Furniture and TV placement
I recently bought my first home! It's a 1920's craftsman, which naturally means some smaller spaces. We're at a total loss as to where we could put a TV and a sofa to watch the TV from without cutting off the space.
Currently, we don't even own a TV (we usually just watch thing on laptops) so even TV size is flexible for design. We'll be buying all new furniture, as we have pretty old college/ikea furniture now. So ultimately, what we're looking for is a basic layout of the room that we can use as a starting point before buying a bunch of furniture.
Below is our floor plan and the photos of the living room as it was staged. Does anyone have a suggestion of how to layout the furniture that allows us to sit back and watch a movie?
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2pups4me
4 years ago
PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoIMO the best place for the TV is where the black sofa iswith a sofa facing that wall then 4 chairs and a coffee table where the fireplace is and when you entertain you have lots of seating that can be moved around.. Keep the furniture smaller scaled to not overpower the space ( so no recliner stuff at all) that also alows for any size TV you want Not sure how much storage you need in the house but you could add a Besta system from Ikea for some storage and the TV
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