Please help me figure out how to make this living room flow!
My small old house has charm but also some real challenges when it comes to placing furniture! Our living room is set up with the front door opening right up into the room without an entryway. It's a very narrow room with our staircase on one end and a fireplace on the other, windows lining one wall and an archway leading to the dining room cutting into the length of the other. There is really only one way to position our sofa and we have our TV and media console across from it. We don't have a coffee table because it's such a narrow space and my little ones play in the area in front of the sofa. My dad recently gave me a bookcase which fits on the far corner wall across from the door, but our area rug (8x10), which covers the space to the right of our front door, does not reach the bookcase and reading chair. This area feels very separate from the rest of the room but because it's such a crowded space, it's hard to make it it's own space and I haven't been able to find a way to make it all flow. I will post pictures from when I had the floor done so it shows the room empty (my daughter lined up her stuffies but otherwise, this isn't how I have it decorated normally). I need help figuring out how to arrange a rug (rugs) so the room flows a bit better. Would it be better to just get a larger area rug (a 9x10 would come a little closer to the bookcase area without reaching the front door)? or should I add a smaller coordinating rug in the bookcase area? Any suggestions would be appreciated! I will try to list measurements as well. Thank you in advance!!
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last yearOkay, I admit that I've never sketched a floor plan before so go easy on me Ha! Hopefully it helps a little. The bookcase is certainly larger than one I would have purchased for such a small space but it was was given to me by my Dad so it means a lot to me. I'm sure it will work much better when we eventually move to a larger home but for now, it's found a spot in this odd corner I wasn't really using anyway. a little reading nook would be great, but not much space to seperate it from the rest of the room. I'll post another pic of the room now. We are a family of 4 and use this room the most when we arent outdoors for watching movies, playing games, etc.
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last yearlast modified: last yearGreat idea about moving the rug closer to the media console to rest front legs on it. When it's time for a new rug, I'll get a 9x12. I like the idea of side tables or bunching tables. I've been looking at ottomans too, maybe two small ones or one larger one? I think I might be going overboard with the tufting. 😳 But we are looking at couches so maybe l'll select one without tufting this time!
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last yearlast modified: last yearSome thoughts:
--Move sofa to face fireplace to create a walkway into the home. Place sofa far enough back so you don't have to crane your neck to watch TV placed over fireplace. (I rarely suggest that, but that could solve your entryway problem.)
--Bring angled chairs in closer to sofa to create conversational grouping with front feet of all pieces on the rug.
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--Get sturdy nesting coffee tables that can be used as side table next to sofa. Pull out when guests come.
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--LooK for baskets for bottom two shelves of your Dad's bookcase and put kids' toys there.
--Put your painting above your blue console.HU-835369318 thanked housegal200Kendrah
last yearYour home is lovely and classic. What a cool clover shaped ceiling. The bookshelf color goes great with the fireplace and is a perfect fit for that space. But the best pic by far is the line up of stuffed animials!
I agree with the comment below about moving the rug to put the TV console front feet on it.
A coffee table certainly does not sound practical for your space now. They have great little C-tables on at HomeGoods and TJ Maxx often. I got two for about $50 each. They would go nicely on either side of your sofa. The rectangular ones are particularly sturdy if you have kids running around, less likely to topple than tiny circular nesting tables.
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