Guest Blogger: Julia Kirk
We all get bored of our surroundings sooner or later. The option for most of us is to redecorate. If you don’t have the money or inclination to undergo such a massive project, rearranging furniture can accomplish the same goal. You’ll be surprised at how much of a different rearranging your furniture can make. This isn’t confined to things like rearranging your sofas. You can change your curtains and your blinds to spice things up. Here are some of the reasons why rearranging your furniture on a seasonal basis can benefit you.
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Improve Your Flooring
Over time, floors will sag under the weight of heavy furniture. It takes a few years for this effect to set in, though. If you keep moving your furniture around, this effect will never happen and your floors will remain in pristine condition. Another aspect you have to take into account is traffic marks. Look at the average American living room and you’ll see carpets that have been flattened in the middle of the room. They don’t have any volume and they aren’t comfortable. Move your hand under the sofa and you’ll feel that the carpet is how it should be. It’s exactly like it was when it was original. Your flooring will decline sooner or later, but if you keep changing the traffic flow of each room you’ll soon find the decline is spread over the entirety of the carpet. Overall, the comfort level of your flooring material will stay higher for longer.
Lighting Conditions
With every season, the type of light we get changes. This is where you can start to change the atmosphere of a room. You might have a pair of Hillarys Blinds on your living room window in the summer, but in the winter you convert it to a pair of drapes to make the room feel cozier. Rearranging furniture is also good for a practical reason. In the summer, strong light often shines inside. You don’t want this hitting your TV screen, but in the winter you might want to take advantage of longer daylight hours.
Solar Performance
Seating areas act exactly like mini heaters in the summer and winter. In the summer, moving the seating areas away from direct sunlight will stop it from heating up. This could save you money in the long-term because you never have to switch the air conditioning on. Strong and direct sunlight can also increase the decline of your sofa. Leather, for example, will begin to crack under direct sunlight. In the winter, you can move your sofa closer to the window and you now have some extra heat to warm up the room. Again, you won’t have to alter the temperature of the room and waste energy.
Work Room Productivity
You’ll be amazed at how much some slight changes to a room can change your productivity. When a room becomes stale, we don’t particularly want to stay inside it any longer. It starts to get boring and we’d rather be somewhere else. This crushing feeling of disappointment reduces productivity and ruins efficiency. You might not think this matters much in your house, but it does. Think about any household chores you have to complete. They can take twice as long in a stale room because of a lack of productivity. Try this effect for yourself in the workplace, if possible. Turn your desk around to face towards/away from the window, or move your chair to another part of your desk just to get a new view. The feeling you’ll get will be like you’ve moved into a new office.
A Cleaner and more Attractive Home
Constantly moving furniture around gives you a better opportunity to clean your home. Many homes will only see what’s underneath the sofa once every decade. This provides your room with a lot of opportunities to hoard dust and dirt. By moving your furniture around regularly, you’re giving yourself the chance to clean every inch of your home. This makes it a better place to live in and a more enjoyable place for any guests that happen to drop by.
Added Touches
To get the most out of the benefits listed in this article, try to get into the habit of buying something new for your home each time you decide to rearrange your furniture. It doesn’t have to be something significant. It could be something minor, such as a new set of drapes or some new picture frames. Since rearrangement is essentially a form of self-delusion, it can only have so much of an effect. It can’t substitute for the effect of a true redecoration. Aim to completely redecorate your home every five to ten years to keep things fresh. It might seem like a lot of work, but you’ll come to appreciate it in the long-term.
