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What to do? Living room furniture arrangement

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

We moved into a new house with a bigger living room but I'm having a hard time arranging the furniture and would love some ideas. We use this room for watching TV and need to work with the furniture that we have.

We will be mounting the TV on the wall above where it is sitting now. I've tried the chairs where the sofa is but nothing feels right. all opinions are welcome. We still need to hang pictures on the walls.

Thanks for the help!

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CDR Design, LLC

5 years ago

This is much better. Here is what I recommend for now

-replace the 2 chairs with 2 smaller chairs that match

-place one of the larger chairs in the empty corner.

-hang the tv on the wall (you'll need to move the light switch).

-you can put a lamp to the right of the fireplace and on the window side of the sofa.

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Flo Mac
5 years ago
If this were my room (remembering that I have only seen pictures and it your room) I would try to have the chairs and sofa facing the windows as much as possible. It appears you have a beautiful view that I would love to take advantage of. The windows are actually a form of art. Neither the view nor the artistic windows would ever be appreciated with everyone facing a wall. Maybe the tv could be placed on the wall between the other side of the fireplace and the back window. I see the hearth stones extend out a little so you may need to wall mount the tv with a smaller cabinet under tv. Your room is big enough to angle you couch and chairs to see the tv, fireplace and the view. Or maybe the tv could go on the wall where the two chairs are and again arrange the furniture to take advantage of some of the view if not all. Good luck! I can't wait to see what you do. Love what appears to be a tree house feeling in this room and all of the light and nature.
lupins4
5 years ago
I would try the TV on the wall to the left of the fireplace and arrange your seating around it and the fireplace.
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5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Well, I think the room is beautiful. Modern MCM sunken living room with beautiful wood and rock.

I do have a visual problem with the windows,,,,,they are the attention getting thing in the room, and are competing with the fireplace. That has a lot to do with the room arrangement since the eye keeps getting drawn to the windows. Down the road, budget permitting, you might want to address the difference in height between the slider and the angular window.

The star of the room is the fireplace with the beautiful rock facing. (The second star is that incredible view) I'd try moving the sofa so that it directly faces the fireplace, and mount the tv on the rock fireplace. I'd move the chairs to face the window....with those great views you have.
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CDR Design, LLC
5 years ago
A really nice space! A little challenging. I think you are making a mistake, placing the tv to the right of the fireplace. This is a foot traffic area and the furniture is blocking it. Also, as another pointed out, you should have the furniture facing the windows as much as possible.

Here is what I recommend
- Move the to to the right of the windows. It would be just left of the fireplace wall. Here
- Turn the sofa 180 degrees to face the tv. It will be perpendicular to the fireplace.
- Place the 2 chairs facing the fireplace, with room to walk in between them.
- Eliminate the rug
decoenthusiaste
5 years ago

If there is an opening behind the dog into the office, I would plan to close up that big opening and eliminate those steps into the office. Then put TV on the wall where you have the lamp, table and two chairs. You should have room for two seating areas; one for TV and another for FP and view. But you will have to buy more seating. Maybe 4 swivel chairs around a hassock for TV and your sofa and a pair of matching armchairs at the FP/view.
Tina O
Original Author
5 years ago
Hello and thank you for the design advice. I moved the TV to the left corner by the fireplace and the furniture to be more in front of the fireplace and feels much better and more comfortable. The challenge with this arrangement is the lack of lamps because I don't want cords strewn across the room. we do have good over head lights in the ceiling so maybe that will be enough, we'll live w/ this arrangement for a while and see. now we have a large open space in the corner, I'm thinking of a small table and lap there to kinda fill it up, then of course art and pics on the wall will help.

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