Family room half-sunken - can't figure out how to use the space
We are seriously considering buying this home but are stumped as to how we would use the main family room area, which is in the center of the house. Somewhere along the line, the owners seem to have enclosed a porch and made it part of the family room, which required a step down between the original house and the addition. The space is divided mostly in half. All the windows and doors leave no obvious (to me) place to put my husband's large TV and entertainment center.
The area that was part of the original structure also functions as a walkway between the kitchen at one end of the house and the living room at the other. We also have young children and would like a place where we can all hang out together.
Aside from removing the stove (which we would do) any suggestions as to how to arrange furniture and make the best use of this large space?
Thanks!
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Susan Davis
6 years agoNice answers! I would put a dining type table and chairs on the upper area and closed storage for a study area; also an easy chair for Mom and Dad to relax and help kids with homework, art projects, school projects, etc. and use the lower area for TV viewing and relaxing.
Lots of storage and work table.
cozy chair and ottoman; nice closed storage and work area
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