Choosing and Positioning the Ideal Footstool for Your Space

How Does One Position A Footstool?

The placement of your little leather footstoolshould depend on how you want to use it. If you are more likely to use your footstool as a footrest, place it near your most often sitting locations so you can take full use of it when you need it.

If you want to use it to lean on while lounging on the floor rug, your fabric footstool may be placed almost anywhere - next to the couch, in a corner of the room, or near the entertainment system.

If you're utilising the ottoman as a statement piece, set it between your seating arrangements to resemble a coffee table, or somewhere visible for you, your family, and visitors to appreciate.

From there, you can customise it any way you like - add a tray to store your beverages, books, and other accessories, or keep it simple and drape your favourite throw blanket over it.

Rearranging and decorating your furniture has a greater influence than you would expect. Taking time to examine whether any of your worn-out pieces may be re-homed and whether a less is more approach would work for you, can make a significant difference in how you live in your space.

How Tall Should A Footstool Be?

Footstools come in a range of styles and sizes. Traditionally, an ottoman was somewhat shorter than the seat height of a lounge chair. Think about height and dimensions based on where you expect to use your leather footstool the most.

It is not advisable to have a footstool that is taller than your sofa or the setting you plan to utilise it with the most. This is just for comfort and, as always, personal preference. It's usually a good idea to measure your sofa before getting a new fabric footstool or ottoman and test out a few different alternatives to see what feels the most comfortable to you.

A higher leather footstool style is ideal if you have taller seating configurations or want to utilise your footstool as an extra side table on occasion. Smaller, softer fabric footstools are ideal if you want to use them as floor cushions, have low seating, or have tiny toddlers who will use them as a perch.

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