Scale and proportion cost you nothing. Have you ever said to yourself, “I know what I like, but I don’t know how to pull it all together?” Understanding scale and proportion will help you pull together your furniture and furnishings to create visual harmony in your home. Put simply, scale or proportion refers to how elements relate to each other in a space; in this instance, furniture, features and furnishings. To create a room that is pleasing to your eye, your furniture should be the right scale to suit the size of the room, but also in proportion to the other elements. Let me give you an example. A large, overstuffed and bold-print upholstered sofa would look more balanced in a big room than in a small room. A small room would look overcrowded with large objects and would suit furniture that is lower, lighter in design and with smaller proportions. Using the tips below, look at your home with a fresh eye. If the rooms don’t seem ‘resolved’ perhaps the scale and proportions of your furnishings are wrong. You don’t need to rush out and replace everything – perhaps just set aside a weekend to do some rearranging … what fun! Rearranging the furniture is like taking a long-needed holiday – you may be surprised at just how refreshed your home feels afterwards.

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