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Should I Put Furniture In Front Of Floor To Ceiling Windows? Mom Said No, But…

July 27, 2017

I remember having this discussion with my mother years ago. Can furniture go in front of windows? As I recall, she did not like that idea much. Growing up my mother even placed her bed, angled, between the two adjacent windows in the bedroom to avoid the window. I think she was afraid of falling out of the 2nd story window or something, not sure. As I’ve progressed in my profession I have come up against this very question a number of times and I’ve switched up my own thinking about it. I used to think, “you can’t put furniture in front of windows! We’re you raised in a cave?!” But I’ve learned, sometimes the best place for furniture is in front of a window.  And I think that this might be even more imperative when you have floor to ceiling windows, especially if they go around the space.  To help you decide, here are 5 key points to consider when deciding, “Should I put furniture in front of floor to ceiling windows?

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