Answer : Generally speaking, more furniture in a room make it feel smaller. The idea is to use furniture to define the space and give it shape, not fill up a room and make it seem small. For example, if you have two sofas in a living room typically they are opposite each other on opposite sides of the carpeted or hardwood floor. Putting one sofa on one side of the room with an end table then making a clear path in front of both sofas is also effective when entertaining groups larger than four people. The idea is to create open spaces without cluttering them up with too many different types of furniture.