Help - Our family room! How do I arrange our furniture
We recently installed a corner gas fireplace with our T.V. above it in our family room. We painted the walls a light grey and still have to put white base boards in and change all the doors to white. The room is in a wierd shape and I'm needing some help with arranging the furniture. I have 2 love seats 64" L x 39" W x 41" H, a hexagon fish tank 22" H x 16.5" W, chair/ ottoman 37" W x 38" D, and
a antique record player 32" W x 16.5" D x 30".
I've taken photos and measurements of all the furniture and the room.
If anyone can spare a moment I would really appreciate some help.
Thanks Donna
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4 years agoAnnKH
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4 years ago
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4 years agoCan the fish tank sit on top of the record player? Those could go between the windows. Personally, I would have put the TV on the wall right of the FP where you have the whatnot shelves and would have floated the two loves in an "L" out in front of the TV/FP area. The chair and ottoman would go in the recess by the closet for a quiet reading nook. Add a bookcase and lamp to flesh that out. You can still try that arrangement, but there is not much space for seating within easy viewing distance of the TV when it is high, smushed in to the corner and adjacent to the stair area, doors and traffic path. You might seriously want to reconsider the TV placement for optimal use of the space with your current furnishings.
Donna Cheney
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