Living room layout/color. Best furniture/TV placement.
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Cara Lewis-Watts
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoIf you're definitely sticking with it, I think the orange could work a little better than it does now now if it didn't go so far in. I think it should end where the fireplace line is, then it wouldn't be so start with a piece of art, some candle sticks up there. You might consider drywalling the corner away to make a flat space for art.
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Comments (7)I suggest grouping whatever living room furniture you buy around the fireplace. It is what I did in my long living room (mine is wider than yours). Here are some layout suggestions: Before you buy any furniture, make sure you have the room to lay it out something similar to the above suggestions. Put tape on the floor, if you have to and make sure you have enough room to walk around the furniture. You can also try Basset Furniture and/or La-Z-Boy showrooms. They can help you with furniture arrangement and they do not charge you, like a designer does. For the TV, you could either get an entertainment center that will fit right or left of the fireplace or your could even mount your TV on the wall (I have 2 TV's that are wall mounted and I love it). When I was getting ready to move into my house 3 years ago, I needed brand new living room, dining room, and family room furniture. I shopped sales and I found my 2 sofas that are in my living room first at a furniture store selling La-Z-Boy furniture. I got lucky! The sofas were on sale for over 60% off and after choosing them, everything else fell into place. For the family room, I went to a La-Z-Boy showroom, found a reclining sofa I loved, and it was also on sale. I choose soft, neutral colors for it and two rocking recliners. We use this room to relax and watch movies on our big TV in the family room. I also suggest looking at rooms on Houzz and see what appeals to you, in style and color....See MoreHELP - 15.5 ft x 22 ft Living room layout - Fireplace - TV - furniture
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoYou could try turning the couch to and put a tv on the yellow wall under the high narrow window. That would feel more open to the kitchen/dining areas, and I think the size of your couch would work well there. Then behind the couch, you could add a bar/table with seating like this picture - an easy way to add a little extra seating for sports/movie night while keeping a compact couch! Behind all that, you could add a different functional space depending on your needs - a little office/workspace, a reading/conversation corner, kids play space, etc - that wouldn't have the tv/fireplace as its focal point.
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6 years agoI wouldn't keep the color scheme, but I think I'd put the TV on the orange wall. The yellow wall would be better in a vacuum, with its high window, but the advantage of the orange is that you could probably arrange it so you can watch from the kitchen too, if so desired. I'd get a long console for underneath it, whether you intend to hang or stand it -- at least 50% bigger than the TV itself. (Not much clue to style here, so not sure what to recommend...)
Then you can assemble your furniture to gather around the fireplace and TV -- large couch with back to kitchen, with arm chairs on either side facing in. End tables with lamps, a coffee table, etc.
Cara Lewis-Watts
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoWhy not paint the orange wall the yellow, and then paint under the island the orange. Would be a really fun and surprising pop in the kitchen and with stools or chairs there it won't be too overpowering.
everdebz
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
PROCrespo Design Group
6 years agoHaving a sectional with two chairs could work well. You could place the TV over a console on the orange wall or yellow wall beside the fireplace and then have plenty of seating. If you placed the TV/console on the yellow wall you could set a sectional against the orange wall and the two chairs where the love seat is now. Or you could put a sectional where the love seat is, place the two chairs against the yellow wall and place the TV/console against the orange wall.
everdebz
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoIf tv goes near fireplace, 1 or 2 of these type to its left? 21 x 47" -- for orange wall? to a bit repeat shape/size of window up there. Swivel is $242.
everdebz
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoTo me, the 2 colors that meet at the fireplace need art. If you're really really committed, could 1 or 2 be propped on the mantel?. Staying with toasty neutrals for the rest... so the eyes can rest... :)
everdebz
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoThis pillow with a chair of this muted green/bronze that's in it....which seems more neutral than your walls. You'd have to stick well to the palette of your walls. Does this 'pecan' chair repeat basically your cabinets?
everdebz
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI'm having a bit of fun - does this chair go anywhere? Dimensions: 74"W x 20"D x 34"H by Hooker Furniture for 945.
everdebz
6 years agoQuote from houzz article/story: "This is a lot of bold color, but it works here because there is nothing else competing with the hues. Bright colors are best paired with toned-down and neutral furniture, textiles and accessories. This is also a great example of using assertive color to call attention to desirable architectural elements, such as a fireplace."
Wondering how your fireplace fits in with this idea....
Cara Lewis-Watts