Living Room/Front Entry layout help!
I am hoping you can help figure out the best layout for our living room! Our front door opens directly in the middle of the room, dividing the room in half. To the left is the basement steps and the master bedroom. We currently have Pax wardrobes in from of the railing and are debating about taking the railing out and adding a wall to mount the wardrobes to. These house coats, vacuum, etc that would normally be housed in a linen or coat closet that this house doesn't have. Directly across from the front door is a fireplace. It's centered in the room, across for the door and in a traffic flow. We only really had one wall to put the TV, pictures, etc. Two years ago we added built-ins. Future plans are to add bookshelves on top to the ceiling on either side of the TV.
Built in wall is 13'; wall between built-ins and front door is approx. 10'. Front door is centered. Ceiling does slope from 7 ft at front door to 9 ft at the center of the house/end of built-ins.
Family of 4, two adults and two small boys. We mostly enter/exit through the garage door. Guests tend to use the front door.
- I struggle with where to put the couch/chairs
- currently couch is perpendicular to the front door, but a guest basically walks into the couch.
- farther forward is close to the tv and other chairs
- farther back and it's more than 8' from the wall/TV and our 8x 10 rug is awkward
- not enough seating, would like to add a love seat or sectional, but feel like it would close off the space
-There isn't an entryway
-no place to take off shoes, hang coats, etc.
- we added the PAX wardrobe for our coats behind the couch, but it doesn't really work for guests
- have discussed adding a bench at the end of the wardrobes
- Currently the space behind the couch is quite wide, feels like unused space
-it is a major walkway from front door, from master to kitchen. It is over 4'wide.
-have discussed adding bar height "bar" behind couch to use as a desk and also a place to set drinks, add a lamp, etc.
- have also thought about moving toys (currently in cabinet) behind couch to divide child and adult space
- Feel like we are under utilizing the fireplace
-currently in traffic flow
-across from front door
Any other layouts we should try? Are we on the right track?
Thank you!!!
Comments (14)
Lydia Turner
5 years agoHere are more pictures of the pax wardrobes from front door, and fireplace.
Thank you for the suggestion! I've thought about adding a rug in front of the door to create an entry space.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoHere are a couple of ideas. I think you can keep the Pax units if you replace the railing with a full height wall and maybe add a little flat top so that they look more like built-ins. I don't really think your fireplace lends itself to being the room's focal point, so I would just get a great picture or large mirror to place over it. I might also add curtains to the front windows. Place the rod as high as you can get it.
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