living room design with front door
New first time homeowner here ππ» Need some ideas how to do furniture layout in the living room. The front door opens in the middle of the room, so it is a little awkward. We also have an 80in TV that Iβm not sure if itβs going to work in this room. Any ideas are greatly appreciated! π€
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Amanda Blake
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Comments (23)Tara, your dilemma kept digging at me. I happen to be shopping for furniture for my living room right now, and it is also a challenge - completely different challenge, but difficult all the same. I have been looking at Stressless furniture and one of the photos that they have on their website doesn't have a sofa - just chairs. It is a very modern look, and today, as decoenthusiast pointed out - people don't really like to sit close together. Then I thought about the home I grew up in. We had a family room with a door, then a sofa then a recliner on one wall and across from the door was a big round table where we ate most of our meals. Next to the table was the TV and then my mom's desk. The 3rd wall was all bookshelves with cabinet lowers. My mom and my aunt usually sat next to each other on the sofa, my dad sat in the recliner and the kids sat at the table or laid on the floor to watch tv. We had 6 kids. It worked. The is what I came up with I used a free app from a furniture store on the internet, so colors weren't options and some of the choices were limited, (Why you have a mirror instead of a TV) but I think you could do something like this - maybe two storage hassocks in the corner so that someone in a club chair could use one to prop their feet up. Pillow and blanket could be stowed in each for the kids to use to lay on the floor....See More
Maureen
last yearlast modified: last yearChairs on the sides of front door feel awkward and wonβt provide conducive seating. Can the sectional be moved down closer to doorway and suggest an l-shaped sectional to accommodate more seating and help balance that wall. Like below but sectionalβs short side at other end. Think an occasional chair (swivel for viewing tv, as it would be on opposite corner).
Maybe in the bottom left corner in your diagram, a narrow cabinet could be added for jackets and to help balance, add large art on other side of the narrow window.
The long wall facing front door will need art proportionate to wall and make sure rug grounds the seating area.
jck910
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last yearWhat about this without a sectional? It would work with the current couch we have. Then think about replacing it and the chair furthest from the TV with a L couch later on?
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