Help with living room layout please!
Sara West
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Living room layout room help please. Approx. 15x13. Only sofa staying
Comments (5)Room painted neutral and I have some large artwork in teals and green and fabric to make pillows in same color family. I thought about putting sofa against wall but wanted to be able to face pretty view outside too...See Morehelp with living room layout
Comments (15)It looks like you have room for the TV to lay flat against the wall with the big window. I would keep the sofa where it is on the long wall, put an enclosed console table under the TV, flat on the wall next to the window, and put a long upholstered bench under the large window. It can be used for seating when needed, with storage underneath. Or try your yellow chair from the corner in front of the window with room for a second chair. You need a floor lamp on the far side of the sofa and an end table and table lamp on the other end. Turn your rug so it lays the same direction as your sofa. Remove the ottoman and all the extra small pieces of furniture. Remove the curtains and rod. Put the same roman shades on your front windows that you have on the smaller windows. Put a few sturdy hooks on the wall behind the door for function....See MoreHELP with Living Room Layout Please!! pics included
Comments (3)As best I could I tried to make my furniture fit your plan's dimensions. Standard furniture dimensions for sofas and chairs is 3' front to back and usually 7' wide for a sofa, 5' wide for a loveseat and 2.5 to 3' for chairs when bought as a set. Chairs can be less wide, such as THIS TYPE, when they have narrow arms. You should always take a tape measure with you when shopping for furniture to make sure it will fit before you buy. While a sofa would fit beneath the long window, it was impossible to square chairs to it on the right without taking up much of the traffic space on that side of the room. So I placed the sofa against the other window wall and set a loveseat under the long window. This gave space for 2 chairs with a side table between. Choose a narrower rectangular side table to allow more space to walk around this grouping. I've placed a low cabinet/book case with a large TV opposite the loveseat. It's best to place a TV where there will be no backlighting or reflection from a window. The style of furniture you buy can make a difference in how well it all fits. For instance, Leather Furniture often has large arms and backs, whereas Mid-century Modern has narrow arms and backs. Look for something in between these extremes that will fit your tastes....See MorePlease help me figure out the best layout for my living room!
Comments (13)Hi John! I like option 1 because I don't like opening the door and falling into the living room. Option 1 is also good because it gives you the possibility of adding more seating if you find you are the just the host with the most and your parties are larger. I like the furniture pieces you have selected, they have clean lines and are contemporary and masculine, however for interest and variety I would add something curvilinear and stuffed, such as a round stuffed large ottoman on which you put up your feet, rest a tray, and it could also serve as an extra seat. If it is large enough it might even seat two (if they know each other well :) You can find one in leather, tufted or not, according to your taste. Or a velvet is sumptuous too, but I think a leather will hold up better to feet and trays being slip across it. Also, with your furniture being mostly clean lines and rectilinear it is important to have artwork and a few bibelots with curvilinear shapes and textures and material from nature. Think about what of those things you like that you might want to incorporate. Less is more of course, a few well-chosen things is all you need. Good luck!...See MoreSara West
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