muse interiors
W I S D O M + W E A LT H
To combat the perimeter furniture problem, you often have to get rid of something … or many things. Mismatched tables or furniture from a relative you feel obligated to keep are all good candidates for UsedVictoria. Once the superfluous clutter is cleared, your remaining furniture can be pulled away from the walls and grouped. Create groupings by pulling your furniture closer to a fireplace and away from a wall, or by breaking off a pair of chairs to set under a window while the main grouping of sofas is centralized. Often, people think that they need to be able to access the sofa from anywhere, but that’s simply not true. One entry point into a furniture grouping is sufficient for small rooms, two for large rooms and three or more for rooms over 25 feet in length with more than three groupings. You only need a few inches between arms of chairs or sofas that are grouped together — they can even touch — but you do need at least 18" around the back of a sofa for someone to be able to walk behind it, and 30 to 40" to create a hallway that will direct traffic flow. For instance, if your living room is between the entry and the kitchen, you’ll need to pull your sofa 40" off the wall to 32
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