When it comes to furniture and your flooring, you’d probably be surprised how many topics we could cover, from what to do with it on installation day to how to protect your flooring from your furniture, we have several tips to provide you. We’ll even talk about how to arrange your furniture and pair it with the right flooring. Let’s get started.
Pairing furniture with flooring
Choosing the right furniture is obviously a very personal decision. You have to choose something that fits the aesthetic and comfort level you desire. However, there are a few tips we can provide to help you in your decision-making. You don’t need to match your furniture to your flooring. In fact, it’s probably ideal it doesn’t match exactly. It’s a good idea if it’s the same tone though, otherwise, it may not pair well. The main goal is to choose colors that complement one another. Keep in mind, some contrast can be nice. You may decide to go with a mild contrast, choosing furniture that’s just a little lighter than your flooring. Or you may decide to go with a more noticeable approach, choosing lighter-colored furniture to go with darker flooring (you can also switch this around). When choosing what color of flooring to pair with your furniture, you may opt to choose a lighter shade of flooring if you have small/daintier pieces. However, darker flooring can pair nicely with bulkier furnishings.
Preparing for installation day
Before installation day, you’ll have a few things to figure out. One of those things is “who’s moving the furniture?” You’ll need to decide this in advance. Is this something you want to take responsibility for or is it something you want the installer to handle? Regardless of who moves the furniture, remember to move any of your other personal items before the installer arrives.
The next thing you need to consider is where is the furniture going. Sometimes you can simply move your furniture to another room, a shed or a garage. If you’re having a lot of flooring done and don’t have an extra space to safely store all of your furniture, then it may require a little ongoing work. This would mean moving furniture from room to room as necessary. Whatever your game plan is, it should be figured out prior to the day of.
Arranging furniture
When it comes to arranging furniture, you’ll need to take into consideration a few things. Probably the most obvious thing is where any doors and windows are since this will affect where you can place furniture pieces. When starting your arrangement, it’s usually easiest, to begin with, the largest piece and then work around it. Consider where it fits well in the room and which way you want it to face. For example, if you’re arranging a living room, then you’ll probably want the couch in front of the TV. You’d then arrange the rest of the pieces to fit this setup. Another example is a family room where you want to create conversations, maybe you place comfy chairs facing one another with a table in between. Think about any focal points in the room as you decide which way you want your pieces to face. Another thing to keep in mind while arranging furniture is whether you have any area rugs. Area rugs can help define spaces if you have a large open area, this allows you to break up the space easier. If you do use area rugs, it is important to keep in mind where the furniture legs are going. In a dining room, you don’t want the legs to fall off the back of the area rug as you scoot the chairs out. When placing an area rug in a living room or family room, you have some options as to where the furniture legs will go, whether you want all of the legs on the area rug, none of them or just the front of the legs. Just keep in mind where your feet hit, you don’t want your feet to be partially on two different surfaces. Area rugs can also be used in bedrooms. A popular option is placing it under the bed so that it comes out on both sides and at the bottom. If you’d like some more ideas about furniture arrangement, we recommend checking out this article from Better Homes & Gardens.
Protecting flooring from furniture
You can purchase furniture pads to help protect your flooring. If you have carpet, you may choose something like plastic or steel. If you have hardwood floors or tile then try felt or rubber pads. Any of these pad types, except for steel, should work for vinyl flooring. Keep in mind, picking up furniture when moving is ideal.
We hope this blog helped answer any of your questions when it comes to furniture and flooring. If you have more, please reach out to us at Carpets America. We’d be happy to help you find the right flooring to fit your needs and prepare for installation day.