The worse places to put your furniture

According to viewing experts, it’s very likely that your television is in the wrong. Most people used to plant it in the living room in front of the settee so that the whole family can sit and watch it together. This is, in fact, the traditional place where it went. To achieve this people bought themselves a television stand. It was a standard 28 inch screen TV with a single remote control. Now, of course, TVs are getting bigger and flatter and because they are now flat screens, experts believe that, in order to get the best viewing experience, it has to be in the right place, for everyone.

Apparently there is a sweet spot for it but that spot varies depending upon the size of the TV. To be honest, I don’t think anyone cares where in the living room their TV goes as long as the area is large enough to take it. TV stands are no longer a thing because TVs are now often almost the size of a wall so they’re naturally mounted on them with brackets. This also frees up floor space which, in most people’s houses, is somewhat limited. This wall mounting means that even a small house can take a decent sized TV. But I think all this about finding the optimum spot is very pretentious, especially given that most people live in fairly small spaces and there is no such thing as a sweet spot. They’re lucky they can afford a TV that actually fits into whatever wall size they have.

But TVs aside, so many other items could be in the wrong place as well but often they’re in the wrong place because that’s the only place they can be put. Take your fridge, for example. The worst place you could put it is at right angles to the kitchen door where the opening of the door of the fridge clashes with the kitchen door. Can you imagine if you go to open the kitchen door and someone inside has the fridge door open? The kitchen door won’t open and someone is likely to get hurt. Even your washing machine or dryer might be in the wrong place for similar reasons; lack of space. In this instance, if they’re left open, you’re likely to damage the hinge of the dryer or machine if either gets hit by the kitchen door.

Even your furniture could be in the wrong place. Don’t forget that there are television sockets, internet sockets, phone sockets and electrical outlets all around a room and the last thing you want to do is prevent easy access to them. The one thing you don’t really want to do is to plug something in and then put a sofa, stand or cabinet in front of the outlet. You will never be able to unplug it or check it unless you move that heavy piece of furniture but, again, due to space constraints, this is exactly what some people have to do.

And I would never put a bed under a window. If you’re sitting up in bed, you may not be able to open it for fresh air because your head may be in the way. You also don’t want your bed or your bedside cabinet too close to your wardrobe unless it has sliding doors in which case you can still access your clothes. But if the doors are on a hinge then you will have problems accessing your clothes. But, again, often people have no choice but to put things where they do because they have nowhere else they could go.

And finally, I get so frustrated when folk cover the bathroom towel rail with some piece of bathroom furniture and then put the towel on top of it. The top may be 5 feet high and guess what happens when you reach for the towel to dry your hands. Yup, the water from your hands runs right down your arm making it and your sleeves wet. Again, space constraints. Just don’t dwell on where your TV should go but do make sure that your sockets are accessible, for safety reasons, and your towel is accessible for your convenience.