How to Arrange Furniture in an Octagon Shaped Room?

Arranging an octagon-shaped room is hard especially when you lack ideas. My living room is octagon shaped and it took me weeks to get it arranged properly. Like many others, I also had no clue about how to arrange furniture in an octagon shaped room. There are certain things you will need to focus on and once you are done with them, things will automatically fall into place. 

How to arrange an octagonal room?

My living room is octagonal in shape so let me share what I did to give my space the best look-

Since it was my living room, I placed my tv first (just near the switchboard) and then placed the other things accordingly. If it is your bedroom, you should place your bed first and then the rest of the things. Once you do it, you will get an idea automatically about where to place what. For example, If you place the tv, you will know the sofa needs to be placed just in front of it, the shelf can be placed just beside the tv and more. 

Most people tend to place furniture against the walls but it is not a good idea. Place furniture or other goods away from the walls to make the area look spacious and also to let people walk anywhere freely. 

To make things organised, placing them in symmetrical order can help you out but not always. If the windows are symmetrical, you can place tables with plant pots on top of them so that your plants get light and also focus. But this idea will not always work. You have to chalk out plans and place things as per the need.  

Rugs can help you give the room a cool look and also divide the space. You can have a big rug/carpet under the sofa and another coloured one under the dining table. Rugs can help you divide the space into zones easily.

These are some of the ideas that must have helped you to know how to arrange furniture in an octagon shaped room. You are free to add more to it, and if all of these fail, just seek an interior expert’s help.