Plan the living room first. It is the key room in the house, and once you have adequately plotted its arrangement, you can apply the same principles to other rooms.

Plan conversational groupings so that no more than eight feet separates any conversers. Make sure that it is easy to get to each of the seats without interrupting any other person and that there is a surface nearby for a glass or ashtray. Plan secondary areas in the living room. Make sure both are out of the way of traffic lanes. If your groupings seem far apart, unify them with a decorative treatment that draws them together.

Develop alternate arrangements for daytime to nighttime, summer to winter, and family only to entertaining flexibility. Alter the traffic lanes on your floor plan to reflect the changes brought about by the new situation.

Dining rooms and bedrooms call for special arrangements suited to their special functions. For both, the key to successful design is to allow enough room around the major furniture pieces for easy access. Plot the traffic lanes as you did in the living room

Also, never be afraid to get input from others when your own creativeness still leaves you in want. Call a friend, neighbor, or Call On Us. Being creative is what we do best.