Hello Catie,

Are you in the house yet? Are these your pictures or theirs?

Marcie

Will that corner fireplace stay or go? It looks portable, so maybe they'll get it out of your way.

jck910 is exactly right!

#5 is one of those curtain hacks that I just can't fathom. If you are 18 and in college - okay, because you don't know any better but for anyone else....it just doesn't work. It is the worst way to hang curtains IMO.

I would put the sofa where it is now but pulled forward a foot or so. Then add two accent chairs (something smaller scale with wood arms so they feel more open) with their backs to the dining area. Are you planning on painting or adding a chandelier?

Thanks for all the feedback! We are not in the house yet so these pictures are just how the current homeowners have it.

Switching the living room and dining never crossed my mind but that's an interesting thought.

The front door is behind the couch so it does create an entryway with the current setup.

I do plan on painting as soon as we can. Probably just going to paint all those walls white for now unless there's any other suggestions.

The fireplace is not removable so I'll have to work around that.

I want to replace the ceiling fan in the dining room with a chandelier so I wasn't planning on putting one in the living room.

And I promise to do better with the curtains and get an appropriate sized media console :)

Then I think the current layout will work. I like a division when you come in the front door. New paint will help as well. Wait until you get in before deciding on a paint color. I was asking if you were going to put a chandelier in the dining room. I didn't clarify. You have beautiful floors-it's going to be a pretty space.

I wouldn't want anything as large as the sofa blocking the entry, but would rather have it dividing the living and dining areas and facing the front window. Two small upholstered chairs with a side table could sit where their sofa is now, facing a TV right of the FP. You could use a bench under the window for additional seating.

Hello Catie,

Here to help. Questions: do you have the measurements of the rooms, dining and living rooms ? If you have a copy of the blueprint that you can snap a shot of it and post it for us that would be really wonderful and helpful. Is there any space in the kitchen area for the dining room table? Can you get pictures of the living & dining rooms, starting at the entryway going right and ending with the wall that has the coats on it? That would help so much. It makes it so much easier for those of us who are tactile visual people especially when we can’t be in the rooms directly.
By the way congratulations on your new home.
Marcie

Thank you! Unfortunately I do not have the blueprints right now. And the only images I have are from the current real estate listing, we don't close until next week. But I'll upload all the images I have of the living room/entryway and dining room and hopefully that will give a better picture of the entire space. There really isn't a good space in the kitchen for a dining room table. Maybe a small bistro set would fit, but we have a 6 seat dining room table we would like to utilize.

Dimensions

living room: 11X16

dining room: 12X13

There are no dimensions listed for the entryway so maybe that's included in the living room but I'm not sure.

Hopefully this helps visualize the space better.

Hello Catie,

The photos and the measurements are perfect. Thank you. It sure does help a lot. Has escrow closed and are you about to move in? This is all very exciting and can sometimes be also very overwhelming . Please tell me what are your favorite colors and style. I will get back to you shortly . Marcie

these are all examples of corner fireplaces and furniture layout.

ignore the style, just look at the placement

(reverse this one to fit your room)

Thanks for the pictures, that helps!

We close on the house next week and we'll be moving in slowly the entire month of May. I'm really drawn to neutrals and earthy colors (white, cream, rose, navy blue, sage green, wood tones), but don't mind pops of colors here and there. The house is old (1913) so I've been looking for mid century modern/antique pieces. But I guess you would call the style I like eclectic, because I like when mid century modern is mixed with other styles like boho. Here's a couple photos as examples of the style I like, probably better than my explanation :)

Checking in. I'll be back with some floor plans, suggestions and ideas.

Marcie

Hello Catie,

How is your day going so far? Lots of info to process. It is so very exciting that you will be in your new house soon and able to make it your own. Here are some pics with visual suggestions. As always take what you like and leave the rest. Remember, if you don't like something that isn't nailed down you can always move it. :-}

Most importantly have fun decorating your new home. So here's the pics.

Best wishes to you and yours,

Marcie

As you know, clicking on the pictures enlarges them. The TV is installed over the fireplace to free up the walls in the room.

Marcie

PS this is to scale according to the measurements you gave me. M

I love, love your design @Mae Day Organizing and Interior Design, I wish you could do that for me too :)

I would consider putting a very thin console table on the back of the sofa. Will it work to put a leaning mirror on the wall that is in front of the door?

Thank you for your kind words.

@Mae Day Organizing and Interior Design Wow thank you so much for all this help! I would never have thought to put the room together like that but I think it’s great. All we have right now is a sofa and dining room table so it will be fun to pick out new pieces to make this all work. I so appreciate the help!

I like the suggestion of a table behind the couch and there would definately be space to put a mirror against the wall in front of the front door.

Catie,

My pleasure. It was fun. Hope you enjoy your new home. Congratulations and best wishes. Marcie

Very nice of Mae Day to develop these 3D images for you. This takes time and effort and I too considered that arrangement. I would offer another option that I believe might use space better. I will post drawing later.

I believe looking at photos the approx 3.5 wide hallway is not part of the 16’ length, but real estate photos can be deceiving so measurements need to be verified. I put a 84” long by 40” deep sofa with a pair of compact chairs, a TV on console because mounting TV over fireplace on angle will limit size of TV and not best for viewing. I put 48” x 24” coffee table. You put a sofa table behind sofa with a pair of lamps to achieve ambient lighting and a drop station for entry. This table could have storage under it to help stow shoes and other items at entry. I wasn’t sure of your dining table but I put a standard 42” wide x 72” long table with 4 chairs at table and a small buffet with host chairs one on either side. I also put 2 bench/stools in front of fireplace. A nice plant would warm up space. Probably an 8 x 8’ square rug would work without blocking walkways. Sizes are important to making this room work. 11’ wide is challenge for sure. What is size of your existing sofa?

Sorry it is so dark and the white spots are light reflections from overhead lighting. The dotted lines represent the drop down beam areas on the ceiling. They are estimated positions.

Another option for your dining room is a round table if that is an option. Nice home.

@Flo Mangan Thank you so much for drawing that up, it's great! This my first time posting a question, I had no idea how helpful everyone would be. Our sofa is 86" long and 42" deep and we just bought a rectangular dining room table.

Great. I guessed pretty close. What color is your sofa and I can pull some other ideas for you. I love your eclectic style and you will have fun making this home your own.

I am guessing your sofa is gray. Haha. I couldn’t wait to find some ideas for you.

I really like Flo's layout for your room. It was the same as I was thinking. It makes sense to take advantage of as much of the floor space as you have available. In a narrow room, having the TV over the fireplace makes it difficult for viewing. Better to take advantage of the empty wall space you have to put it at a comfortable height. She posted some great options above for furniture and accessories as well.

@Flo Mangan I love those ideas! Our sofa is navy blue so I think all those items would look great with it. Our dining room table is a 1960s walnut table with 60s yellow-ish upholstery.

Great. Easy to shift a few of the blacks to navy blue. Caramel is delicious color with navy too. How exciting!

An example of navy and caramel colors.

Yeah I’m liking the caramel color a lot!

Caramel and navy is a wonderful combination.

A lot of work.