize it without sacrificing visual balance.” Consider any quirks: Are there lots of windows or doors? Unique architectural items such as a fireplace or beautiful windows with a view? A particular piece of furniture or art that you want visitors to notice?

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The symmetrical layout of chairs on either side of a cabinet is echoed by the symmetrical arrangement of images in the framed print above, creating an orderly and calming look in this room designed by Burnham Design.

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