Tricky shaped living room
I recently moved into a new apartment, and I’m having trouble deciding how to best orient the furniture. I plan on having a couch along the back wall that’s across from the front door, but have no idea where to put a TV. Next to the front door is too far, mounted over the fireplace would be a weird angle, and I’m afraid putting it in the middle of the room would make the space seem smaller. I’m looking for any ideas on how best to orient this space!
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ffpalms
last yearPlease excuse my poor drawing skills! Here is a rough idea of furniture arrangment. Tall bookcase or storage cabinet behind couch, swivel chairs that can be angled toward TV mounted over fireplace.
elcieg
last yearDon't buy a sofa. It takes up too much space for so little seating. Get 4 swivel chairs instead, having one cocktail table.
Float them in the room. You will still have walk-around space and you can put the tv on the wall where you were going to place the sofa. There are some decent swivels for not too much money. Google and read reviews.
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last yearIf you opt for four chairs instead of a couch, it might be nice to group them around a large oval ottoman so that everyone could put their feet up while watching TV.
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last yearYou could potentially place the sofa facing the fireplace, but floating in the middle of the room and place the TV where you are planning to, but on an articulating arm so you can pull it off the wall. Then you could have your dining area right where it currently is.
You might also choose a layout like this if you have the room for it:
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