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Need help with furniture layout

4 years ago

I have an L-shaped living and dining room. Living room is 19x12. I have recently moved the sofa against the window. Had it against the wall where the tv is for 20 years! But now it's just not working. How do I pull this room together? What size rug would you suggest? Help!

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Denise Marchand

4 years ago

Michelle, It's just easier to help if your questions are all on one post. This way we can get an idea of suggestions you like and then can build of them. Interior design is about layering, form and function. Everything you do should compliment each decision.

My suggestion is to eliminate any other posts and stick to one. It's so much fun that way!

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jck910
4 years ago
You have too many chairs. Center the rug on the window then center the sofa on the rug. Move the blue chairs to the FP end. Then you may have room for 1 recliner. Also move the TV down towards the DR opening so it works better with the TV. You already got responses on your first post
Michelle Kelly
Original Author
4 years ago
Thanks for your advice.I have moved the blue chairs by fp. I'm going to try moving the tv further down too! Yes, I got responses yesterday but not so much about the layout. My initial question was about wall decor. I was under the impression that I could ask more then one question on this forum. Anyways, thanks for trying to help.
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One option might be to bring the love seat over to the sofa to make an L. Option 2 might be to move the love seat to side with the slider again an L and move the chair to the area now occupied by the love seat. The art over the sofa is too high but I would move it over the FP and clear off the mantle. If the art stays over the mantle it needs to be lowered. About 5" above mantle. The white cabinet is too high and too deep for the TV and because it is white it distracts from the FP. You have a lot of small items that need to be culled
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I can see the door system working in the long term! Good suggestion.. however, i’m more or less looking for furniture layout solution as I’m not able to swing architectural changes right now. Floating sofa looks fantastic! Thanks everyone
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Michelle Kelly
Original Author
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Thanks! I'm still learning how to navigate on this site ☺
decoenthusiaste
4 years ago
Is that a movable FP? Try swapping it with TV and floating the sofa facing it . Use the two blue chairs at the window and entirely on the rug because they're leggy. You could pull that blue into the dining room with new upholstery on the chairs and even take it into the kitchen with accents. Blue looks great with yellow. Art above FP should be no wider than the firebox opening and should hang 5" above the mantel. The dining chandy is hung too high and is too small. I'd like to see you move it and the table to have room for the cabinet to be aligned with them rather than in the corner. If you want to use all your chairs, I think you could consider setting up the dining room as your TV space with the two armchairs facing TV on the "stone" wall. Then in the living room the dining set could go at the FP end and the sofa and two chairs around the FP placed on your current TV wall.
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Michelle Kelly
Original Author
4 years ago
Wow! Some great ideas. Thank you
Michelle Kelly
Original Author
4 years ago
The verticle picture that is in the dining room(above pic) is the same size in width as the firebox opening but is 44 inches in height. When put above fireplace it ends up being about 6 inches from the ceiling. Is that to tall of a picure for my fireplace. I did try it but my walls are so bare it just looked to high. Just trying to work with what I have.
decoenthusiaste
4 years ago
In a small home with standard 8' ceilings, I prefer art not extend above the door or window frames.

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