Furniture placement for strange layout
Hi all
We moved into our home about 4 years ago and are having trouble with furniture layout in this room. Right now things are living where they had to be moved for the Xmas Tree which is now gone. Prior to Christmas, we had the two brown chairs and little tea table in front of and facing the fireplace. The red chair in the corner was in the basement and there was another chair in the corner of the TV room (where the other brown chair is now) that was brought elsewhere because it was not comfortable at all.
We are living with the space empty-ish right now to see if anything hits us in terms of future layout and furniture purchases. We have noticed that we enjoy having three sitting pieces (couch and two chairs) facing the TV (we are a family of three and our son hogs the whole couch!), would enjoy having seating for 4 in the main room (for whenever its safe to have guests in the home again!). Other than that, I was thinking a swivel chair may be nice to use bc you could have that where the chair with the red/black checked blanket is. I'm finding that the red chair in the corner (although asthetically i don't love it--it was a hand me down), is cozy to sit and read there esp when there is a fire in the fireplace.
Any other ideas? We have minimal wall space and so many openings to various rooms so also don't want to block the flow.
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tozmo1
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Comments (12)I wouldn't keep the color scheme, but I think I'd put the TV on the orange wall. The yellow wall would be better in a vacuum, with its high window, but the advantage of the orange is that you could probably arrange it so you can watch from the kitchen too, if so desired. I'd get a long console for underneath it, whether you intend to hang or stand it -- at least 50% bigger than the TV itself. (Not much clue to style here, so not sure what to recommend...) Then you can assemble your furniture to gather around the fireplace and TV -- large couch with back to kitchen, with arm chairs on either side facing in. End tables with lamps, a coffee table, etc....See MoreHelp - Bedroom Furniture Placement
Comments (9)Thank you call for your comments! I do appreciate them. We've had the bed in between those 2 narrow windows for the longest time now. We really just wanted to a change. It also made watching the TV a bit more difficult with the TV on the side wall like that. Those were our two main reason for wanting to move things around. But you make a good point, Cheryl - about walking all the way around the bed. I moved the furniture we currently have around to see how it would feel and I do not like having to navigate all the way around like that. Suzmtl, the wall of windows faces our covered back desk. Unfortunately, even though it's a west facing window, the covered back deck doesn't let much natural light shine though. And those narrow windows the opposite side of the room don't let much natural light in either. When my children were infants, I appreciated the little dark cocoon feel, but now - not so much :) Also, I tried moving the furniture around that way you suggest - with the bed on that opposite wall and my husband didn't like it. So scratch that. I guess I'm back to the original layout, though I'm still uncertain how the TV is going to play out. Maybe I'll move the smaller/long media table from my son's room into he bedroom in front of the windows instead?? Would this look ok? (Btw, the main entry door doesn't look just like that, but it was the best I could to show the layout)....See MoreIs furniture and furniture placement the most important element to a r
Comments (5)Here's my 2 cents, as a designer with about 20 years experience. Furnishing a room begins with a PLAN. You start your plan by determining what you want to do in the room, which informs everything else. Is it a place for entertaining, eating, TV watching, study, sleeping, playing an instrument? Once you have the function pinpointed, you draw the room to scale, noting positions of every door, window, heating elements, electrical outlets, fireplaces, and anything else of a permanent nature that would affect furniture placement. You look for focal points, natural lighting and views to the outside and to other rooms. The next step is to determine the furniture layout, including upholstery, case goods, floor and wall coverings, and lighting fixtures, keeping in mind scale and proportion as you figure out sizes of furniture, clearances, walkways, sight lines, etc. Only after you have this "road map" for your room will you begin to look at styles, colors, patterns of textiles, window coverings, and furnishings. You take your road map on all shopping trips, as any furniture salesperson will ask "what size (rug, sofa, table, etc.) are you looking for?" If you don't have the answer at the ready, you will waste a lot of time. And the last item you choose before the "frills" is the paint color on the walls. It's easier to match a paint color to your palette than the other way around. The "frills" are the decorative accessories like ceramics, paintings, sculpture, photos, vases, etc. Keep in mind that a room is never totally "done." It will change as your needs change, and should be flexible. Good luck with your project!...See MoreFireplace placement and furniture layout help!
Comments (2)My first advice is to extend the two feet - you won't be sorry. 12 x 12 to 14 x 14 is a great discussion square, but requires space to walk around them. . the room you have posted above is 21 x 22 (and huge sofas!) . . two sofas like this across your fireplace and window wall would be tight in a 15' space. A corner fireplace is even more difficult. With the added two feet, a linear fireplace on the side wall with a television outlet mount above would provide a way to do two sofas . . but they would not show off that great window wall. I would keep the wall as is . . fireplace as is, put the television on the wall opposite the kitchen so you can watch while washing up when all alone . . Then, the seating options open . . a big sofa with its back to the kitchen and a great pair of chairs at each end on the other side of the fireplace . . Armchairs by the fire, and a sectional with its back to a console table that you see as you enter your front door . . options abound . . but you won't get the two feet back. Elect for that and keep the fireplace as is . ....See More
J. F.G.
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elcieg
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoJ F G, you have a lot of seating, but the 4 chair arrangement will nicely fill the rug, and be a spot to entertain another couple. Check sources like overstock.com. Often there are accent chairs sold by the pair.
Next, thought:
Have you considered changing the rooms' purposes? For instance, the dining room. Would it work better in the now empty living room? The rug is a great size to hold a table and chairs.
The sun porch, could it become a real living room?
Could the present dining room become the t v room?
I, for one, do not mind seeing a dining room upon entering the house.
J. F.G. thanked elciegJ. F.G.
3 years ago
PROJudyG Designs
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoI hear you…so what about designing the fireplace room as the hang out room?
And, just turning the front room into a sunporch for reading and playing games>?
The fireplace room could have a furniture lay out unique to its “strangeness”. : > )
Furniture “in the round” would allow you easy access of all of the door openings.
Whoops, I posted from different servers. One is my professional listing and the other is my have fun and chat name.
Anyway, something like this for installing t v over the mantel?
https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Fireplace-Pull-Down-Full-Motion-Articulating/dp/B077YB196DJ. F.G.
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PROAmy Peltier Interior Design & Home
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