Oregon Home | 9 Growing up, my mom would rearrange our family home every two or three years, usually during one of the winter blizzards when we were stuck inside. We’d carry all the furniture out of a room and take everything off the walls before putting it back in a new configuration that somehow made space for the movie posters I’d bought with my allowance. It was an early lesson that a home doesn’t need to be remodeled to feel entirely new. Sometimes all it takes is seeing familiar things in unfamiliar places. Contractors shape the bones and systems of a house. They create the entries, hallways and rooms, and protect you and your belongings from the elements. But a room is just a room. You decide what it’s for, what activities take place there and how it will be used. One person may want a guest bedroom, while another dreams of a home office, theater, gym or nursery. In the design world, we refer to this as space planning. It’s the unseen framework that organizes a house to support how the people who live there actually want to live. Within that framework, furniture, rugs, lighting and art shape how we experience a space. Furniture signals how to inhabit a room. Rugs encourage you to linger. Art changes what you notice. Lighting underpins how you feel. Once you understand how these elements work together, you can begin using them intentionally to make your home feel more welcoming, cozy and joyful. Tools to Choreograph Daily Life How furniture, rugs, lighting and art can transform your sense of place, no contractors required. by RORY EVERITT, PRINCIPAL DESIGNER photography by NICK SHAFER PHOTOGRAPHY
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