Sofas, chairs and love seats. Be open-minded about your space. No longer should you allow a floor plan to dictate how you put various rooms to work. Forget Labels. If you'd rather a dining room be a living room or vice versa, then by all means make the switch. The important thing is to make your space function in a way that will best suit you and your families needs. If this means turning an extra bedroom into a den or a dining room, then so be it!
Don't settle for furniture that performs only a single function. Choose versitile dual purpose pieces like futons. And try to build more than one function into each room. Combine day and night uses for bedrooms so they are sleeping quarters by night, but when the sun comes up, they easily convert to office, playroom, or den.
You'll get a lot more milage from your decorating dollar if you spend the most on what has to last the longest and will get the hardest wear. For instance, if you budget is tight, invest in a good hall carpet and cut back on the quality of the bedroom floor covering. Similarly, spend money on a good sofa, even if it means dining at a make shift, skirted table until you can afford dining furniture. But remember, furnishing a room with budget pieces requires and eye for good value. In addition to beauty and comfort, you'll want to look for pieces that are flexible, functional, and durable.
