narrow family room with fireplace
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Flo Mangan
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Seeking ideas to utilize long narrow spaces for kitchen + family room
Comments (20)This is our first remodel project and we've certainly learned some lessons. We interviewed 4 companies - 2 design build firms and 2 architects. DH's uncle is an architect in another state and he was our sounding board as we went through the process, and gave suggestions on floor plan. Ideally, we would've had him do our house, but we couldn't afford it. We liked one architect's design portfolio, but decided we didn't have the money to do what they could've designed to really take advantage of their creativity. One of the design build's firm work was more in line with what we knew we could pull off. The floor plan they came up with is a good use of our space. If we had unlimited money, we would've gone a different option. Be prepared to consider options. We were dead set against touching the 2 bedrooms as we needed the space to live in, but the weird walk-in closet in one bedroom was the perfect location for the master bathroom. There were 2 closets in this room and it was minor change - building a 5' wall to close it off from the bedroom and creating a doorway in the other wall for access to the master. This one change made the entire layout work. We did consider minor changes, but they didn't fix underlying problems with layout. That's why people are suggesting you consider relocating kitchen or opening up some walls. Yes it is more to do that, but it costs so much to do anything in the first place and it may be worth it. You won't know until you check....See MoreHelp with long narrow living/family room
Comments (3)To help with the imbalance between door and fireplace I would put a sofa perpendicular to the FP on the dining room side, and two chairs perp to it on the north side. Center a coffee table with the firebox to give a feeling that all is in alignment, even though its not. The coffee table should be 18" or less from the sofa, and the chairs, if further away from it, can have their own side table (round if you angle the chairs, square or rectangular it they sit straight. Try a sofa table behind the sofa and a tall piece of casegoods on one of the solid walls. Lots of art....See MoreLooking for help with furniture layout in long, narrow family room
Comments (8)Just trying to think about how people really use their living room. TV mostly and everyone wants to face the TV which is understandable. Seeing more requests for at least one recliner in a room that can see the TV and this plan meets that need. If that is on your list, a recliner that swivels can be a good solution. The two chairs and table in the corner could be for gaming which is popular in some families. It's also a good place to spread out a magazine or newspaper if people still do that. My neighbor likes to watch TV with one ear and do a puzzle at the same time, so I was thinking about how she uses her room....See MoreNarrow family room layout dilemma
Comments (6)First order of business is to discover your style. Put in top search box (one at a time) casual, transitional, rustic. The only way I would put a seated unit under a window is if it is so low profile that it doesn't obstruct the view. You may want to place a large art piece over the couch. A gallery wall is also possible, but I like the simplicity of one piece. Ceiling lights usually flatter very few people. Much better (in my opinion) is a table lamp or wall sconce in each corner at chest height....See Moresuezbell
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