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Help furnishing an awkward living room layout

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

My living room has an awkward layout. I do not want to put the TV on top of the mantel and that wouldn't really work anyway, because i have stained glass on the wall above the mantel. I want to have another place to sit, plus the TV, but I can't figure out how to arrange the furniture. Should i buy a two-seater for the blank left-side wall? And then I can move the TV to the right, where the tree in white planter currently sits. Also, any thoughts on what to do about a coffee table would be appreciated as well!

THANKS!

Also, here is a photo of the rest of the room, which i'm using as a separate play area/reading corner

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groveraxle

6 years ago

Your current console isn't even wide enough to hold your sound bar so I stretched it. I gave you a new rug because yours is too small, and a new coffee table because you asked for one. Here's where two chairs can go. I wouldn't get white ones though if you're keeping the dog.

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Krista Bocko - Closets By Design Indy
6 years ago
Are you asking about placing a loveseat on the wall where the tv is currently? If so, were you thinking of removing the fireplace?

Personally, I would remove the fireplace and mount the tv below it, with a long, low tv console to balance the window and give storage. I would not place a loveseat on that wall and the tv opposite, which would also block the window, and I think would feel awkward. You could place a chair in the corner where the tv is now.
Rose Lovely thanked Krista Bocko - Closets By Design Indy
Rose Lovely
Original Author
6 years ago
Unfortunately I am a renter and cannot move the fireplace. I'm asking about how to add some seating to the room, so that when guests come we are not all awkwardly sitting on the sofa together.

one option is a loveseat along the blank wall, and move the TV to the other side.
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Put an arm chair where that spindly rocker is. Then you could put a stool, ottoman, or (maybe) slipper chair on the wall to the left of the TV, which could be pulled forward for conversation...
groveraxle
6 years ago
Put the TV flat on the wall perpendicular to the fireplace on a longer console so it doesn't look top heavy. Then flank the fireplace with chairs.
roarah
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Like you I have an awkward tv room with three double doorways, a fire place and two windows too. One thing that has helped a lot when entertaining is to have peripheral chairs next to my fire place aswell as in my three window sunroom. The side chairs are comfy yet light enough to easily pull near the main setting for football viewing, games or conversing. I would find some light yet comfy arm chairs to place in you lovely windowed nook. And a side chair or two beside the fireplace too. Move the tv a bit toward the kitchen entry maybe on an articulating arm mounted to the wall.
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roarah
6 years ago
Groover's fireplace side chairs and tv location was exactly what I was thinking along with adding more seating to the sunroom nook. I have a small coordinating settee along my long sunroom wall and two small leather chairs.
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