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Faithseed, your photos were huge so I copied and pasted them into Paint and resized them so I could see your lovely home. In seeing them and your floor plan I came up with this idea using your current furniture, but it could easily be used with other furnishings because the main idea is to draw it into the room allowing walkways behind everything but what's against the windows.

My suggestion for the windows would be decorative stationary panels hung on short rods along with some sort of shade depending on how much light control you want/need. Something like this, without the full length rod, if you don't need lots of light control.

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I think you should be able to center the sofa on the window. Slightly off center is going to bug you IRL. I would try to get slightly longer sofa on the west end of the arrangement. Even family members will generally avoid sharing a love seat: one will sit near each arm of the sofa but rarely will someone voluntarily sit in the middle unless it's crowded. I was the youngest and technically there was seating for five when we watched TV but I sat on the floor rather than middle seat of the sofa. Maybe you should get an ottoman or two for overflow.

I really like the wooden frieze detail (as opposed to crown moulding) at the top of your walls.

Thanks, Ladies. I resized those silly pics twice, and still couldn't manage. Grrrr.

I need new furniture anyway. What we are using right now is a combination of 2 room from a previous house, and it clashes. Not to mention that it looks really beat up.

justgottobeme: I had the couch on the south, and the chair sets pulled in off the walls this winter. The gold chairs are overstuffed, so they took up much more space than on paper. We felt cramped. However, I did have them closer to the fireplace, where you have them closer to the south. I'm going to see about that tonight- thanks!

You think putting the clock all by himself on that great big wall? I'm having a hard time imagining that, and that the only piece I'm not willing to move around on a whim. Art on either side? Help me wrap my mind around it :\

palimpsest: You are right- and we don''t actually have a loveseat. I've wondered though if I'd have the same problem with 2 couches- no one wants to sit in the middle.

That floorplan was just from the builder with examples of what we could have. I posted it because with all of the halls, there's no way to get a full view of the room. Thanks for the moulding compliment! I really love it.

I'm not getting a whole lot of responses, so I wonder if I am just so far off base no one wants to work with it :/

You're welcome Faithseed. As for new furniture have you thought of getting a very large (three piece) sectional with a chaise at one end similar to the one linked below.

Of course it depends on the age and sometimes sex of your children whether they'll sit side by side. I've never had that trouble in our family, but by what Pal says that's possible.
And yes, I was thinking of art on either side of the clock. maybe two framed pieces stacked on either side.

Here is a link that might be useful:

reposting the north/east wall:

and the west wall:

I agree, a sectional would be ideal for this room.

I like to walk right up to the window view, so maybe something like this?

How about two couches facing each other flanking the fireplace and a couple of swivel chairs on the window wall?

Interesting that everyone seems to be pulling the furniture away from the wall. We did that for almost a year, and we all felt like a breath of fresh air when we put it back because it expanded the room so much.

Sue, that's what I was thinking. Would ypu pull it all away from the wall? Or just the sofas? Did you see my sofa link?

I have to admit that a sectional never crossed my mind.

So much to think about!

What about my leather question?

I love the florals and sage green walls, but yes...try cozying them up to the FP and then go from there.

I do like your latest mock up and also like the suggestion of a three piece sectional.

I am wondering if there is a way to get a game/study table incorporated? Instead of the chaise/bench in the latest drawing or in front of the windows?

First, we did not have tv for many years ... by choice. I'm the one hold out in the family now who does not watch.
So your room is a "hub" in a different way than most family rooms / dens.

Arcy just put a finger on it. The game table may be the real heart of this room. No set of 5 kids is just going to sit together on the couches with no mood altering screen to suck away their brain waves ... One or two might be reading. One may find he/she does schoolwork better in the hubbub of the family. Or all of you may want to gather for a game night, preferably around an adequate table(?).

The question is where to put the game table?

I did a quick rearrange this morning.

Sofa on south wall.

I put the end tables in the middle to mock a coffee table.

Note that there are no tables between the chairs, but there is only 23" walk through space between the fireplace and the floral chair.

I like this. Now put your one end table at the end of the couch (by the clock) and the other end table between the red chairs (if there is room) and put lamps on them. A floor lamp in the other corner of the couch (opposite the clock) and you are set. I would get a small storage ottoman for a coffee table or a glass top one to see your pretty rug.

I really like that last arrangement. Pretty room!