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How should I set up my furniture in this small living room

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where to put the tv , under the stairs? and should i keep all three couches /chiars ? or get rid on one and couches i also have a few bar stools . sorry about the mess

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Beth H. :

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I think that long wall is the best spot for it.

Your problem is the furniture. You have too much of it and it's too bulky. Asking us to arrange it for you is futile because it just doesn't work! (as I'm sure you know or you wouldn't be asking for help! lol)

Do you utilize that door by the floor lamp? is it ok if it's blocked?

with the sofas you have, this is how it should be arranged

but I don't hink you have the room for this

This would be better (with a longer console under your tv)

a chaise sofa like this would be your best bet.

this would be perfect. And, mount the tv to the wall.

chaise

if you're up for some painting and sectional w/the small end against the stairs, try this.

Take advantage of the space under the stairs and do something. plenty of tutorials online for you guys to do. not difficult.

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JustDoIt
last year
What is on the other wall?
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Elaine Doremus Resumes Written
last year
How many people use this room (not including guests). The furniture is way oversized. If you are in the market for seating, make sure to get some with very narrow arm rests. Measure twice, buy once. As the prior poster asked, what is on the other wall?
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Original Author
last year
A few feet behind the kid in the blue is the entry door and a small closet. . behind the long couch is a little bar counter top, and the kitchen being that. Sorry, I should have shown that. thank you.
HU-421568261
Original Author
last year
Thank you Elaine for the advice! i deffiently agree. I feel like I have tried EVERY possible areangment and nothing works or looks right no matter what I do. love the point about smaller arm rests thank you! it is just myself and two kids . the couches are confortable and they were free, so trying best to make it work but seems like I might need to start looking around for something else.
HU-421568261
Original Author
last year
behind the recliner chair a tiny dining area where i have the kitchen table
kazzh
last year
If replacing the lounge is not yet on the cards, maybe reducing the number of seats might help. Decide how much seating you need - the 3 seater and armchair? 2 seater and 3 seater? 2 seats and arm chair? All together it is too much, as others have said.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
I need a to scale floor plan and you need smaller furniture . Post the plan here use graph paper it makes it easier to do scaled drawings , show all windows stairs doorway where thos elead all measurements clearly marked that is the only way to get real help. Are your prepared to buy new furniture ?
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elcieg
last year
Is that the kitchen counter behind the sofa? If so, this space was not meant for seating, no matter the size of your furniture

Post more photos of the space. Let us see the other end of the room and the wall your son has his back to..

The staircase....leading to second floor bedrooms?
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partim
last year
Take out the love seat. Put the tv under the stairs. Put the sofa sideways facing the tv, touching the wall on the right. Put the chair where the sofa is now. Then take a picture for us
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Original Author
last year
Thank you EVERYONE!! i tried taking a few more pictures and i will try to do the floor plan. i did try the tv under the stairs but diagnally it wouldnt fit.

the stair case is leading the the second flor bedrooms and behind the couch in the first picture is the kitchen
decoenthusiaste
last year
Two options for TV. Under the stairs mounted in the corner on a fully articulated arm, or under the bar on a flat wall mount. You still may have to sell the larger sofa in order to cram everything in here but you will have a bit more floor space without the TV stand.
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kazzh
last year
Hmmm, am thinking the placement feels better with the tv at the stairs end of the room. How does the room look with a couch each side, with the chair at the end?

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