As long as you have the loveseat there, that defines the borders of the room.

I dont think anything you put right at the entrance would change it, in fact it may be confusing.

Can you make it seem like a foyer outside the door? Is there something you can put there?

Would putting the couch on the window wall and the loveseat where the couch is give you more room on that wall for something that would act as a divider as others suggested?

Thanks everyone for the ideas and suggestions. I may just need to play around with the furniture a little more and see what I can come up with. I'm not home so I can't take more pictures right now, but here are some photos from the listing (I painted and put in new floors the day I got the keys! lol) Looking back at these pictures it looks like the previous owner defined the entryway with the wood floor...

One thing would be to add a chandelier in place of the flush mount. Doing so would begin to set the space apart.

Love the chandelier idea!! Thank you!

I don't see how you can't put either a couch and two chairs on opposite sides of the fireplace, or one couch on window wall and one, forming an L, with its back to the entrance, thus forming a foyer -- basically, Beverly's two options, but flipping the couch and chairs in the first option. But maybe the photos are misleading and the door to the rest of the house is really in a place that makes anything parallel to the fireplace impossible...

What would be the distance between a sofa and fireplace if you had them facing each other? I like Beverly's first option, but flipped, as acm suggested.

From just looking at your first photo, I would suggest putting a small cabinet next to the door under the light switch beside the sofa that is in front of the window. My front door opens into the living room, and I have a pedestal in the position I described, under my wall switch. While this does not do a whole lot to define a foyer or entrance, it does give a place to pause and drop something that you might have in your hands that you want to put down right away. I use it for my keys and sunglasses when I go home for lunch and will be leaving again in a short time. You could put an umbrella stand on the other side of the door.

Is your furniture too big for the space? If so, is it possible to return any/all of it for pieces that are differently scaled?

Perhaps put an area rug under the furniture area (which would necessitate moving the couch by the doorway. By defining the living space with a rug you've created a rugless area where the front door is and going on further down that side. So much depends on the dimensions which are always "off" in a picture.

Are both sofas 3-seaters, loves or one of each?

As suggested above, chandelier, rug and grouping of furnishings will anchor your conversation area and fireplace to create a separation. Darling space to create a welcoming feeling with tables, art, floor lamp etc. Rearrange and post photos as to come up with the best solution. Congrats on your home purchase.

@decoenthusiaste I one of each: love seat, 3 seater sofa and 2 accent chairs..

Lars recommendation to put a cabinet or table under the light switch sounds like a good idea. She said she has a table there in her own home. And place a lamp on it to add some height and visually separate the space. If there is an electrical outlet you can use! It is a nice room.

you've made a great start by painting it all looks better without doing anything else, but since it is a large room take advantage of the space by moving everything off the walls. get a nice larger rug (at lest 9'X11') and center it with the fireplace leaving at least a foot of the flooring showing between the 2. it should run with the longest side by the fireplace. then center everything else off that. the pictures everyone is posting are great leaving an actual walkway from the front door through the rest of the room. place a console with a mirror above right inside the door under the light switches. that will give you a space to drop keys, purses, whatever. I see a low bench with storage on the opposite to store shoes and such.

I would suggest finding another location for the loveseat. They are the bane of good seating arrangements. Is it too large for the master bedroom? Then I would arrange the sofa and coffee table facing the FP with the two chairs facing each other over the coffee table, flanking the sofa. In summer, you can open things up by placing the two chairs flanking the FP. The back of the sofa will define your foyer and you can place a sofa table behind it or a console on the wall behind it. Top with beautiful art and do the same over the mantel. In the deep recesses either side of the FP consider saving up for some serious built-ins or some massive consoles or even buffets.

A bit more fanciful with mirrors to pull the recess forward

What are the dimensions of the room? Maybe it was posted and I missed it. I'd keep the loveseat in the room. Hopefully there is room for your chairs too. Do you plan to have a tv in the room? Is that an inset wall next to the fireplace?

I second the hall tree idea. Always loved mine and helped in establishing the "entryway".

