Where to put couch and tv in this “ one bedroom apartment”?
Bianca G
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Comments (17)Hi Steve, I do love the TV (great sound, picture as nice as my analogue TV downstairs with only regular cable ... both could use digital cable for a clearer picture, wonderful remote, very pretty TV but so SHINY the black that I can see my reflection... wish my TV stand was wider and taller) but I do not like the pedestal look on my Night Stand (2.5" on each side hangs and to me is distracting in the pretty bedroom) and I am seriously thinking of taking it back (but upset that the sneaky salesman has on the slip that LCD's are not returnable when he made me sign the screen without reading anything and then the person came to bring it to my car and I was very sick and when I asked to see the slip before signing, he said it was everything we discussed) and buying the 26" white Sharp LCD that swivels that was only $30 less for so much less screen with only the added swivel feature... but is in white and will not overpower the bedroom I feel. I just would have to order it from Target.com and have to pay about $26 in shipping to me and then back (UPS $26 around the sales guy said who I spoke to online at Target.com today) if I do not like the off-white color that has some gray in it. It has wonderful reviews but the Toshiba had better reviews and the reviewers are right about the sound quality on the Toshiba... it is very nice and I love the TV but it is TOO black for my bedroom and too big to me. I was sick all day and now not sure what to do. It is a beautiful TV but really stands out in my white room and I wish I could just put it in the family room an buy a white TV for my bedroom that is smaller despite the smaller picture. But my TV in my family room is only about 7 years old (Black Hitachi.. 27" that cost me $199 and looks nice to me.. heavy but not as heavy as my 14.5 year old 25" Samsung TV was). Maybe I can negotiate a deal on the extended and the 26"... I sure wish PC Richards would have the Sharp TV in white. Maybe I can ask if the can order it that way for me?...See MoreJust rented a one bedroom apartment in Toronto (650sq)
Comments (4)What a great view! Your apartment has enough brown with the cabinets and flooring. Consider it and your walls (which I suspect that you can’t paint?) neutrals. You should do some careful measurements of the space. And consider shopping for apartment sized furniture, not the BIG furniture that will overwhelm the space. Do you have any art that you love? Use it to inspire your choices. An area rug to anchor the space. A small couch. Two comfortable chairs. Lighting. What is your style? All larger pieces of furniture should be pretty neutral...as a background for the color that you can add (and change as your taste changes). You have a lot of good inexpensive stores to shop at in Toronto, and a lot of fabulous vintage stores, too. Start a portfolio of inspiration photos here so that people can give you advice! Good luck! And remember....it is a journey, not an overnight job!...See MoreCOUPLES Question, Where do you watch TV most, living room or bedroom?
Comments (34)My husband and I have a TV den upstairs next to our bedroom (designated a small bedroom), and it's great. I absolutely did not want a TV in the living room because it would be in the way, we don't do TV as a social activity, and it would be unsightly and anachronistic in our Victorian AF main floor. We also did not want a TV in the bedroom because we've just never been into that and it's terrible for sleep hygiene. My aunt and uncle had a bedroom TV for ages but ditched it when they moved to their new house. Having the TV den upstairs near our bedroom has been great - you can retire to upstairs and watch TV/play video games before bed but not IN bed. And we'll stick with one TV. There are enough old coax cables on our house to put a TV in every room (previous owner was obsessed with TV, I guess?) but I couldn't imagine. I don't even like TV that much....See MoreAdvice on bedroom layout with seating and TV
Comments (7)That sounds like a lot of seating. The dressers are the wrong scale for this space. Get a bureau for the TV wall (facing the foot of the bed) and get a tabletop TV that sits on top...not a wall mount. I think a low loveseat (at the foot of the bed) and nice big round ottoman plus the new bureau should be enough furniture to balance the space. Especially with drapes and your purple chair and a dressing mirror. Definetly get drapes and be sure to hang them wider than the window frame. A nice large rug for the whole room will cozy up and unify both halves. Leave about 2 feet perimeter of wood floor all the way around. I have a concept drawing attached (not to scale). There is room for your purple armchair as part of a dressing area with a long floor or wall mirror to the left of the window....See MoreBianca G
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