Decorating an Awkwardly Shaped Living Room
Claire C
6 years ago
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Comments (6)From your description, I'm not clear on the layout at all...when you say put the tv in the small back room are you talking about the area in this room by the sliding doors? A sketch of the room with dimensions would be helpful, esp for you as you try to lay out furniture and need to decide what fits and what doesn't. I know you said you want a more formal area for when you host guests, but I think, given the toddler, you should start with function first. IMO, a house should give the most space to the maximum utilization. So if you will be needing play space and tv space which will be used on a daily basis, then that should take priority over a formal seating area which may be used less frequently. Rather, there are ways of combining both functions...keeping a play area with toy storage, perhaps by the slider and then incorporating seating and family TV time and entertaining around the fireplace. Regarding the windows, I would suggest that you treat the lower windows as you wish and ignore the upper windows. The vaulting in the ceiling has some odd shapes and some of the window placement is awkward, so I would ignore them ... pretend there is line going around the room where the lower ceiling is and don't decorate above it....See Moredecor for weirdly shaped room
Comments (4)Sorry everyone! Here are some better photos from a neighbor’s house with the exact same layout. No living room lighting so without a lamp it’s very dim! The photo of the couch/shelves is taken from beside the TV. This house has covered over the cubby but I’m almost certain is designed for a small TV as it has a cable plugin inside. I feel like this layout is weird because the TV is so far away, but putting the sofa against the window (where the shelves are) leaves no spot for TV (and it’s asymmetrical)....See MoreSmall weird shape Living Room
Comments (3)If you try to keep the dining table closer to the kitchen like the photo, the rest of the space is weirdly shaped. But if you move the dining table to the shorter bedroom wall, near the big window, the rest of the room seems more able to take a regular furniture layout...See MoreNeed advice on L shape living room
Comments (2)@Susan, no. Dining and kitchen are on the first floor. This is on the second floor...See Morecawaps
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