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Help with furniture layout in open concept family room

6 years ago

Hi! We are currently in escrow for a new home and I want to take advantage of some of the sales going on now. The pictures attached are from the listing and include staged furniture (not mind). The floorplan is large and open between the kitchen and family room. The staged furniture is oriented around the fireplace. This makes for a small family room and leaves the middle of the room looking empty.

I am thinking about doing a large comfortable gray fabric sectional with an “L” shape on the right and chase on the left facing the backyard. If we push it back far enough it won’t block off the fireplace. We already own a large modern dark leather chair and ottoman that my husband loves and perhaps could go to the left of the couch (it may be too much if we do a chaise on the left side of the couch, so we may have to do one or the other). The main issue would be where to put the TV. I am thinking about putting it in between the window and sliding door. If it’s too big for the wall, then on a TV stand. We already own a dark wood square leather tufted ottoman/coffee table we hope to use.

What do you think about this layout idea? Any ideas for a couch?

What do you think about the TV on the wall vs stand? Any ideas for a stand?

Thanks!!!

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 years ago
That might work I would discourage the chaise on the sectional just do an ottoman same sitting comfort but much nicer seating when you company. IMO thi s is ahuge space that is poorly laid out the DR table needs to be about 3x the size I would put it infront of the patio doors off the kitchen then you would have a huge LR with a couple of seating arragements one in front of the fireplace and one for T.V viewing all pieces that can be moved when you have a crowd.We have a large LR and I puposely bought piecs that could be rearranged for different looks and purposes like the Christmas tree for instance .So I have 2 sofas, a chairs that do not match the sofa or each other but work in the space a long bench that can be moved easily wherever I need it I really dislike sectionals because they are so site specific and in your space I think if possible think many useful pieces that can move easily .
M S
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you! To clarify, the sliding doors to the backyard are quite far from the kitchen so I do not want the breakfast/dinner table to be all the way over there. I should also note that we have a formal dining room along the back windows (behind fireplace). There is also a formal living room on the other side of the kitchen so I would like to use the family room as a more casual, comfortabke everyday room. Thanks!
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In the last picture, does the door on the left lead to the garage? So will you be leaving the tile floor there? I wonder if you can't leave the living room arranged the same as it is now, but with the chair where the tv will be vacating? It doesn't seem to bother you now to watch tv on the angle. Although, since you are losing the half-wall, you can just put the sofa across the room, between the kitchen and patio door. That creates a walkway along the long wall. This is how we had our FR arranged, though where you have a bookcase on the right, we had doors to a powder room and a laundry. If your new sofa won't provide enough seating, add a swivel chair or two, either in an L to the sofa or by the bookcases as you have now.
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