Dramatically Transform Any Room In Your Home on Any Budget!

Dramatically transform any room in your home on any budget and dramatically change any space for nothing with this one tecnique - rearrange the furniture!! The following are some fool proof tips for Walking In Victory over transforming a room for nothing in rearranging your furniture!

(1) Don't hold your furniture under "arrest!" You know what I mean right? So envision this concept that we're all guilty of. We hold all of the furniture under arrest, hands behind head and all backed up against the walls! :) Set that sofa and occassional chair free to walk in victory over creating a wonderful conversational area.

(2) Once you have adopted this concept, decide what will be the focal point of your room, in other words the one area of the room that you desire to have to be the first thing people notice when they walk in the room.

(3) Once you have determined the focal point of the room, arrange your furniture around that focal point. So for example, in a Living Room, if a fireplace, window, piece of artwork, etc., were determined to be the focal point of that room, your sofa, chairs, coffee table, side tables, etc., should be arranged around that focal point. You could place your sofa across from and facing the fireplace for example and it would be perfectly acceptable and preferred to place that sofa right in the center of the room, rather than against the wall, if your space allows for such arrangement. In a bedroom, your bed is often the focal point of the room, so place the bed typically on the side of the room opposite the entrance of the room so that when you walk in, it is the first thing you notice. Then use beautiful bed coverings, throws, accent pillows, etc., to set the tone for the bedroom with your bed as the focal point. In a Dining Room, typically your Dining Table would be the focal point & should be centered in the room, usually under the lighting fixture or chandelier.

(4) Once your focal point has been determined and the largest pieces of furniture have been placed either as the focal point or around the focal point, use other pieces of furniture in groupings to create a functional space. So in a Living Room, as I stated above, if you have placed your sofa across from and facing a fireplace, create a conversational area by adding a grouping of occassional chairs. If your sofa is casual, then consider a grouping of formal occassional chairs to add charm. They do not necessarily need to be a matching "lounge" type chair. Consider formal dining chairs (purchased at a flea market or thrift store - paint them, re-upholster the seat w/an accent color or print you would like incoorporated into the room, add an accent pillow, etc.) and place them either together (side by side) at the end of the sofa facing inward (toward the coffee table) or one at each end of the sofa (again facing inward). For a bedroom, adding a side table next to the bed creates a functional grouping. It doesn't have to be a matching night table. Be creative as your space allows. It can be any side table (typically the same height or slightly lower than the bed). It can be a bookcase to allow for double duty as a bedside table and storage. In a Dining Room, the dining chairs would be the pieces added to the focal point (the table).

(5) Then add your accent pieces. So for the Living Room, you could add a coffee table placed in the center of the sofa and occassional chairs and a side table either on one end or each end of the sofa. An accent rug placed in the center under the coffee table can add color and pattern to the room. Accent lamps can pull in the color scheme of the room as well and should be placed on the side tables at each end of the sofa. For the Bedroom, add a lamp to the bedside table (or whatever you have chosen to use as this function) and consider an accent rug centered in the room, under the bed or for a smaller accent rug, centered in front of the bed. In the Dining Room, place your accent pieces such as a hutch, buffet, round table w/lamp or framed photos, etc., whatever you have in the room as accent pieces.

(6) For the decor in each room, decide on a color or pattern scheme and keep it clean and simple. Nik Naks and clutter are out and do not create the warm, welcoming, cozy, peaceful, harmonious, scerene setting we're going for. So clean out, and in future posts, I'll teach you how to de-clutter and what to do with those items, as well as teach you some storage and organizational options. For now, consider boxing them all up and placing in a storage area (basement, garage, attic) for future sorting through, and just add accent decor such as lamps, vases, pottery, candles, books, frames, etc. Wall mirrors can add depth, size, and light to any space. I have even created beautiful groupings on the walls with decorative plates and plate hangers. I'll teach that in a future post as well.

For now, go box up all your clutter, re-arrange your furniture, add a few accent pieces back in and dramatically transform a scerene, functional space in your home, that you, your family, and your guests LOVE to be in for absolutely FREE! I did exactly this in my teenage daughter's "basement suite" yesterday, it did not cost a dime, and we dramatically recreated her space! I'll include pictures later to inspire you! Since everything I did yesterday cost me nothing, I may "splurge" today and buy a few cheap materials to make home-made lampshades to really spice up the space! I'll teach you how to make all kinds of lampshades in the future as well. You can do it! Go start re-arranging the furniture using these tips and WALK IN VICTORY over creating the space you and your family love and create memories on an austerity budget!!