Show Arrangement Of Room An n Art r Room arrangement is an anart art It may be cultivated or it may come naturally but nothing will wUl make a room look right if It the arrangement is not sensible and useful Scattered assortments of furniture rugs window hangings and and accessories do not make a room look inviting all the elements elements elements ele ele- ele- ele ments of color may be present but the effect is lost if It they are not assembled well A whole Is an organization of parts making up a unit One of the essentials of good decoration decoration decoration deco deco- ration Is balance This may be formal or informal that informal that is to offset each other or compensating ing factors in which the eye is satisfied because dissimilar objects objects objects ob ob- ob- ob are so arranged with the center of Interest that the effect is one of symmetry although this is not exactly the case In a living room there are at least three functions which the furniture is scheduled to perform perform perform per per- form and this makes for at least three groups groups groups' 1 Conversational Conversational Conversational Conver Conver- 2 reading 3 writ writ- ing The typical room will combine combine combine com com- bine these so that they are not separate entities but flow flow to to- to gether The reading and writing group in smaller rooms can consist of some of the same pieces and the same is true of reading and conversation Another factor deserving of consideration is s scale s c a 1 e. e Extremely Extremely Extremely Ex Ex- Ex- Ex large and bold pieces of furniture belong in an open expansive room and not in combination combination com corn with small delicate de de- de- de signs Smaller pieces can be used in a small room and also in a larger one but in the latter case there should be enough of them so sa that they do not look like islands islands is islands is- is lands in a large room expanse In general it is best to avoid kitty corner room arrange arrange- ments If the walls of a room are unbroken but the rug is placed at a degree 45 angle the eye fights for a place to land The same is true of sofas placed across corners |