We’ve all seen the beautiful pictures on Pinterest of a room centered around the fireplace. It provides character and symmetry - and of course is amazing at Christmas time. It’s the all important focal point that designers talk about, and the starting point for the design and layout of the whole room.

This is a really common problem with these shaped rooms, especially in new builds. We get asked for help with layouts often and for good reason. It’s tricky to get right!!

As an online interior design company, we design open plan kitchen dining living rooms all the time, and we want to share with you some of our expert tips and advice. These tips are important pointers you need to know, so you can arrange your furniture in your open plan room the best way possible.