FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT

FURNITURE
• Furniture refers to movable objects intended to
support various human activities such as seating and
sleeping. Furniture is also used to hold objects at a
convenient height for work as horizontal surfaces
above the ground, such as tables and desks, or to
stores things. Furniture can be a product of design and
is considered a form of decorative art. In addition to
furniture's functional role, it can serve a symbolic or
religious purpose. It can be made from many materials,
including metal, plastic, and wood. Furniture can be
made using a variety of woodworking joints which
often reflect the local culture.
 FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT IN DIFFERENT ROOMS

• The foremost rule in furniture arrangement is that the furniture should be bought keeping in mind the
size and shape of the guestroom in which it will be used. The floor plan of the rooms should indicate
where doors and windows are let into the walls. In guestrooms that do not have any architectural
features, a focal point of interest can be created and the furniture grouped around it. Consider
convenience as well as aesthetics. Whenever possible, the furniture planning in a room should
accommodate more than one use. Making allowances for traffic patterns is also crucial to furniture
arrangement. This can be easily achieved by studying the floor plan. Determine the traffic paths that
cross it, that is, the ways in which people are apt to enter and leave the room.
• While placing furniture, arrange the larger pieces first and then distribute the smaller ones in stages. Do
not place any piece of furniture in such a way as to touch the wall; else it may leave lines of dirt or stains
on the wall. On the other hand, it is unwise to let a piece of furniture too far out into the room, unless it
is being used as a space divider.
• Bedroom furniture is usually easier to arrange since the size of the bed usually dictates where it must be
placed and everything must defer to it. Certain fundamental points to consider in furniture arrangement
are given below.
• · Keep accessories in proportion to the furniture. For instance, a lampshade too big for a bedside
table may not only look out of place, but may also topple off the table.
• · Keep furniture in proportion to the space. For instance, placing a three-seater sofa between two
closely placed doors is not advisable aesthetically or functionally.
• · Use a blend of symmetrical and asymmetrical arrangements.
• · Place furniture with due regard for keeping ‘traffic spaces’ free. Consider placing larger pieces
against a wall rather than in the middle of the open space in a room. One can also place furniture
around a focal point of interest, perhaps a good painting or a fireplace.
 Furniture arrangement in Guestroom
areas
• Some points relating to the
placement of furniture are given
below, area by area:
ENTRANCE OR VERANDAH –
This area should have a furniture
arrangement that expresses
warmth, cheer, and pleasantness.
The furniture here may include a
chair or two and a low table.
Attention should be paid to the
kind of material used, as not all
materials will be suitable for
verandas and entrances. These are
ideal places to use cane, wicker, or
painted wrought – iron furniture.
These types of furniture have a
lightweight feel in visual terms.
 LIVING ROOM
The living room in larger
guestrooms usually contains
upholstered furniture to seat the
maximum number of people who
may occupy the room and one or
more to accommodate guests.
Each large chair should be within
easy reach of a table on which an
ashtray or refreshments may be
placed, and should, if possible,
face the door so that those
entering the room can be seen
and welcomed. Tall pieces of
furniture should be placed
parallel to a wall. Small chairs
may be placed diagonally. Other
furniture to be placed in this area
are a television cabinet and
sometimes a chest of drawers.
 DINING AREA
• In the rooms without
a separate dining
area, a large coffee
table and a few chairs
suffice for any meal
served in the
guestroom. Hotels
can experiment with
the furniture of bright
cheerful colours for
this grouping, in
harmony with the
colour scheme of the
room.
 BEDROOM
• The usual set of furniture in
a guest bedroom is a bed,
two bedside tables, a
dressing table, a chest of
drawers, a coffee table,
chairs, a luggage rack, and
a writing table. Most
economy guestrooms are
primarily bedrooms with
regard to their function. All
furniture except the coffee
table with its chairs and
perhaps the bed are best
placed against the wall.
 KITCHEN
Some hotel
guestrooms have a
small kitchen, where
usually modular
cabinets are utilized
as furniture. It is
mainly storage
furniture that is
found in the kitchen,
in the form of
cabinets and basket
drawers.
 SELECTION OF FURNITURE
• Comfort: office furniture should be comfortable.
Comfortable furniture will result in increased efficiency of
the employees
• Aesthetic Appeal – Purchase furniture that complements
the existing décor with the color scheme. It should
enhance the overall appearance of your interiors. A good
design elevates the mood of both employees and guest
and keeps their stress levels low.
• Design: design of furniture relates with height and width,
color, number of drawers, and so on. No matter what,
furniture should support the space and must facilitate the
works done.
• Cost: cost of furniture is a very important factor to be
considered before selecting any machine. The furniture
should be within the budget of an office
• Durability: office furniture should be made up of steel rather than
wood because steel furniture is compatible and lost lasting. Office
furniture can be expensive and it is not possible to purchase new
furniture every year because it doesn‘t even support the space.
Therefore, the furniture to be purchased must be free from
problem of breakage.
• Multiple uses: furniture should be usable for numerous purposes
in the office.
• Safety: office furniture should be safe. Glass topped and sharp
cornered furniture are relatively unsafe.
• Saving space: choice of furniture also depends upon the space
occupied by furniture. Such furniture should be selected which
would occupy minimum office space. Bulky and space occupying
furniture indirectly add office cost.
• Portability: the furniture being portable can be easily shifted from
one room to another, one building to another and form one
location to another.
 TYPES OF FURNITURE

Cantilevered furniture Fitted furniture

Free-standing
Built-in furniture:
furniture
 Free-standing furniture
• The furniture that
can be rearranged
whenever necessary
but the disadvantage
is that they accumulate
dust behind, above and
beneath them. E.g. chairs
, tables, beds etc.
 Cantilevered furniture
These types of furniture‘s
fitted to the wall on brackets
so there is no legs.
 Built-in furniture
The piece of furniture
is fitted ad fixed into
architectural space.
Usually their cost is
incorporated into the
building cost. Since built
in furniture has no gap
behind, above or below
so cleaning is minimized.
However, the disadvantage
is that once built in the particular piece of furniture cannot be
moved, thus reducing its flexibility.
 Fitted furniture
Though the terms built-in
and fitted are often used
interchangeable. Fitted
furniture is made to fit into
existing alcoves, thereby
saving space. The room
appears more spacious
and streamline when
fitted furniture.
 Based on other characteristics,
furniture may also be categorized as
follows:

• Antique furniture
• Upholstery
• Modular furniture
 Antique furniture
It includes pieces from
an earlier period. It is
often crafted out of
wood and its age,
condition, unique
Features and rarity
determine how
collectible the piece
is and therefore, how
high its value. Genuine
antiques are, by definition,
at least 100 years old
considered an antique.
 Upholstery
Upholstery with fabrics
and its techniques had
been mastered by the end of the
17th century, by borrowing
splendid material and lavish
trimmings. Initially these
were detachable loose covers,
which were later converted to
fixed upholstery. These
wrappings were supposed to
be removed when the
furniture was used.
Tapestries, furniture and
carpets beside silk damasks
and velvets were mostly
produced in France and Italy.
 Modular furniture
• These types of furniture
are based on
standardize
measurement or
module, so that
different pieces can be
joint together with
verity of ways. One of
the major benefits of
modular furniture is, it
can be resembled and
dismantled whenever
required in short period
of time.
 Principles and Elements of Furniture Arrangement

In achieving an aesthetic arrangement of furniture, the

following principles and elements of design need to be
heeded:
• Balance
• Scale and proportion
• Line
• Color
• Texture
• Rhythm
Balance
Scale and proportion
Line
Color
Texture
Rhythm