Furniture Arrangement

• 1). Place long furniture pieces at an angle instead of flat against a wall to enhance flow and keep the space from feeling cold.
  
  
• 2). Create movement and visual interest by avoiding perfect symmetry in your arrangements; for example, a couch in a modern room doesn't need two matching chairs on both sides, but maybe a chair on one side, set on a diagonal, and an end table on the other side.
  
  
• 3). Define the purpose of each section of the room by grouping related pieces together facing each other.
  
  

Open Space

• 1). Leave several feet of space between conversation areas; modern style isn’t cluttered, so a modern furniture arrangement shouldn’t be cluttered, either.
  
  
• 2). Leave enough space between furniture pieces to make getting around the pieces convenient, but keep the pieces close enough together to remain functional.
  
  
• 3). Place room dividers between specific areas to break up too-large spaces; this is especially important because the low height of modern furniture can amplify the cavernous feeling of large loft-like rooms.