New furniture-how do I arrange it?
I’m finally replacing my very tired furniture but I’ve had my living room set up this way for so long I’m having trouble figuring out where to put it. I purchased a sofa and recliner. The sofa is 83” long x 41” deep and the chair is 31” wide by 37.5” deep. This is our only living/dining space, so we use it for tv, eating and visiting. The front door opens right into the space and it feels unfriendly when I put any furniture in front of it. Can you help?
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Kim H
3 years agoThis is the new couch and chair. The couch will be navy and the chair the lighter color
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Comments (46)I am glad you are having fun, and enjoying the changes you have made. I love that your DH has become interested, and the little ones as well! In the end, decorating is really about making your house a home that you love. I am still not happy with the bookcase between the windows - I think the wall feels heavy, and walking in from the foyer, you walk into the side of the bookcase. But what is important is that YOU are happy, and often things feel different in real life from how they appear on our monitors. What I would change, tho, is the arrangement on the other wall. I would pull the console and tv over to the right, but keep them a couple of inches inside the edge of the wall. Move the chair to the corner, angled, with the lamp behind it. It will tuck nicely there, (tho don't bury it deep in the corner, leave it pulled out a little) rather than sticking out over the end of the wall as it does now. Plus, if you were to put the fun round ottoman between that chair the cute kid's chair, it would make a nice connection between the colors, and act almost like a side table. Of course, once you start moving art, adding lighting, etc. the room will feel more finished. But I think you have already created a warmer, more welcoming, more open space to enjoy!...See MoreWhere Do I put my tv and how should I arrange my living room? Help!!
Comments (5)Can you return it and get a smaller one? (I admit I think your fireplace wall is lovely and I personally wouldn't ruin it with a television. But I am a tiny minority who has lived without television for almost 30 years.) Is there another room in which to put it, or do you prefer to use this room for watching it?...See MoreHow do I arrange furniture in this living room
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Comments (8)Celery in the photo you posted the artwork does reflect the furniture. The artwork in the photo is arrange in an artistic way, which is my favorite way to do it. Off centered. Just because the art reflects the furniture does not mean it needs to be centered with the furniture. Or maybe I am just not reading your response correctly......See MoreLORY OLSON
3 years agoKim H
3 years agoThanks Lory! I’ve tried that arrangement with my current furniture and it felt really blocked off. Could be because the furniture I have now is big and bulky. Here are some ideas I’ve been playing with using the Pottery Barn room planner. What I’m not crazy about is having to come in so far into the room to get around all the furniture.
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3 years agoKim H
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3 years agoKim H
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoI got an update that the furniture is not scheduled to be delivered until July-September so I may be doing all this planning way too early. I need to replace my tables, rug and maybe curtains too. Here are a couple rugs I’ve been looking. I keep going back and forth between a colorful rug or a quieter rug
Kim H
3 years agoHere are the pillows I picked out with the couch. Obviously I can just put covers over these or not use them. By the time I picked them out I was tired and ready to be done.
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