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Living room layout/furniture advice

last year

So we have been in our new place for over a year, and we can see to find the right pieces to round out a ground floor living space. The space isn't our main "family room", but as it is adjacent it to the dining area and kitchen we do spend a fair amount of time in and around the space. We have small kids, and neither husband or I have a very good eye for design, or what woods or materials look decent together. We get some really got light everywhere with the windows, although the picture doesn't show it well.
We also have no idea what to do with the light above the fireplace. I looked for a ceiling mounted picture light but they seem hard to come by. Most of furniture has moved with us for years, was second hand from parents, etc. and is actually still in very good shape... It just doesn't seem to match right style wise.
Anyway, I attached a picture of the space, the only thing we are committed to keeping is the couch and 1.5 chair. The print above the fireplace we will keep no matter what, but it doesn't have to be in the space if it isn't right for it. Everything else can theoretically be ditched or whatever. I also attached a picture of the kitchen in case it impacts design choices, and floor plan of the main floor. And suggestions?

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jck910
last year
I would get a larger rug. At least 2 feet longer than the sofa and wide enough that the front legs of the sofa are on it and about 1 foot shy of the FP. Use colors from the art. It is lovely. Hang the art of the art over the sofa. Pull the sofa off the wall a few inches and pull the chair in also.
auntthelma
last year
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Beautiful home. I love the room! What jck said. Also pull the coffee table closer to the safa. Add candle holders or a favorite sculpture on the fireplace mantle. Find beautiful lamps for the side tables.

One more note, it looks, from the picture, like your dining table is either too close to the kitchen or too big for the room. It is hard to tell from the one picture but I would worry about hitting heads on the countertop.
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@Beverly- agreed. We have been setting it up with a sofa floating in the middle (pointing down on the drawing), roughly just above where you drew a line, and making the lower half of the diagram our living room; while using the top half as an alternative walkway option. All of the doors in the room go to separate rooms, except the two on the top left, which go into the kitchen (lower of the top left doors) and dining room (upper of the left doors)- rooms which are connected to each other, so potentially the door on the upper top left could be closed off. However, I prefer not to, as it gives a more open feel with windows next to the door in both the living room and adjacent room. It's a jigsaw puzzle!
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Aaron Spancer
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I myself once tried to deal with something like this, but I realized that it is better to trust professionals. For example, if I needed to do homework, I would find homework cheating website and in this situation, I would look for designers)
eldalonde
Original Author
last year
Thanks for the feedback!

We suspected a bigger rug would be needed. We haven't quite found one we like but we'll need to expand our search.

If I were to move the art behing the sofa, what would I put above the fireplace? I had trouble with this location at my old place and mostly just had a cluttered mantle (which I am aiming to avoid this time).

I was thinking maybe replacing the end table and coffee table. I am not good at mixing woods though, do I go with a wood colour? Do I go with black metal and glass? Or maybe have no coffee table? 🤔

Regarding the dining table, it isn't that close to the island regularly. Not sure weather it is just the picture or if it had gotten moved around but normally there is a walkway in between.

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