Day 6: Fix the Flow

Day 6: Fix the Flow: image 1 from Your Design Guide by Jill Seidner Interior Design

Yesterday, you created your furniture layout.

Today, we’re looking at how you actually move through the Entry + Living Room.

This is the part that often gets missed.

A console can be the right size and still make the entry feel cramped.

A chair can technically fit and still block the path into the living room.

A coffee table can look great and still make everyone squeeze around it.

Good flow is what makes a room feel easy.

Not just pretty.

What We’re Looking At Today

Day 6: Fix the Flow: image 2 from Your Design Guide by Jill Seidner Interior Design

Walk through your Entry + Living Room exactly the way you normally do.

Pay attention to:

  • where you naturally enter
  • where bags, shoes and keys land
  • how you move from the Entry into the Living Room
  • whether furniture blocks a pathway
  • whether the room feels crowded in one area and empty in another
  • whether seating feels connected or scattered
  • whether doors and drawers open comfortably

The goal is not to fill every wall.

The goal is to make the room work.

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Day 6: Fix the Flow: image 3 from Your Design Guide by Jill Seidner Interior Design

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