Posted in Homestead

 There are always times when we feel like we are running out of space in our homes.  We can alleviate that feeling by ridding ourselves of items that we no longer need.  However, sometimes, you simply  need to re-evaluate the way your rooms are set up.

Believe it or not, rearranging a room can add a lot of space!  This usually takes a little time and some thought.  Firslty, you need to look at the room as if it is the first time you are seeing it.  This is difficult for me, but the rewards of working towards this are always abundant.  Next, think about what you want to accomplish in the room.  Do have a long living room that seems to be functional, yet want a work space included?  You get the idea. 

Now, you want to try to find a way to regroup the room to incorporate the new area.  Better Homes & Gardens offers a GREAT online program that allows you to arrange a room.  I have used this MANY times.  Click here to go directly to the site.   Using this tool you can not only rearrange the furniture in your room to see what will work best, but you can add furniture to accomplish your goal, and see if it works for you. 

I do not rearrange furniture very often.  The reason is, that when I want to accomplish something with space, I have used this tool so successfully, that I rarely have a desire to change the room afterwards.  However, when I have a room that needs rescuing, or I want to use in a different way, I look at it from new eyes, think about mygoal, and use the BHG Arrange a Room tool. 

These are my thoughts.