living & dining areas: furniture arrangement. family, living or great rooms activities that...
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Living & Dining Areas:Furniture Arrangement
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Family, Living or Great Rooms Activities that commonly
take place in living areas: Conversation,
recreation, dining, entertaining, hobbies, relaxing
The ideal diameter for the primary conversation area: 8-12 feet
Furniture to put in a family room: Durable and easily-
maintained furniture
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Traffic Paths
Space needed for major traffic path: 4’ to 6’
Space needed for minor traffic path: 1 ½’ to 4’
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Seating Clearances
Foot room between sofa/chair and edge of coffee table top: 1 to 1’- 6” feet
Floor space in front of chair for feet and legs:1’6” to2’-6” feet
Chair or bench space in front of desk or piano: 3 feet
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Secondary Furniture Groupings
Secondary furniture grouping: Seating for 2-3 people, a
piano, a desk or a chair for one person
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Dining Room Space Needs
Space per person: 2 feet Space for occupied chairs:
18 to 22 inches Space to get into chairs,
between table edge to wall: 32 inches
Traffic path around the table and occupied chairs: 36 to 44 inches
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Dining Room Space Needs
Minimum dining size for four people. 80 square feet
Space required to seat four to eight people and place a hutch and buffet in the room: 180 square feet
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Living/Dining Room Combinations (Great Rooms) How can you combine
functions with furniture arrangement? Living and dining
areas can be combined.
Drop-leaf table can double as a sofa table.
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Furniture Arrangement Mechanical or architectural
functions that must be considered when placing furniture: Air circulation vents,
doors, windows, electrical outlets, phone jacks, television cables or antenna lines, fireplaces, and stairs
How to control flow of traffic: Place furniture at key
locations to direct traffic flow or restrict or redirect traffic.
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Create Balance with Furniture Arrangement Create a feeling of
balance in a room: Opposite walls should
lend visual weight Furniture, doors,
windows, and fireplaces should be balanced
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Balance Visual mass is more
important than dimensions
Groupings should be balanced
Do not overcrowd the room with furniture
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Create a Focal Point Use furniture to
emphasize a focal point: Group furniture
around a focal point If the room lacks a
focal point, use a piece of furniture as a focal point
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Furniture Arrangement Groupings for seating arrangements:
U shaped Parallel
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Furniture Arrangement Box shaped L-shaped
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Furniture Arrangement Straight line