How to Organise Furniture to Get a Clean, Clutter-Free Home
Follow these expert tips on furniture organisation, to create a calm, spacious and an organised feel in your home
If you want to ensure your home feels uncluttered and airy, it’s important to choose your furniture wisely and think about how you position it. Take a look at these essential tips for ensuring a clutter-free look in every room.
Fold away
It’s possible to have a dining surface in a tiny kitchen without it cluttering up the space.
A wall-hung table like this one can be temporarily folded away to provide more circulation space when preparing meals, then quickly set up to eat dinner, or when you need a spot to work.
Couple this will a few stacking stools and you may find you don’t need a traditional dining area at all.
It’s possible to have a dining surface in a tiny kitchen without it cluttering up the space.
A wall-hung table like this one can be temporarily folded away to provide more circulation space when preparing meals, then quickly set up to eat dinner, or when you need a spot to work.
Couple this will a few stacking stools and you may find you don’t need a traditional dining area at all.
Stay low
Not many of us have room for a dedicated library with floor-to-ceiling shelves, so it’s likely your book storage will be incorporated into your living room.
For a streamlined look, consider a long run of low shelving instead of more traditional tall bookcases. Keeping books low down reduces the visual clutter at eye level and can help your room to feel more balanced.
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Not many of us have room for a dedicated library with floor-to-ceiling shelves, so it’s likely your book storage will be incorporated into your living room.
For a streamlined look, consider a long run of low shelving instead of more traditional tall bookcases. Keeping books low down reduces the visual clutter at eye level and can help your room to feel more balanced.
Check out these guaranteed space-saving solutions
Measure up
Bespoke furniture has to be the ultimate in tailoring your pieces to the space available to you. A good joiner will work with you to discuss your requirements and provide suggestions and innovative solutions.
A built-in bench in a kitchen, for example, is a great way to combine seating with storage without cluttering up the space.
Bespoke furniture has to be the ultimate in tailoring your pieces to the space available to you. A good joiner will work with you to discuss your requirements and provide suggestions and innovative solutions.
A built-in bench in a kitchen, for example, is a great way to combine seating with storage without cluttering up the space.
Lighten the palette
The material and finish we choose for our furniture will depend on budget and taste. However, there’s no getting away from the fact that a light, bright room can feel much larger than a dark one.
In this small kitchen, the palette has been kept all white, including the cupboard doors, work surface, backsplash and paintwork, to avoid visually slicing the space up. The gloss finish on the units further bounces light around, again adding to the sense of space.
Take a look at these white kitchens that mix it up with accents
The material and finish we choose for our furniture will depend on budget and taste. However, there’s no getting away from the fact that a light, bright room can feel much larger than a dark one.
In this small kitchen, the palette has been kept all white, including the cupboard doors, work surface, backsplash and paintwork, to avoid visually slicing the space up. The gloss finish on the units further bounces light around, again adding to the sense of space.
Take a look at these white kitchens that mix it up with accents
Plan carefully
Where we choose to position furniture can make a huge impact on how we experience a room. In your bedroom, try to position large pieces either on the same wall as the door or directly opposite – keep the wall that leads away from the entrance free.
A wardrobe or bed positioned along this wall will add a visual block, and even a chest of drawers could end up being a clutter magnet if sited here.
Read these dos and don’ts for designing a small bedroom
Where we choose to position furniture can make a huge impact on how we experience a room. In your bedroom, try to position large pieces either on the same wall as the door or directly opposite – keep the wall that leads away from the entrance free.
A wardrobe or bed positioned along this wall will add a visual block, and even a chest of drawers could end up being a clutter magnet if sited here.
Read these dos and don’ts for designing a small bedroom
Sit up
Bar stools can be a great way to encourage guests to chat while you prepare food, but do consider both their footprint and height.
Bar stools can take up a bigger or smaller footprint depending on their style; this sleek design, for instance, blends in well with the stainless-steel in the kitchen and occupies minimal space on the floor.
When it comes to height, the backless design means they don’t protrude above the worktop and can be discreetly tucked away when not in use.
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Bar stools can be a great way to encourage guests to chat while you prepare food, but do consider both their footprint and height.
Bar stools can take up a bigger or smaller footprint depending on their style; this sleek design, for instance, blends in well with the stainless-steel in the kitchen and occupies minimal space on the floor.
When it comes to height, the backless design means they don’t protrude above the worktop and can be discreetly tucked away when not in use.
Read more:
Space-Saving, Clever Table & Chair Ideas
Tell us:
What did you think of these tips for using furniture to help create a clutter-free home? Share your thoughts in the Comments below.
Sofas come in all shapes, but most of them take up a huge amount of space. If your room is small, consider a slim design like this, which has a less bulky back support and arms, so has a smaller footprint. This sofa also has thin, tall legs, leaving the floor visible beneath it for an airy feel.
A good trick is to move your sofa forward from the wall a few inches, which will create a flow of air around it and provide a greater sense of space.