Dead space in this corner of LR. What to place here?

9 years ago

This corner has always bothered me. It seems like good space going to waste. We need a place to display photo books (12x12). I was think maybe a leaning bookshelf , any ideas how to fill out this space.

Thank you in advance!
Sharon

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Oakley
9 years ago
I would leave it alone. I can't tell how big the space is but it looks pretty small. Anything you put there will just cramp the whole TV area.
amykath
9 years ago
Maybe a floor lamp?
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fnmroberts
9 years ago
Perhaps something tall and narrow. This propeller, which was my father-in-laws, displays conveniently in a corner.

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BeverlyFLADeziner
9 years ago
You could light up the corner with a cylinder floor lamp, but please consider lowering the mounting height of the pictures on the wall.
Skypathway1
9 years ago
I would leave the corner blank. Because of the furniture placement, this is not an easy corner to access a book case. Have you considered a coffee table or a large ottoman that you can leave some photo books - and if you have a lot, perhaps rotate them keeping some in storage while others are out for enjoyment?

I too would lower the photos as beverly27 demonstrated. Perhaps with the photos lowed you might not feel the corner is missing something.
violetwest
9 years ago
a hanging lamp; dimmable because of the tv
Oakley
9 years ago
Thanks for enlarging the picture, Beverly. If that were my space I'd definitely get an end table with a lamp, or a floor lamp for reading, and general ambience.

I think the corner needs to be lit up more than anything.
sjhockeyfan325
9 years ago
I have the cylindrical floor lamp Bev showed (which I got for my front hall at her suggestion, from Crate & Barrel). It really is great for ambiance (not reading, just for dÃÂ©cor).
Skypathway1
9 years ago
sorry, deleted duplicate

This post was edited by Skypathway1 on Thu, Jan 15, 15 at 14:05
melle_sacto is hot and dry in CA Zone 9/
9 years ago
I think lowering the pics makes the biggest impact. What about a small corner uplight?

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Dead space in this corner of LR. What to place here?

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