How to rearrange your livingroom and use what you got.
I just rearranged my living room today. It was a rather daunting task as Ii sit here and look at all my stuff and wonder how it will all match as it’s a mishmash of collections from years over.
1. Have a friend with creative insights who is fairly strong be there to help with placement and moving items.
a. Items you may need
i. Scissors
ii. Trashcan
iii. Tool box, with hammer, screwdrivers/flatheads, tape measure
iv. Cleaning items, such as dust cloths, cleaning agents like windex, vacuume
v. Paper towels for dirty items
vi. A partner to help with moving items as well as decision making and suggestion sharing.
2. Move all artsy and small items out of the way. Grab it all and take to an easily accessible room or place out of the way. Also, move plants out of the way unless they are really large.
3. Once the little items are out of the way, then you look at the furniture and start with making decisions at one of the room and move to the other.
4. Move furniture into weird positions, regardless of how dumb you think the idea is, and then try to move opposite pieces retrospectively.
5. If large pictures or items are on the wall, either you decide to keep them where they are or move them.
6. Try to make small vignettes in areas. Keep items at a series of 3’s or 5’s since that’s most appealing to the eye (plus, it’s feng shui).
7. Be hard on yourself, be willing to get rid of stuff that’s old or move it out of the way.
8. Once the large items have landed in a pleasing area, start moving in the smaller, more decorative items.
9. That’s it in a nutshell! Sure helped me, and my living room looks better than ever!
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