HELP....Long narrow living room.
Marlon James
7 years ago
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Looking for some ideas. sorry about the terrible drawing. I am planning to have stools by the counter like in the picture but not sure where to go from there. any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Layout help for long narrow kitchen/dining room
Comments (13)consider this: Nothing goes on the wall where the garage is. 1 long counter along the long wall, and 1 long island parallel to it. For the counter and the island, go as far as you like ; whatever makes sense. Both the counter and the island are to be Narrow and Low. (e.g. 23" top and 21"d cabinets underneath); (e.g. 34"h) An all-drawer cabinet base makes sense in a narrow kitchen, because nobody ever has to get down on all fours. Ikea drawers fit in less than 21"depth. A 3/4" thickness quartz counter on top of a standard cabinet, on short feet, can make the height come in at less than 36"h. The two narrow coutners leave you with enough room to have aisles. One is the kitchen work aisle. The other is the passage from garage to hall to DR/LR. (b.t.w., is the hallway the only way over to the LR? Eliminating the pantry totally gives you a larger area of approach. Seeing your drawing, I cannot figure out how large the pantry is, btw.) . ((Leaving the pantry is ok, too. )) . The fridge could go in the corner where the long counter meets the garage wall. It would be accessible to non cooks if they use the passage aisle. Again, the cook or cooks get to operate in peace. Consider the idea, because it gives you a tight and highly functional galley, restricted to the operator. Nobody has to walk through it. The long island can be great for parties. At the end of the island can be a round, oval or square table. The lower the island counter is, the better it integrates with a table. Your kitchen like many others has a lot of constraints so the idea I've described just assumes that these constraints force the workspace to be a footprint about 7' by whatever length you choose to have. Many galleys are 7' wide, and are walled in everywhere. Yours is not walled in. This gives it a much more spacious feel. With some custom steel work for feet, you could have an island that has a kickspace on both sides, or is completely open underneath. The cover panel not going down to the floor makes the passage aisle more spacious. Hth...See MoreNeed help with long narrow open concept living room PLEASE!
Comments (9)It's gigantic. I'd be trying like hell to avoid that. I'd use the dining table in the dining room for a combo desk /office. I'd buy more flexibility.......comfortable flexibility. A tv can mount flat to the wall, With an IR repaeater, it needs no console beneath. The cable box can go anywhere. I'd get a nice deep and comfy 84 inch sofa, put a console with lamps behind. Add two super comfy chairs and ottomans. A nice generous, light and open cocktail table. Lie down! watch the tube! Put your feet up! Add a little ottoman for a perch at the cocktail table. People love to sit and reach a snack. Add a low table between the chairs at the fire......open and light. Ten x 14 rug to ground everything. ( dotted line ) Go set yourself up in the dining room, to work, and just clean up when you have guests !! No matter the sprawl, no more than three folks will ever sit on that beast of a sectional : ) Two chairs and a total of three ottoman plus at least two on a sofa............for gatherings gives you seven seats. A smashing piece of art over the fire too....See MoreHelp with long, narrow open concept dining/living room & dead space
Comments (6)Thank you all SO much! Really wonderful to read your suggestions and get input. Much appreciated. And makes me feel there is potential for this space. I never considered a bigger rug, but will do so now as that seems to be a repeated suggestion. We will also take another look at the the height of that mirror on the side wall (above the mantel is a actually a large framed photo that I blacked out for this post). We did experiment with turning the dining table the other way, but it didn't feel right and seemed to block the openness of the sliding doors. And I was leaning towards an upholstered bench behind the couch (for a casual spot to sit with the added bonus of storage for blankets inside), but perhaps that would be odd? Again, thank you all. Keep the ideas coming!...See Morelayout help with long narrow living room
Comments (24)yes, if you have 57in tv, need larger console...darn it. I think teal and blues can look awesome. I think gold accents would work great as a pallet. gold legs on a tv console, you have gold in your art above the fireplace too...See MoreMarlon James
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