TV/Fireplace placement
lakeerieamber
8 years ago
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where would you put the tv in this living room?
Comments (26)Everyone seems to be commenting on the kitchen /breakfast room. How about this sketch as an improvement? It flip-flops the kitchen and breakfast room, which seems like a radical idea, but I think it works. Benefits: - You still have space for a window over the sink and could even have another kitchen window on the short side of the "L". - The stove could sit on the short leg of the "L" and could vent directly to the outside. - The wall dividing the kitchen /family room is gone, but the island still provides a visual barrier. The rooms are much more open to one another. - The breakfast room is spacious and could have multiple windows (sunroom-ish), and although I didn't draw it that way, it could still be a banquette. - The pathway that's liable to be a bottleneck is now to the breakfast room instead of the kitchen, and that's likely to be less of a problem than a bottleneck into the kitchen. People go into the breakfast room and sit down -- they don't pass through multiple times like they do in a kitchen. - Your husband can still have the penninsula. It's just relocated to the back wall of the kitchen, overlooking the breakfast room instead of a walkway. - You still have roughly the same amount of base cabinets, though the configuration is different. You will, however, lose some upper cabinets because this kitchen is much more open than the G-shaped kitchen you have in your plan....See MoreLR - TV and Fireplace placement
Comments (6)Will you actually use the fireplace? How much use will the t.v. get? Is it for occasional viewing or nightly viewing?How much use will the t.v. get? Is it for occasional viewing or nightly viewing? Which direction are those windows facing? This arrangement is not good if you will actually use the fireplace, with one of the couches with it's back to the fire and neither near it. If you go with this t.v./fireplace arrangement I'd consider placing your sofas in an L so both can view both the t.v. and the fireplace. With windows on three sides this seems like a problematic room for t.v. viewing, as I'd assume you'll get a lot of glare. Perhaps you could put the t.v. opposite the fireplace, and arrange the furniture so that there are two seating areas? Also, make sure you're mocking it up with furniture to scale so you can see what will work....See MoreTV Placement - Above Linear Fireplace or to The Side?
Comments (5)We have the same basic layout and we mounted the TV to the side wall and used a swing-out to aim the TV toward the sitting area. You will never get the optimum mounting height if you place the TV above the fireplace with mantle and that is the most important thing for comfort. Out fireplace is 65" and the TV is 55" (soon to be replaced)....See MoreDesign critique
Comments (52)Better! A few comments. I still think the kitchen could be better. I would prefer the door to the pantry be at the end of the kitchen run so you could have an L shaped kitchen which is much better for counter space. This way you could eliminate the uppers on the window wall and add cabinets that die into the wall on the cooktop side. Then I'd make the window as large as possible! I would also not run around the other corner but would put the ovens on the end and make the island longer I'm personally not a fan of double entry doors. More possibilities for air to infiltrate plus where do you put the light switches etc? I'd prefer a wide single door with sidelights. (I have french doors to my balcony and now regret putting them in, instead of a single door.) In your bathroom, I'd flip the door to the bathroom with the linen closet so the door to the bedroom isn't smack in the middle of the room The stairs to the garage need a landing. Not safe the way you have it. Glad to see now Sadie won't be traumatized by strange noises. ;) However now the problem is, where do you put her bed?...See Morelakeerieamber
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