Help! How should I arrange the furniture in my office with big desks?
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How should i arrange my living room (weird layout)?
Comments (5)Let go of the idea that you have to have the sofa or any furniture at all against a wall. The best solution is to "float" the sofa, in your case, to face the fireplace. Get a really nice very large rug, put it in the middle of the room to anchor the space, and place the sofa and coffee table on it. Some shelving to the sides of the fireplace would be an ideal place to place a TV--on the right unless you have a huge TV. A nice easy chair on the left of the fireplace under the window with a floor lamp or shelf lamp behind it would make a cozy reading corner yet would add to your conversational grouping. Do a Google search on "floating a sofa"...See MoreHow should I arrange my Sofa and Loveseat furniture?
Comments (3)IMO you do not have sapce for abench behinf the sofa and I hate to say it but those pieces are too big for the space and a chair would have been a better choice than a loveseat but now they are here so maybe a little stool by the door where the vase is and now you need some art on the wall behind the sofa would be a good place to start. Please add at east 2 more drapery panels to that window take away the basket and you need some lamps and at least one end table between the sofa and loveseat I am thinking no space for a coffee table but that might just be the angle of the pic.BTW if you need a place to put pillows when you are seated you have too many pillows...See MoreHow should I arrange the furniture and decorate this space?
Comments (4)That's immensely helpful. Your home has both angled and square corners for traffic flow. A bit of a challenge but not insurmountable. Cool couch set, wish I had room for something similar. I wouldn't worry about the "mess." Fairly typical of folks trying to figure out furniture arrangement. Be sure to take that into account though, the kinds of uses you will have for the space . . . and storage needs. I personally would want some type of bookshelves and/or storage cupboards in that cutout wall space next to the fireplace. I would for certain change the position of the beige armchairs, they look like what we call "time out" chairs for our kids, places you have to sit when you are not allowed to interact with the rest of the group. I can't see anyone willingly choosing to sit in them . . . . YMMV, I am an extrovert . . . Wallflower furniture . . . https://www.bhg.com/decorating/lessons/expert-advice/furniture-arranging-mistakes-and-how-to-fix-them/?slide=slide_b160fdf1-1919-43af-b007-659030b308c8#slide_b160fdf1-1919-43af-b007-659030b308c8 One of the slides here "Functionality First" reminded me of your space . . . https://www.hgtv.com/design/decorating/furniture-and-accessories/furniture-arrangement-basics-pictures Really great article focusing on living rooms . . .https://www.bhg.com/decorating/lessons/basics/how-to-arrange-furniture/?slide=slide_82935464-d7ef-4c4e-bb80-4a039a938f45#slide_82935464-d7ef-4c4e-bb80-4a039a938f45...See MoreMoving-in, please help arranging my new LR/Office/FR
Comments (67)@ital mover @bluemarble @aprilneverends Here is the photo of the painted office. Though it's gray to match the first-floor paint, it looks much more inviting than before. I placed the gray green/ beige rug and brought the green plants in. I hung the NASA posters and left the other walls empty. I have the seascape oils and ladies waiting for their proper space in the house :0) @bluemarble I also just updated the bedroom thread that you asked about ;) TY for following up. Cheers to you all....See MoreW C
6 years ago
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