Furniture placement in a living room with a corner fireplace
Hi!
I am looking for help with furniture selection and placement in the living room portion of an open concept living room/dining room/kitchen area. There is a corner fireplace that we hope to use frequently. We will not have a TV in this room. We hope to place a small digital piano in the room if we can figure out where to place it (dimensions 53.3" x 31.2" x 11.7"). The seating (which we need to buy more of!) will hopefully be placed in a way that would encourage spending time together and hearing each other easily. We have 3 young children so for now, the wide open space in the center of the room has been the perfect place to play soccer with a small soft ball and to run around - sadly I can't imagine having seating placed in a way that would both encourage conversation and leave tons of space to run around. Or maybe I am wrong! It seems that placing furniture against the wall is highly discouraged although I am open to all ideas!
Given that we have young children, it's very important to us to have furniture that can be easily cleaned and that does not have sharp edges. I am questioning whether we can make the dark gray leather couch which can be seen in the pictures work well in this room or not - but it has certainly help up wonderfully over the years! So easy to maintain! I like light, neutral colors so I am very tempted to move the couch to the basement playroom and to get something lighter in color for this room. The kids foam mat seen in the pictures can obviously be moved anywhere but we have been playing with the kids on it in that room for now since we don't yet have an area rug. Advice on area rugs and window treatments would also be very appreciated. I have been trying to figure this room out for a while but can't seem to do it. I hope the pictures and floor plan will be helpful. Thanks in advance for all suggestions!
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PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoFruitFly Forever thanked Patricia Colwell ConsultingFruitFly Forever
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Comments (1)Where's the picture? Better yet, post a diagram with dimensions....See MoreFurniture Placement in odd shaped living room
Comments (17)I think these are my favorite! i never would have pushed the furniture over that far towards the stairs. But I like it. what would you put in the back "nook" and then now at the bottom right of the layout (which leads into the dining room)? anything? Kids toy organization will go somewhere for the next few years :)...See Morefurniture placement, corner fireplace, walkways around, diagonal walls
Comments (11)Oof.. this is tough. The problem with the family room is that it's not so much a room in its own right as it is a junction for all the other rooms. Due to where the bedroom doorways are and how the kitchen and foyer connect to it, you have lots of square footage taken up by pathways to get to the other rooms. I don't think either the builder's suggestion or your configuration really works - the builder's doesn't work because it's cramped and basically ignores the fireplace... that they put there. Yours doesn't work because it has furniture against the walls (a la waiting room) that require people to have to walk in front of anyone seated to get to a bedroom. I agree with above - you need to float the seating and probably eliminate a sofa and replace with some sitting chairs (which will give more flexibility)....See MoreFurniture Arrangement - Narrow Living Room w/ Corner Fireplace. Help!
Comments (3)Ok, so here’s some ideas you may not have though of. Flip flop the dining room with the living. Depending on how your breakfast bar is done, you child just mount the tv there. Build a divider wall on top of the current bar, but leaving it open. In one photo, the tv can spin so someone could watch the tv while in the kitchen. Do a divider wall again on top of the breakfast bar but only go halfway across allowing for the person in the kitchen to still be able to see out. You could have a small divider in between the two rooms perpendicular to the sliders or you could place a lift tv cabinet there. Lots of options-just depends on what will work as far as electrical/cable access....See More
Susan Davis
3 years agoFruitFly Forever
3 years agoHU-187528210
3 years ago
PROMARGARITA BRAVO
3 years agoHere is a design we did for a client, where the fireplace is also in the corner. Note where the furniture is.
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3 years agoThings have moved along and I am happy with how the furniture arrangements have taken shape. I appreciate everyone’s feedback to my initial post! I am back to share a picture of the way things look in the living room portion of the open floor plan and I would love some advice as to what I could do with the empty space to the right of the fireplace (between the fireplace and piano.) The room is not fully decorated yet - I am still looking for a few modern accents for the fireplace mantle and am waiting for the piano bench to arrive. Truly unsure however what could go on that empty wall space! Looking forward to getting some suggestions.
HU-187528210
3 years agoFruitFly Forever
3 years agoThe piano is not centered with the wall. It’s easy to move and I’ve played around with the positioning. So far it seems like it looks best in the current spot but that does leave some empty wall space. Maybe it would be enough if I place a large basket with some throw blankets closer to the fireplace? And some wall art above the piano.🤔
Somehow things look off when I move the piano toward the center of the wall or further left.
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