Using Lounge Furniture With No Armrests and Black Base Bases
An informal lounge still benefits from a clear seating plan. Identify which positions are intended for individual pauses and which belong to a conversation group. Armless sides can face different parts of the room, but their orientation should follow the intended use. Consider whether a person approaching a seat would cross another occupant's space or enter from the outer edge of the arrangement. Compare these routes with the furniture occupied. The absence of armrests leaves one kind of boundary out of the profile, making the relationship between neighboring pieces particularly relevant.
Give Every Open End a Purpose
An exposed seating end may face an approach, another piece of furniture or a passing route. Decide which relationship is intended before comparing appearances. With lounge furniture with no armrests and black base bases, assess the seat edge and the base below it as separate outlines. The base may have a different relationship to the surrounding space from the seating above, so confirm its actual form. Also consider where people are likely to place personal belongings. An open side should not be treated as an assumed extension of the usable seating or as an undefined storage area.

