A corner between den and kitchen, just off living room. Help!
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Help with problem corner in living room..please!(pic heavy)
Comments (20)I am coming late to the party, LOL, but I think you need to create the sense of an entryway at the door, rather than having it in the middle of all the seating. I would pull the rug over in front of the daybed, running longways parallel to it, and the coffee table running the same way. Bring the black bench forward so that the traffic walks behind it to the entry door, rather than in front of it. Bring the torchiere out of the tv nook and put it in the corner to the right of that. Take the little table and lamp that are there and put at the corner where the two seating pieces meet. Angle the chair just a bit more toward the window with the ottoman in front of it. Move the sofa table to the spot under the window where the small table is now, and move the small table to the wall where the black bench was. Gather all your little pieces of art and group them over the daybed. The one piece looks lost there, but you have the two little pieces by the window that also seem lost - all together, they will have a more dynamic effect. Love the idea of bookshelves in the nook over the tv. For now, I would hang the six tiles that are by the door over the tv in two rows of three. Hang the artwork that is leaning on the mantel. It is too small to lean, will have more presence if it is lifted off the mantel. Take the small vase that is down on the hearth and put that on the right side of the mantel, and move the container that is there over in front of the pillar candle. Down the road, you certainly could use more artwork in the room, and another small chair angled in the corner to the left of the fireplace, or a tall tree as was added by squirrel above, with an uplight to bring more light to that part of the space. I think you could use bigger end tables, perhaps something round between the two seating pieces for interest....See MoreHelp with size of opening between living room and den
Comments (16)Here is a better floor plan of our space. This is almost to size, don't know why the dimensions are not showing up in the saved jpg. Here is the 3D Fun2BHere, the square box kind of thing in the living room is why we cannot really have anything inside the walls. You are correct tho in that it would be the perfect solution! We will ask to make sure of course/ My husband doesn't think it is possible tho. AnnieDeighnaugh, this is a scale drawing and it is so wonderful to actually "see" the options!:) We do have an antique chiffarobe that is so perfect in the corner next to the single entryway(option). I would hate to move it from there unless absolutely necessary. tracie.erin, you are right! I am so excited about having more space while entertaining. We don't have too many big parties but our rooms don't hold more than 4 extra people! I know that I will not be able to put any furniture on that wall in the family room anyway since it is a passageway from the bedrooms (please see the new images) Now on the living room side...I am not sure. For now we are planning to have two chairs there. tashasilvester as you can see from the new images, we have built ins on both sides and it will be too expensive to remove them. Making such a huge change does worry me and I have been mulling over this for months now! I also worry about resale value if we decide to open that wall up. My ideal solution would be to open it up and have an option to close it when needed. I only hope I won't regret it in the future, say when the kids are older! Thank you all for your thoughts...I really appreciate them and look forward to more!...See MoreTransition Between Living Room and Kitchen
Comments (30)The floating wall! The floating wall! Yes, that is so much cooler than the picture I'm about to show you of... a 1980s time capsule. The plantation shutters do a good job, when closed, of hiding the euro-style cabinets. Even with the shutters closed, but the louvers opened, you couldn't see that charming detail, but it didn't seem so closed off and you could have a conversation through them. (there was a dining table and a small sideboard below the window) With the louvers closed, it was just neutral, but not a blank wall. Of course, these are the realtor pics so they were open. As for sink open to LR, that's just my preference. I like my kitchen more separated, especially the sink. I think I'd rather a window above the sink than completely open. But, that floating wall is wonderful....See MoreAwkward living room/den area combo - help with colors and layout?
Comments (5)Dont worry about the divided floor, as long as you divide your functional groupings in the same way. That is, ok to use the smaller zone as your TV room, but only if all the furniture for that fits on that side of the walkway. Otherwise, put the TV on the wall to the right of the fireplace, and set up your seating arrangement in an L to encompass both (and maybe an extra chair or two for visitors). Then the "den" makes a natural office, etc., and you have plenty of seating in the larger space for hanging out or conversation....See Moreeverdebz
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