Hi everyone! I am not good as judging the scale of furniture for the size of a room. I have been in my house for 2 years this month, and I am about to purchase the 3rd living room set. My living room is 15� x 18� (best usable space) which is open to the kitchen. I want to purchase Tommy Bahama style furniture which includes a large entertainment center. I have drawn a diagram in Microsoft excel, I will try to include in this post. What is your opinion, is this too much furniture, is the size of the furniture too large? How is the placement of the furniture? Thank you for your opinions!! Barb I hope you can view this, I have included a link to photo bucket where the picture is stored. However, it is a picture of my microsoft excel diagram screen. [IMG]http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae210/HDRockerCgirl/livingroomdiagram.jpg[/IMG] http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae210/HDRockerCgirl/livingroomdiagram.jpg

luckygal said: "After looking at the RE listing it's obvious the homeowners cannot really afford this house. The exterior is badly in need of restaining and the furniture in all rooms indicates a low budget for furniture and decor." I'm not sure you can make those assumptions about the homeowners. Those of us on this site are NOT the norm. I grew up with parents that constantly maintained their home. No painted surface ever got to the point were it looked old and worn. At the other end of the spectrum, my DH grew up with parents that only replaced things once they looked like crap or were broken. They had the money, just didn't see the need to spend it until absolutely necessary. I see small and large homes that are immaculately kept and other that are neglected. It has nothing to do with the size or cost of the home, but everything to do with the priorities of the homeowners. Edited to add, that postponing the regular maintenance of a home always ends up costing you more, so it isn't just about not spending the money, the person just doesn't see that they are being shortsighted and that the repairs/maintenance will cost twice as much when they finally get to it. This post was edited by chispa on Mon, Apr 28, 14 at 19:50

Width... It depends on what you plan to put in the island and what you plan to use it for. If you plan to prep in the island, you need a minimum of 36" of clear counterspace - 42" is much better. If you have a prep sink in the island, then you should have at least 12" to 18" on one side (for landing space & to minimize the chances of knocking something off the counter) and a minimum of 36" to 42" on the other side. The minimum prep sink size recommended is 15" or so interior width - 18" to 21" is better. A 15" to 17" sink will fit in an 18" sink base; an 18" to 20" in a 21" sink base; 21" in a 24" sink base. A trash pullout, if you have one, would go in the island on either side of the sink. If you have your cleanup sink in the island and plan to use the island for both prep and cleanup, then you need at least 36" on the cleanup side that includes the DW and 36" to 42" on the prep side that includes, if you have one, the trash pullout. In all cases, don't forget the 1.5" counter overhangs on the front and sides of the island. If there's no seating on the back, then the same on the back.

another idea is to bind a piece of carpet - that way you can choose the size and shape.