Long and narrow living room, need help picking and arranging furniture
Hello! I have a very long and narrow sunken living room. The backyard is very pretty so I'd like people to have their eyes drawn outside and not get sidetracked by my cluttered dysfunctional living room. The room is 28 feet long by 13 feet wide. From the entryway there is a 6 inch step down into the living room. Currently the room is split into 2 areas, couches in an 'L' shape on the left side and a desk and piano on the right side. I'd like to put my desk in another room and get all new furniture.
I need ideas for furniture and an arrangement that 'flows' better. We use our living room mostly for visiting with guests and listening to my daughter play piano. I'd like to keep the bar top, and possibly put in a mini bar area. The floor plans below are of the room with and without my current furniture. Thanks!
Below is where my furniture is now. You have to walk around it to get outside.
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Lydiechan
4 years agoBefore you go out and buy a bunch of new furniture. Rearrange what you have and live with the layout for a while. Learn what you like about the layout before you invest in furniture that doesn't work well for the space.
The best change you can make will be to flip your sofa and loveseat so they face the patio, instead of facing back into the entry way. This will immediately make the outdoors more of a focal point in the room. I would suggest something more like this:
Good luck!Aimee M. thanked LydiechanRelated Discussions
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4 years agoAimee M.
4 years agoAimee M.
4 years ago@suezbell, I like the idea of adding a short wall at the entry way. That would give me a little space for a chair or to hang some artwork. The "bar" I have now is just a a 1 foot deep, long wood slab attached to the wall (like a shelf) with bar stools. The picture below is like the bar that I have now, very simple. It's mostly a place for people to eat when they're in the living room instead of sitting on the couch. I love the butlers pass through, but our kitchen is very small so I need the existing pantry for storage. @Marco, Good ideas. I'll have patio furniture that's of similar sizes that I can move around to get an idea of sizes and arrangements that work.
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