Furniture Buying Guide

The Room Layout System: How to Fix Living Room Layout, Spacing, and Flow

A living room feels “off” for one of three reasons: spacing mistakes, broken sightlines, or blocked flow paths. Even small errors—like placing furniture too close together, misaligning the visual horizon, or interrupting natural movement routes—can make a well‑designed room feel cramped or unbalanced. This guide shows you how to correct layout problems fast using clearance rules, eye‑level sightline alignment, and simple spacing ratios that instantly improve comfort and balance.