Small, narrow living room - help!
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Help with a long narrow living room
Comments (8)We are open to getting a new couch, but I wanted to come up with a layout I like first before committing to a purchase. We did have the TV console along the wall next to the fireplace and floated the couch in the center of the room, but it cut the room in half and when guests would come over they tended to only hang out in the area behind the couch (where we have the couch now). We are trying to figure out a way to open the room up so when we entertain, our guests will use the couch. But due to the trickiness of the room we are having a hard time trying to com up with a layout. I thought about putting the TV on the wall where we have the couch now, get a 3 seat sofa and put it under the kitchen cutout and a chair (or oversized chair) and put it on the wall with the fireplace. Wasn’t sure if it would look funny to have a chair right next to the fireplace.......See MoreSmall/narrow living room
Comments (5)Is it just those 3 rooms and your bathrooms? There was a young fellow here a few years ago who lived in a very old small Trinity House in Philadelphia so named because the houses are 3 stories with one or two small rooms on each floor. I couldn’t remember his name, but I remembered the name of a local antique store he mentioned so I found his old posts. Unfortunately, the pictures were deleted, but maybe someone here was able to save them. His name was KevinMP. Anyone remember? Anyway, as you entered the front door there was a small room with a fireplace that led straight back into a small kitchen. He liked to have dinner parties when he entertained so he made that front room his dining room and had his living room on the second floor. It was very nice, and I hope someone has some pictures to show you. There were 1 or 2 fabric covered side chairs in the room also. You could certainly be flexible and add a TV if you wanted one. So that’s another way you could use that room....See MoreNeed help furnishing a Narrow Living Room
Comments (8)@roarah you are absolutely right about the fireplace as the focal wall. @Nahom K We think it would be a great use of space to use a pair of open storage shelves/ built-ins in the niches beside the fireplace. Placing a couple of accent chairs by the window creates an intimate reading corner. We've placed the TV above the fireplace here to maximize the space and give you lots of seating space. The couch here sections the room so you can enjoy your meals in a bit of privacy. We've styled this room with gold accents to glam it up a bit. We'd love to show you another layout in a different style. Keep watching this space! @roarah and @Nahom K We've created this design and multiple designs for this room in a panoramic photorealistic view and interactive 3D. you can make changes by adding/swapping furniture and move them around to create your own layouts. Click on the link to go to interactive 3D design. Happy designing to you !!!!...See MoreLayout for Small, Long, Narrow Living Room
Comments (6)Hi Jordan - You're having challenges with this room for a number of reasons. The obvious being the long narrow space, and the second reason being the wide opening to the kitchen. Both reasons are very conquerable! Your fireplace is currently the focal point in your room. You mentioned bookcases on either side of the fireplace. Budget permitting, built-ins would look great with the fireplace and increase the wow factor of the room. It would definitely stand out a make a statement. With regards the furniture, a sectional with the left side backing onto the long wall would make a great conversational area and give lots of room for TV viewing. If you want additional seating, two armless or moderate side accent chairs facing across the couch with the backs to the kitchen would create more seating. However, because of the narrow width of the room, you need to keep the sofa and chairs in appropriate size to the room so that people can pass through the space and the room doesn't feel like its being taking over by furniture. You could put a large square ottoman in front of the sectional so people can put up their feet, relax and watch TV. Behind the sofa in the front section of the living room, you could create another conversation area or reading nook and add additional seating. Your two love seats may appear too small for the size of the room. Also placing them parallel could make the room feel like a bowling alley. You could either draw in sofas to scale on your floor plan, or use an easy software program. to get a feel for what type and size of furniture would look best in your room and for your family's needs. Good luck!...See Moregroveraxle
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