I don't know how practical it would be for you to do, but if this were my room, i think I'd put the couch on the wall where the tv is and move the tv to the wall across from it, mounting it on the wall, above a narrow console table (not sure if yours is narrow enough to not block the entry path). I'd then create some kind of toy storage system under the windows. You could add a chair or two to the room and a coffee table to make it more inviting. Or eventually get a sectional that could wrap around with a portion facing the windows. Or when you purchase a new sofa, get one with a lower back that could be placed in front of the windows like shown in nosoccermom's example above. I think the way it's arranged makes it appear much smaller and closed in. I don't love this room, but just showing how you might have the walkway in front of the tv instead of behind the sofa.

Honestly, don’t waste your time and money on this apartment. Anything you add will be on your $ and with 3 dogs and a temporary room mate, I wouldn’t invest in anything.

My husband and I just moved into a new home, and are trying to design our living room. The current furniture in the photos is from our apartment, and we plan to move it upstairs to the game room. Our challenge: finding furniture that fits the space that we can relax on, but is not as casual as the current deep sofa (lounge ii from Crate & Barrel w/ double chaise). My husband and I both lounge when we watch TV and relax at night and we plan to use this room as our primary TV room. The Lounge ii is heavenly, but is not good for conversation or for having people over to socialize. We want to have enough space to lounge but also seat 4-6 people comfortably if we have guests over. Room dimensions: The distance from blue back wall to end of the current sectional is 134 inches. It looks like we could potentially push it back to 140 inches and still have enough walkway between the end of the sofa and the bar stools The distance from the window wall to the start of the hall way is: 168 inches Right now sofa has 17 inches of space between the window and the start of the sofa. The end of the sofa sits 140 inches away from the window wall. Questions: What type of TV stand/media center and what color will look best in this space? I really like the big media centers that are about 88 inches tall and take up most of the wall width, but I am concerned that having a big media center may make the room look smaller, but also think that the current style TV stand looks awkwardly small in the room. What seating arrangement would work best for the space that will allow us to lounge on it, but will also be good for having guests over? We were leaning towards an L shaped sectional like the Pearce Roll Arm 3-piece L-Shaped Wedge Sectional from Pottery Barn, but once I measured it out I am worried it will make the space looked cramped (121 inch x 121 inc). We are planning to go with a white or an off white sofa but I am open to suggestions. What style/size coffee table will look best in this space? The current coffee table we have feels too large.

Hi. You should not be choosing anything yet. Design step 1: choose inspirational photos of rooms you like Design step 2: create a floor plan, based on the space and how you function. Adding decor and accessories is one part of design. Doing anything before that is useless. From what I can eyeball, a sectional is not the best choice here. A small sofa would be better. Not sure if you can remove the corner from this? Then, you have a couple of options: 1) sofa facing the wall parallel to kitchen. It needs to be pulled out from the kitchen. (So where it is now, but pulled out some). 2) Sofa facing wall where the short leg of the sectional is now. Sofa would have its back to the patio wall and floated out from the door between kitchen and opening to patio.