Interior rearrangers bring a new perspective to your home, but if you have a good eye and a willingness to change, you can try rearranging a room yourself.

Here are some tips from Karen Schira, owner of Ultimate Interiors in Rootstown, Ohio; Gregory Perry, owner of Re-Design in Akron, Ohio; and Lauri Ward, founder of Use-What-You-Have Interiors in New York and author of “Use What You Have Decorating and Trade Secrets from Use What You Have Decorating:”

• Arrange seating close enough so people can talk without having to raise their voices. Orient the conversation area toward an attractive focal point, such as a fireplace, a window with a great view, a wall unit or an art display.
• A rug can help pull a furniture grouping together. It’s best if the furniture is pulled at least partway onto the rug, rather than positioning the pieces just outside the rug’s perimeter.
• Eliminate major obstructions that keep people from walking easily through the house and into rooms.
• For rooms with more than one entrance, group the furniture so people can walk around the arrangement rather than through it.
• Edit your stuff. You don’t have to display everything you own all the time. Rotating artwork and accessories gives your house a new look periodically without clutter.
• Group like items. That might mean grouping items of the same material, the same color, or even the same theme.
• Don’t be afraid to bring in items from elsewhere in the house, or to move things to other rooms.