Re-decorating Living Rm: How to Arrange / What to Buy?
I need help with my 14 x 12.6 living room. I'm keeping the rug, ceiling fan & the TV isn’t moving, everything else is flexible. I’m trying to decide on a good layout & what to buy (sofas / ottoman will go). I was thinking twin sofas facing each other – perpendicular to the TV, if it would fit. We could maybe do 1 sofa + 2 comfy chairs, but we're both lazy & might miss 2 sofas, lol. I’m open to other suggestions…..
We use this space daily for TV watching/lounging & entertaining…pre-pandemic. I’d like to move to a more neutral color pallet & give it a more "grown-up" vibe. It’s just me, my husband & our dog. Our style is traditional/classic (I think?). Pottery Barn seems to be the store we can both agree on things. I’ve included a floor plan and some pics to show what we're working with.
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how would you arrange this living room??
Comments (20)I'd wall mount the TV left of the FP on an articulated arm so there wouldn't be as much glare from the windows. Center the rug with the TV wall. Put the chaise sofa at the end of the room facing the TV with the chaise by the windows.Rug should be under the front 1/3 of the seat side and completely under the chaise. leaving at least a foot of rug extending past the two ends. You may be able to add an arc floor lamp to arch over the sofa and hover above a coffee table. Add a pair of chairs right of the FP with a table and lamp between them. They'll probably be completely off the rug....See MoreDecorating/arrangement formal living/dining room
Comments (30)yes drapes will fo on the other window. I only had this one pair because we have new furniture and when we had this set we only had one windows. in regards to the "changing table" this is what it looks like. it used to be a dresser lol. it will NOT stay there. I just dont know what to do with it right now although I could move it upstairs and let my son just use it (the loft is going to be our playroom I hate having toys downstairs) but obviously I dont know what to do with this space. I like the edit with 2 pictures high vs the 3. my FIL is an artist so he will do the painting that goes on the purple wall. this is the color scheme I gave him to play with. he is thinking a gallery wrapped canvas (so it doesnt need a frame) I'm just trying to decide size. should I keep the canvas the length of the buffet table?...See MoreIf these were you're living rooms how would you arrange them?
Comments (43)Really nice home and property. You could simply remove any central vac system and invest in a Roomba -- that could get rid of one something along one wall and let you square room 1. https://www.google.com/search?q=Roomba&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1l-Ll87bnAhXJSt8KHZjVD0QQsxh6BAgPECs&biw=1366&bih=628#spf=1580785213419 For heating purposes in a large old two story home, being able to close off the stairwell should be the primary concern since heat rises. From personal experience ... if you have a wood stove, you'd be better much served putting it in a larger room or in a room open to multiple rooms. NOT in a small room such as room 3. If you have a wood heater, you could put it either in or in front of your fireplace (with triple wall metal stove pipe lining the chimney for safety). If you don't want to make room 3 your new Foyer/Entry ... but if you want the room 2&3 side of the house to be your front of the house ... another way to use the rooms is worth considering: You have a tiny bathroom very close to the kitchen/eating area. Budget permitting, the best use of room three could well be closing it off from room 2 and creating a new full bath in room 3. That would enable you to square the informal dining room and move the bathroom farther away from the kitchen and dining area. Once you've moved the bathroom, you could recreate the space between kitchen and informal dining with a pass thru kitchen cabinet "wall" that you can walk all the way around. https://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/remodeling/architectural-details/home-design-ideas-room-dividers/?slide=slide_2bf3e1c7-021a-4262-9de6-fd5daf3777a7#slide_2bf3e1c7-021a-4262-9de6-fd5daf3777a7 Keeping only one interior door to enter room 2 from room 3 means you could use room 2 as a bonus room -- usable as a bedroom or as you choose. It also means you can keep that one door to room 2 closed and not fully heat it all the time. You could keep as is or alter or (if not load bearing) remove the wall between dining and informal living room to create a single elongated rectangle shaped "great room" -- kitchen, dining, family room. If you created a pony wall between dining wall and informal living, your wood heater in the fireplace could heat the entire great room area. You could keep as many posts as needed for support in that pony wall and, with a solid back on the informal living room room side, you can put any furnishings you choose by it with the back to the pony wall. You could alter the porch beside room 2 between the window to room 2 and the door to room 1 to create a wider porch there that wraps around the side of room 1 several feet. You could even enclose that area and create a new foyer and make the rest of the porch on the right side of room 2 your front porch. Then in that back corner off the kitchen at a right angle to room 3, remove the shallow/narrow open porch and create a square deck or patio there with a rail around it and steps exiting on the left side toward what would be the back of your home. You might also consider a "green wall" -- row of shrubs -- all across the yard so guests are led to the new foyer on the right side of the home....See MoreHelp with Arranging/Decorating Open yet small living and dining room
Comments (5)Where and how do you access the sofas? It looks like there is barely any room to walk around them to go sit down. And from where do you enter? Is that big round thing on the right supposed to be a hanging lamp from ceiling? If so, that space needs to be utilized. Or is it a round table?? Are those windows next to it? And the dark square shape in front of kitchen counter - is it a chair or... what? First, since your kitchen counter and wall to the patio are both angled, could you angle your loveseat and place it where the TV is now? Then, we'll just have to help you figure out where to put TV and big sofa, haha. You do have a bit too much furniture for this space, if the dimensions are scaled correctly. Can you sell the sofa and get a smaller one? These pieces look gigantic in that space. Photos of room would be helpful. I can see this image big and fine on my laptop, but room pics would help....See Moreeld6161
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3 years agoI like Raymour & Flanigan, many good quality offerings.
For the way you would like to use the space, I would say just do the same thing you are doing now with two new sofas.
I think this Cindy Crawford sofa is a nice style for relaxing + entertaining. Comes in a bunch of colors.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoThis is a similar style as above, except even more streamlined with single pillow seat cushion, less tufting on back section.
This Santa Rosa Linen color is beautiful.
You could get two sofas in same color and add a couple of pillows and/or throw to vary the look, if you 'd like - or mix it up on sofa colors, as you have it now.If you wanted to be a bit bold, I think this Santa Rosa Pinot color would be gorgeous with the one above.
More subtle, this Soft Platinum.
All of these colors could work with your carpet and wall color. And there are more colors, too; this sofa comes in a bunch of colors, as well. This one is 94" long.https://www.raymourflanigan.com/living-rooms/sofas/macauley-sofa-200218091
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