Do you like the little foyer half wall? Would you consider taking it out? If you did, the sofa placement might not seem so “off.” As is, you have that tight turn coming out of the foyer. If removed, you could possibly even turn the dining table 90 degrees.

Great idea, I will look into it!

Could we possibly see the area across from the bay window?

Everything you have selected has 90 degree corners. Some curves could make it appear like you have more space

It looks good as is. If you want you could replace the tv console with a smaller white one.

These photos are taken near the lamp in the corner by the bay window. I hope it helps.

I could buy some new furniture, since we have a year round (heated and cooled) sunroom and a basement that we need to furnish still. We pretty much just moved everything in from our apartment.

Excuse the mess, it's 11:45 pm and I just finished washing the dishes.

I have no idea why the last photo looks like that, it is actually only 2 ft 7 inches from couch to countertop and 3 ft 10 in from couch to hallway wall.

Hi Sarah,

Congrats on your lovely new house!

Have you thought about getting a round kitchen table?

Sarah, if you click on the photo, it shows up not looking so stretched.

Lovely home, but there is only 2.5 feet between the sofa and the counter, there isn't enough room for stools.

That's exactly why I want to move the couch, because everything is so cramped. I'm thinking i might be better off moving the tv into a different room and then putting the couch against the wall, and then adding a nice freestanding chair. I'll just have to figure out how to move the cable box, since it is wired for that specific room.

I will also look into a smaller tv stand and a round kitchen table. Thanks everyone!

I'd turn the dining table 90 degrees right now, while you're trying other things -- it seems to be crowding all the walkways in the room right now!

I'd also scootch the couch toward the window just a bit -- not so key to be able to get by right there, and the space on the other side seems valuable!, even if you never want stools!

I'm always fighting the 'cramped' problem and my first thought was for you to change the bar counter top so that it either no longer juts out so far, or convert it to a fold-down style if you need the space.

We actually had the table turned when we first placed it on move in day, but it was hard to squeeze around the table to get into the kitchen.

I think eventually we are going to change the bar counter when we replace our bathroom vanity counter (it's the same material, this fake wood stuff. My husband accidentally left toilet bowl cleaner on the bathroom countertop and it now has a bleach stain of the bottom of the cleaner bottle. Lol) It's just not in the budget to replace it right now.

Well! If you have another room for the TV than that is your answer. Then, you can move the sofa to that wall and add two small club chairs across from it. If you go the chair route, get ones that swivel as you have the window seat in one direction and the dining table in the other. Easy to swivel and converse!

I am not a fan of the TV being in the living room if there is another place that it can go.

I wouldn't rush to take down the half wall. You will need someone competent to match your existing hardwood.

Your kitchen looks like a nice size. Is there a table in there? Or can bar stool be put on that side if you replace the counter? It looks like it is a different material than your counters anyway so you can find a material similar to what is now there.

ETA: When you do look to buy furniture, look that furniture scaled for small spaces/apartments. It's sometimes hard to judge in the store so take a tape measure with you.

If you move the tv out and free up some space, consider keeping the entry wall. It's a nice visual divider of the rooms.

Our kitchen is a nice size, it's actually the reason I bought the house since both love to cook together. Our tiny little apartment kitchen wasn't cutting it. Lol. There wouldn't be enough room to fit a table in it though. On the other side of the bar is a counter top that also tuns along the side of the wall in the shape of an L. I hope that makes sense. There are also cabinets under the countertops.

The other rooms that the tv can go in is the basement (that currently has the carpet pulled up since our hot water tank was leaking water all over the floor the day before move in day) and our sunroom (which is connected to the ac and furance so it gets ac and heat.)