Kitchen/Living Room Open Concept Ideas & Where to Put TV
I am purchasing a home that has an outdated kitchen and no real space for dining due to a slider and hallway door. I'm pondering the idea of taking the wall on the opposite side of the kitchen and opening it up in the middle to create a counter seating area with 2-3 chairs. I will have to work around what looks to be a load bearing structure on the kitchen side near the opening.
I think in the living room, I would have a couch facing the fireplace with a glass table in front. I like a conversation pit idea with maybe two angled chairs facing the couch, but then where to put the TV? I don't want it above the fireplace as I like to view TV at eye level.
Here are some photos that show the areas I am working with.
I appreciate hearing any ideas that you may have - thank you!!
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Comments (5)It probably seems odd to put back part of the wall that you removed, but that is what I propose. The new short wall would serve to: 1 - hide the refrigerator (usually the least attractive appliance - which I changed to a 30-in counter-depth one btw). The refrigerator is a little out of the way from triangle work space goal, but I think it is worth it to have a kitchen that is pretty to view from your living and dining areas. Along those lines, the refrigerator would be in a full-height and full-depth cabinet. 2- enlarge your pantry to a nice size, with pretty narrow doors that open for full access. 3 - on the living room side, give you back some needed wall space. If you keep a layout similar to what you have now, your large chair or loveseat will not overhang the wall. On the range side of the plan, you could leave the cabinet run exposed, or add a narrow wall there are well. Note that I guessed on a few dimensions, and did not have a scale handy, so I free-handed the drawing. You would want to "field-test" it for sure....See MoreOpen Concept Living Room + Kitchen Design
Comments (10)Congratulations on your new home. Don't purchase anything until you've moved in and lived there for a bit. That will help you evaluate how you use the rooms. I, too, would want to get rid of the blue walls. Go with a neutral color such as: Edgecomb gray is a beautiful earthy gray with beige undertones. Ballet white is the perfect color if you want to go super neutral without going completely white. Balboa mist is a very soft and neutral gray. I would also try the TV on the wall where the console table is in the picture. It looks like the FP is too high for a TV....See MoreAdvice for my “open concept” kitchen/dining/living room?
Comments (10)Hi, Lindsay. I've got a few furniture arrangements to consider. They all have a moveable island cart for the kitchen. The first two are similar to your current set-up, in that they define the entry. One has the reversible chaise while the other is a regular sofa. The last one has a sideboard behind the sofa. It would serve as a sofa table and provide additional storage. You could think about placing your less frequently used kitchen items in there. The last one also has a reversible chaise. Pottery Barn has some reversible chaises, but I'm not certain their upholstered furniture is of high quality, so you'll want to look into that. Their case goods may be okay. Here are examples of the reversible chaise sofa and a sideboard. The chaise on the sofa has a storage compartment. The dimensions of each seem to be compatible with one another. Townsend Reversible Chaise Toscana Buffet Also, take a look at Bed, Bath & Beyond for portable kitchen islands. They have quite a selection....See MoreOpen concept living room/dining room/kitchen design
Comments (1)Its hard to tell the depth/distance, especially from the wall the dog food is to the back of the sofa. I also feel like you could afford to back up the sofa bit more. I think you could have the best of both worlds in the nook area with bench under the left window and a small table with chairs, you might be able to get a chair and an end table next to the door on the right....See MoreAmber Lynn
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoThis is not your furniture I am guessing? You will want a real table, and need to find a place for it.
You will get way better advice with a measured floor plan, and without it we're just throwing ideas around which might not work.
But one of the problems is that your kitchen has many doors and openings, some of which are larger than they need to be. When you redesign your kitchen, don't forget that you can move doors much more easily than you can remove load-bearing walls. Reducing the size of the openings between rooms also gives you wall space in the kitchen, which is needed there. Here is one quick idea but obviously we need to know what's behind the walls etc. This gives you a door-less space in the kitchen for a table.
Another idea is to have a table where there is now the china cabinet. That room now becomes the living-dining room, and the whole kitchen is available for cabinets. My son's house is arranged that way - no kitchen seating at all at table or counter but close proximity to a table in the living/dining room. Again, you may want to move the door between the kitchen and living room to an optimal place given your new kitchen design. You'd probably leave the door to the hallway from kitchen, in that case.
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