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Living Room furniture placement??

2 years ago

I feel like there has to be an answer out there but I haven’t found it yet…

Our house has a very large living room (excuse the amateurish drawing, I don’t have a decent pic handy). The fireplace is centered in a long wall, and is flanked by windows. Each short wall has a window centered on it, and the other long wall has a standard door on one side, and an opening of about 5’ on the other side.

I am STRUGGLING to figure out what furniture to get and where to place it so that we can simultaneously enjoy a fire and watch tv. I don’t love the idea of mounting over the fireplace and really feel like it would be too high to enjoy anyway. We currently have an old sectional that fit in our old house but will need to be replaced soon anyway, so I’m open to any and all advice on furniture style.

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jck910
2 years ago
What are the measurements of the room?
hangejl0
Original Author
2 years ago
@jck910 it’s roughly 14x27
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well, you've succeeded. are you satisfied with the result? I think I would move the TV to the long wall closest to the woodstove -- an electrician can easily move your cable wiring if that's the limiting issue. Then you can put the loveseat facing it on the other long wall, and the two recliners on either side, angled in. Then the space can also serve for conversation a bit, and at least one person can keep warm by the stove. You'll probably find you can then put a long console under the TV, and probably can fit side tables between each recliner and the loveseat.
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I think it is better this way but I’ll still get a new rug, drapes and a larger sofa console table as well as fix the artwork. Maybe a floating shelf under the blue floral art piece instead of having the small console table competing with the soon-to-be large console behind the sofa?1
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decoenthusiaste
2 years ago
Your best basic seating options are a 3-seat sofa and two upholstered armchairs. Placement options are pretty much unlimited. For more flexibility when TV watching is the main goal, the chairs should be swivels. You can place TV opposite the FP and float the seating. The window ends will give you space for some casegoods and some occasional chairs. And don't forget art over the mantel and on the four short pieces of the "north" and "south" walls.
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I would go with TV on opposite wall from FP with couple of sofas in the middle.
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or with chairs

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