Formal Living Room help

6 years ago

Moving into a new home and need the formal living room done before Christmas. Thinking we want two sofas on both sides of the fireplace. Any designers out there with help??

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zealart
6 years ago
YOu need to provide more info in what you are into, budget... not just ask a bunch of people to throw out limitless amount of examples. Got to do some of the leg work yourself.
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Design Connection, Inc.
6 years ago
If you are looking for higher end custom furniture that isn't possible with this timeline right now. It may be possible to get ready made furniture by Christmas time. Buying from a big box store will have limited fabric options and what they have in stock to get to you by Christmas may limit your choices. I hope this helps some!
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Well -- start by clearing the room completely -- that move alone can really help you see the whole space in a new light or form! Also: what items do you currently have to furnish it? What do you need? How about painting the room? I like the rug -- and the shelves. Clear the shelves -- and simply add some books -- and modern clean-lined glass or silver/plate items -- like bowls. For a modern touch -- add a gallery of black-and-white photos -- mat alike and frame alike too. If you plan to keep the TV in the room -- then consider angling the unit into the corner at the left-hand side of the far window. Then step back and really look at the space -- would a sofa work against the wall where the computer desk now sits? Then add a couple of armchairs and an ottoman/long coffee table. Lots of lamps too. Maybe roman blinds at the windows.
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I would use the side of the room where you currently have your sofas as the "adult" space, and the corner where you have the play rug as the "kids" space. You need to separate the two. So move the desk to the adult area - either on wall to the right side of the opening to the family room, or slide the sofa under the window closer to the other one and put the desk on the wall between the sofa and entry. Move the two tall storage units to the staircase wall, and use them exclusively for toy and game storage. The kids kitchen can go on the wall to the left of the doorway opening. From your entry, you will see mostly the adult area, and the messier toys and all the shelves won't be immediately visible. One other option that could work depending on your floor plan is combining your living room and dining room in this space, and using the dining room exclusively as a playroom.
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My questions are: Do you use a dining room? For sit-down dinners, I mean. Do you use a living room? It's certainly thinkable to reconfigure these rooms. Serving and clearing up in a dining room that is farther from the kitchen is a little less convenient than when it's adjacent, although a full-grown butler's pantry could include a dishwasher and sink along with storage for the best china, flatware, and glassware (a very traditional layout in a large home). But if you don't use a dining room now, you probably won't in the future. And is your living room mainly for show (and receiving the pastor, etc.)? So many of us essentially live in our family rooms (which might be the den in your current layout) and only use the official living room for special occasions. Sometimes a family room that is open to the kitchen, plus a den for quiet and privacy, makes the most sense. If expanding the kitchen is the top priority and you don't actually use the living room, this could make sense. Or a living room-dining room combination might make sense. But please think carefully about how you actually live in your house.
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katinparadise
6 years ago
What's your budget for furniture Sarah? Do you need to also add tables, lighting, artwork, etc? How many do you need to seat? You don't have any pictures in your ideabooks so we need a little guidance as to what style you want. What are your plans for the open shelving and niche on the other side of the room? What colors do you hope to use for accents?
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
6 years ago
Without knowing any of the answers to the above-asked questions, I would first get a very large and beautiful rug to ground the whole space. If you want the fireplace to be the focal point, I would get a large sofa to face it (but no bulky, outdated leather monster, a chesterfield would be nice) and then on one side a smaller sofa and two comfortable chairs on the other. Glass and metal coffee table, end tables that don't match the coffee table, books on the shelves in the wall, a lamp that is close to an outlet, and that would be a good beginning. This is a beautiful room and I wouldn't choose the usual generic beige/brown couches and chairs. You can get your inspiration from the rug. With such a large area and all those white walls, you need something with color and pattern to give this room personality.

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