Kelly Hoppen reveals the one thing you should never do with your corner sofa

Kelly Hoppen has revealed some pearls of wisdom on where to position your sofa. Just like your bed, your sofa is a crucial piece of furniture you spend a lot of time on.

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Here's a simple corner sofa mistake to avoid.

Speaking on an Instagram video, Kelly answered a question about whether a corner sofa would work in a small, open-plan space.

The corner sofa mistake to avoid

She said that yes, it could, but to make sure you never position the sofa with the back to the door. Kelly explains that, ideally, you don't want to walk into a room and be confronted with the back of a sofa.

'What you don't want is to walk into the back of a sofa if you can help it,' Kelly says.

'Unless you are doing it so that you can have a console table behind the sofa,' she says. This 'gives you the height, where you can put a vase and a Buddha and some books.'

A console table behind the sofa, Kelly says, is a great way to create something attractive that you see as you enter the room. If you're currently mapping out an open-plan living space, our open-plan living room ideas piece will help you maximise every corner.

Kelly's sofa placement tip echoes the rules of feng shui and the idea of flow around a room. Walking into a space where a sofa faces you or is side on will always feel much more inviting.

Plus, for the people sitting in the room, it creates a more calming feel if you can see who is coming in the door, rather than feeling like someone might creep up on you.

In the short clip, the interior designer also recommends using the tried-and-tested technique of measuring out the space your sofa will take up with masking tape. This is really helpful in getting a sense of exactly how a new piece of furniture will fit in the room.

It will also highlight any areas that might form an obstruction - from open doors to skirting boards or even a sloping ceiling. For more on this, we recently spoke to experts from Heal's and Habitat about their tips for getting sofa measurements right.

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Get the sofa placement right, and everything else will fall into place.