fireplace furniture help!
Whitney Wiedel
2 years ago
Just moved in to a new house and working with a clean slate. Can’t afford built ins but looking for 2 credenzas and mirrors or something to put on both sides of fireplace (50 inches wide). We have 2 leather couches coming and like mid century modern /contemporary / minimalist decor. Please send me not only ideas, but links to the pieces - thanks!
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Comments (1)sectionals are rarely recomended. how many of you are there on a regular basis. will you need a table and chairs for games?...See MoreNeed help arranging furniture in living room with fireplace
Comments (1)Can you "float" your coach in the room, facing the patio doors, maybe with a sofa table behind it? You could then put the TV on the wall across from the fireplace, maybe a chair in the corner next to the fireplace. That might not be optimal TV viewing from the couch, however. But the arrangement doesn't look great where the TV is now....See MoreNeed help placing furniture in rectangular room w fireplace & windows
Comments (2)Thanks, Elaine! Well, the kitchen is done in the same paneling so we wanted the rooms to flow together. The cabinets, backsplash, and counters in the kitchen are all done in shades of white, so to whitewash both rooms would result in too much white in the kitchen. We can't place the TV next to the fireplace because there are windows on each side. I was trying to keep the lodge or farmhouse feel, which is why we didn't drywall it when we moved it....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 MoreWhitney Wiedel
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