Help with furniture placement around wood stove
Sue Brown
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Comments (15)Sorry for the delay in responding. Tribbix - Thanks. The color is BM Beach Glass. When I first painted I panicked that it was too grey and dreary. I ALMOST repainted but decided to wait until the ceiling was in so I could gauge the color more accurately. I’m glad I waited. I’m very happy with the color. Yes, they are my boys. We already have a hoop hanging over the front door in the foyer! Don’t worry, I usually remove it when company is coming over. DH would never go for the Eames chair (style or price!) Beverly - yes, lots of cans. They are on a dimmer already. I hadn’t considered the sofa right in front of the TV. It could work if the sofa has a built-in recliner. The more we use the space (with the old furniture) I am realizing that the prime seats are directly in front of the TV. I was thinking about sofas/loveseats perpendicular to the TV, with two narrow recliners in front of it. Not sure if that would be too tight to maneuver though. Joanie - we currently have a sectional in the basement. It’s on the wall opposite the widow then extends in front of the TV. Opposite of your suggestion. I should have mentioned that DH doesn’t want heavy furniture blocking the heat vents on the window wall. So, if we go with a sectional it will have to be on the opposite wall. I will say that I’ve enjoyed to space on the sectional with the three kids. It’ll be about choosing the right pieces if we go that route. Suero - that recliner isn’t my style, but I love that it looks like a chair and not a marshmallow! Zorro - bathroom is just past the bar area. There is also a small bedroom (on the other side of the bookshelf wall). The bedroom is really just a playroom for the next few years! Lisa_mocha and teacats - I have a large photo gallery upstairs already (inspired by TheFoxesPad (thanks!!)). I have a series of pictures of our boys blown up on metal (from mpix.com “Modern Metal prints are printed on a 1/16" aluminum sheet and float-mounted”). My plan is to hang them once we have furniture placed. Robo - I’m with you! I've decided I'd also like a narrow desk in the basement. Perhaps floating behind the sofa/chairs that face the TV. Dual purpose: It will give me a place to work on my computer (pay bills, browse GW) and it will keep the kids from hurdling the furniture. I remember doing it as a kid!...See MoreNeed help with kitchen and designing around a 1920's gas stove
Comments (26)I suggest looking at Modern Aire for a vent hood. They can be totally customized and they work really well with a vintage stove. Modern Aire with vintage stove. As others have suggested, look at 1920's kitchens and butlers pantry's to get inspiration. 1920's kitchens were were eclectic and almost all had a Hoosier or Hoosier type cabinet in the kitchen. In the late 20's and early 30's, cabinets began changing from Hoosier and free standing cabinets to standardized cabinets with toe kicks. Many kitchens became modernized with newer cabinets but kept older appliances.It was the beginning of the kitchen triangle. Also look at Hoosier style cabinets for color inspiration. They were painting Hoosiers in cream with painted trim especially Sellers and Napanee in the 1920's. Generally, they were a cream or white main color with another color for trim. That era also used marble, slate, wood and soapstone for counters. However counters were not normally very wide unless they had a wall of counters, The kitchen table in the center of the kitchen and the Hoosier was where most prep work was done. However, towards the end of the 1920's and early 30's linoleum was being brought to the kitchen but they were mostly black for the counter. Floors were wood or tiled. Linoleum on floors is more 30's. Antique homes is a great place to start. The other site is Archive.org At Archive.org you can look up old ad's for kitchen's, builders books, Hoosier's and hardware to see what was being sold in the 1920's. It's a bit of a frustrating site to find what you want but once you get the hang of using the search, it's got a huge repository of information. Sears catalogs, Curtis cabinets and Hoosier style companies should be your first search. Incorporating your Hoosier sounds lovely with that wonderful old stove....See MoreFurniture Placement in Living Room - Help Needed
Comments (7)You're welcome, my pleasure. I mentioned wall mounting tv on an angling arm, and there are various types of arms available, depending on your needs. 'TV extension arms' would extend the tv out to mitigate the distance, these arms are also available with varying angling capabilities One example: [https://www.houzz.com/products/pdx650-full-motion-mount-for-37-75-tvs-black-prvw-vr~29971748[(https://www.houzz.com/products/pdx650-full-motion-mount-for-37-75-tvs-black-prvw-vr~29971748) This mount would extend tv out about 2 feet, and is pretty streamlined, with tv being able to sit 2'' from wall when mount is pushed back, so that's a nice feature. Just one example, and there are arms that extend out further than this one, lots of options available to suit your specific needs. I like the idea of wall mounting tv on an arm - but another good option could be using a mobile tv console, and if you like industrial styling, at all - there are a ton of wheeled options, in that style category, alone. So with either wall mounting on extension arm, or using a mobile console, your boys should be able to move the tv, versus having to move their seating... although, they could do a combination of both - if it's more comfortable, etc. I love that second light fixture, also. So many fun styles in the Sputnik type of design. :)...See Morefurniture placement, corner fireplace, walkways around, diagonal walls
Comments (11)Oof.. this is tough. The problem with the family room is that it's not so much a room in its own right as it is a junction for all the other rooms. Due to where the bedroom doorways are and how the kitchen and foyer connect to it, you have lots of square footage taken up by pathways to get to the other rooms. I don't think either the builder's suggestion or your configuration really works - the builder's doesn't work because it's cramped and basically ignores the fireplace... that they put there. Yours doesn't work because it has furniture against the walls (a la waiting room) that require people to have to walk in front of anyone seated to get to a bedroom. I agree with above - you need to float the seating and probably eliminate a sofa and replace with some sitting chairs (which will give more flexibility)....See MoreSue Brown
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last yearYes. I do have another cabinet I could could use. The mustard one you can see in the foyer. Also half thinking of using the buffet for the tv stand and putting the chimney cabinet in its place. Would extend the chair area.
No, not an antique home at all. Built in 60’s but loaded with beams and wood features. Best thing is the lot! 2 wooded acres and in ground pool. We spend most of our time in the lower level.
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2 months agoWe finally got the wood stove installed. This is the arrangement we settled on. Works well!
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2 months agoWe finally got the wood stove installed. This is the arrangement that seemed to work.
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