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Design the Furniture Before You Finish the Architecture

A room without furniture is just dimensions.

Put real furniture on the plan before you approve the walls.

Not tiny symbolic furniture.

Use the dimensions of the actual king bed, sectional sofa, dining table, desk, television, piano, pool table, or exercise equipment you expect to own.

Think about chairs pulled away from the dining table, doors opened on cabinets, and people walking behind sofas.

Modern homes love glass.

Furniture loves walls.

You need both.

If every wall is either glass or a doorway, where does the television go? Where does artwork hang? Where does the dresser fit?

Test several arrangements.

A good room often allows more than one practical furniture layout.

Architecture should support living.

Do not ask furniture to solve an architectural problem after construction.

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