Need help reconfiguring small, but open "great room"
My husband and I are in need of a new sectional (or a sofa + loveseat) to replace our current sectional.
Can anyone help me see what the best configuration would be for the space? We might change it to have a sofa against the wall where the window is, and then a love seat going the other way. We'd also like to add some conversation chairs with a coffee table on the opposing wall if it could fit, but that is our walkway. I thought our walkway could now be where the recliner is if we were able to reconfigure.
We also do not want the recliner anymore. We had it temporarily when my husband had a hip replacement.
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Here is a photo of the floor plan with dimensions. I just need to figure out how people can walk through. Right now it's a really tight walkway.
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The natural walkway for this room is along the wall. So don't put furniture there. The walkway shouldn't be narrower than 3 feet, which gives you 11 ft for furniture. Distance between sofa and coffee table should be no less than 1.5 ft. If you choose 3 ft sofas and a 2 ft coffee table, it works. Many sofas are larger but Ikea, for example has lots of sofas that are 36" deep or even a bit less.
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Here is some inspiration that I'm going for (just want to recreate the reverse of this)
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We are doing a sofa and a loveseat. It's coming in a week or so. Now we just need to get some side tables, a rug, and a some ottomans/cubes/poufs to rest your feet on. Here is the sofa/loveseat combo we are doing. I also don't like the pillows it comes with, so I will replacing those.
Any suggestions on rug size and color? Along with side tables and ottomans?
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