Formal Living and Formal Dining Area
Saman Farshori
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Furniture placement for entry/formal living and dining room
Comments (6)Near the entry door I like to have a bench to sit on when putting on/taking off shoes. Also a console table with mirror above it. So think of creating three zones - entry zone, sitting area, and dining area, while leaving at least 36” of walkway along the side of the room. I agree that the chandelier will probably need to be moved over to be centered under the dining table, and perhaps it could be replaced with one that is more of a focal point since the room seems to be lacking one....See MoreFormal Living Room/Sitting Room Area Layout
Comments (5)Oh lucky you! I would LOVE a separate living room. Consider how you want to use the space. Preferably, something other than "a pretty place for people to see when they walk in before they go to the family room." While that's fine if that's what you really want it to be, it has become the reason people are (unfortunately, in my view) eliminating "formal" living rooms in new homes. It's SO nice to have an away room, which this could be for you. So, conversation? Reading? Any musicians in your family? How about board games? In my house this would be the reading/conversation/music room, so I would furnish it with 4 comfy chairs in a circle with a center table, maybe a bookshelf or two and a piano. What you do with it depends on the space you have....See Moreformal living & dining area into office & library
Comments (0)We just bought a home that has a choppy floor plan. The back of the home has a huge family room where most of our time will be spent for hanging out. The front of the home however has what would be a formal living and dining area. We are hoping to make this into an office and area for my husband to watch his soccer while he works but since it is the first thing you see when you walk in I think one office part should be the farther room from the entry. I would love a cozy reading nook with bookshelves for myself also. We do not have furniture yet. My style leans toward modern farmhouse and rustic spaces but not country if that makes sense. Any ideas?...See MoreFormal Living Area Design Ideas
Comments (5)I would find one or two large pieces of art for that wall. Then fill out the seating as calidesign suggests, so that people can sit facing one another -- be sure that the rug is large enough to encompass the whole seating area, and you might try to pick up some colors from your art to break up all the neutrals a bit. You could even make your second couch a bit colorful, with the art above it, so that the color and warmth is integrated into the whole space....See MoreShannon Ggem Design
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