I went home last night and moved the couch that was on the wall up closer in, and turned the table and rug parallel to the fireplace and couch as someone suggested. It does give it a more intimate feel and leaves a HUGE wall behind the couch for a nice entryway table/console. I tried it this way when we first brought the furniture in, but thought of the neck strain watching TV would cause from that couch, so I pushed it further back to the wall. I think I will keep it like this for a while and buy some more basic pieces in addition to the console, like a small chandelier above the doorway, an end table, mirror near the light switch, lamps and maybe a nice coat rack or umbrella stand for the corner near the doorway. I think I'll also get rid of those dingy curtains on the sidelights and replace with some privacy film-Amazon has some cute ones for cheap. :-) Thanks everyone for the inspiration, please keep them coming if you have any others! Next project is figuring out what to do with those huge spaces next to the fireplace....oh, homeownership is so fun! lol.

Much better! If you find you have neck strain while watching tv I would replace the tv mount with one that pulls out of the wall and can be tilted down. Easy fix.

Put the longer sofa on wall with window , chairs where longer sofa is as close to coffee table and smaller sofa on stair wall. Larger rug would benefit this space as well.

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Jodie White Designs, Inc thanks Jodie, I'll try it out tonight. My DH thinks I'm a looney at this point, every time he walks in, the house has been rearranged in some way! haha

Erin, you'll get good input on your dilemma if you'll post your own thread rather than coming in here on someone else's post.

Can the TV go left or right of the fireplace? It's really too high and ruins the look of your fireplace as well.

Can you get a piece of furniture to put the tv on and place it in the left corner? It would be visible from both couch and love seat and chairs could be turned if/when you have that many watching. You could balance other corner with a large/tall plant. Then get art work for over fireplace.

@designhome I'm not....new on here, and guess I accidentally hacked another post! Still learning this site...!

Designhome Yes, we tried it that way too, tv on the big empty wall, 2 couches facing eachother and the 2 chairs on either side of the tv stand (can be moved for additional guests if needed) the problem we ran to with that is that the end of the longer 3 seater couch awkwardly ended up in the space next to the fireplace. I didn't want that since I'm planning either built-ins or accent tables with art or mirrors above it for those spaces. The listing pictures make the room appear larger than it is (I guess that's the point) - but the longer couch is just awkward in any other place :-( Not to mention, DH had the TV mounted over the fireplace when I wasn't home. I've never really been a fan of TV's over the fireplace TBH. The only saving grace is that the mount is fully adjustable to it can be pulled out and moved up or down for viewing.

Much larger rug, and one that has better contrast with the floor -- ideally the rug gets under at least the front feet of all the seating and is visible enough to "ground" the grouping.

I'd be tempted to put the TV in the corner by the stairs, on a corner console. Much better height, and then you can put a nice piece of art over the fireplace instead. Would probably need to relocate one armchair then. See how you feel about it after living this way for a while. (You need a couple of end tables and a lamp or two as well.)

Funny about your husband! Think of all the aerobic exercise you're getting from moving things around without him! :)

I highly doubt it will be visible from the loveseat. I have that exact same setup with the fireplace wall being deep.

Erin, you may want to delete your posts above. LOL

Erin Ryan I saw this picture while scouring for some additional entryway inspiration, it reminded me of your space. Maybe you can flip this and put your TV in the corner by the window?

Thanks @calimermaid, I've thought about the TV in the corner! I just don't know what to do with all of the leftover space down the length of the room! Love open concept floorplans, but at the same time it's a struggle!

Erin Ryan as a possibility to separate two rooms?

Now that's an option that never even crossed my mind!!

Well, I managed to build an entryway table this weekend...so there's no going back now - no more couch on the wall! Oh and those unsightly sidelight curtains found their final resting place in the trash too. Whoever came up with these window films is genius! Thinking maybe chalk painting the table, sanding a few edges to expose the wood and some storage baskets below for blankets and such.

Wow! You built that?!?? That is amazing! Good job!

Impressive! Looks great!! Did you use chalk paint?

gardener123 Thanks! Yes, used chalk paint.

Looks great! Are you taking orders?! :)

Very nice!! Show the rest of the room to see the set up now:)

Fantastic job with the layout. The only thing we might recommend is trying the TV on a console to the right or left of the fireplace if there is room.

This is how I handled mine.