How would you arrange this space?
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Comments (1)Looks like you might need more storage space. Could you get a wardrobe or sideboard in similar colors to the bookcase? I’d also put a circular rug under the round table to set it apart and create spaces in the room. If you want to have people sit and chat in the Sofa area, You’ll need another armchair. Otherwise, other than organization, looks nice!...See MoreIf these were you're living rooms how would you arrange them?
Comments (43)Really nice home and property. You could simply remove any central vac system and invest in a Roomba -- that could get rid of one something along one wall and let you square room 1. https://www.google.com/search?q=Roomba&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1l-Ll87bnAhXJSt8KHZjVD0QQsxh6BAgPECs&biw=1366&bih=628#spf=1580785213419 For heating purposes in a large old two story home, being able to close off the stairwell should be the primary concern since heat rises. From personal experience ... if you have a wood stove, you'd be better much served putting it in a larger room or in a room open to multiple rooms. NOT in a small room such as room 3. If you have a wood heater, you could put it either in or in front of your fireplace (with triple wall metal stove pipe lining the chimney for safety). If you don't want to make room 3 your new Foyer/Entry ... but if you want the room 2&3 side of the house to be your front of the house ... another way to use the rooms is worth considering: You have a tiny bathroom very close to the kitchen/eating area. Budget permitting, the best use of room three could well be closing it off from room 2 and creating a new full bath in room 3. That would enable you to square the informal dining room and move the bathroom farther away from the kitchen and dining area. Once you've moved the bathroom, you could recreate the space between kitchen and informal dining with a pass thru kitchen cabinet "wall" that you can walk all the way around. https://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/remodeling/architectural-details/home-design-ideas-room-dividers/?slide=slide_2bf3e1c7-021a-4262-9de6-fd5daf3777a7#slide_2bf3e1c7-021a-4262-9de6-fd5daf3777a7 Keeping only one interior door to enter room 2 from room 3 means you could use room 2 as a bonus room -- usable as a bedroom or as you choose. It also means you can keep that one door to room 2 closed and not fully heat it all the time. You could keep as is or alter or (if not load bearing) remove the wall between dining and informal living room to create a single elongated rectangle shaped "great room" -- kitchen, dining, family room. If you created a pony wall between dining wall and informal living, your wood heater in the fireplace could heat the entire great room area. You could keep as many posts as needed for support in that pony wall and, with a solid back on the informal living room room side, you can put any furnishings you choose by it with the back to the pony wall. You could alter the porch beside room 2 between the window to room 2 and the door to room 1 to create a wider porch there that wraps around the side of room 1 several feet. You could even enclose that area and create a new foyer and make the rest of the porch on the right side of room 2 your front porch. Then in that back corner off the kitchen at a right angle to room 3, remove the shallow/narrow open porch and create a square deck or patio there with a rail around it and steps exiting on the left side toward what would be the back of your home. You might also consider a "green wall" -- row of shrubs -- all across the yard so guests are led to the new foyer on the right side of the home....See MoreBasement Update
Comments (0)How would you arrange this space? Where. to put flat screen tv, couch, loveseat, recliner, hightop table, endtables with lamps and mini fridge for beverages....See Morehow would you arrange furniture in this space?
Comments (1)Please include: - A floor plan with measurements of the space and all openings. - Describe the main and ancillary functions of the room - How many people will use the room on a regular basis & how many occasionally. - Measurements and pictures of any furniture that must be included....See Morejlg5
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2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoyou can ask if you could put up a few shelves ( show them the pic)
this would add a lot
even something like these are easy to screw into a stud/drywall w/mollies. patch up is easy. or just leave them
or, do the small console w/art or mirror above it.drapes you can do, plants,
maybe instead of you current coffee table, try something a bit more organic, (above and below) or warmer like the leather ottoman
put a wood tray on top or books and top w/a bit of color (they have really good faux orchids now)
same room layout as yours. diff sofa, chairs in front of the glass, tall plant in corner. I like the table, the way everything is decorated. (you still need some art though)
See if the owner will let you paint the border black, or tile that white surround portion. or, maybe add a wood mantle like this^ Can't hurt to ask
In fact, show him this. the black tile around the surround opening would look great. a little wood trim around that, and this simple book case off to the left (maybe the right too if you have room)
Can you guys DIY? Run it by the owner. It's not going to hurt his property and will only upgrade it. Again, can't hurt to ask. don't know how long you plan on staying there, but if it's for a few years, I'd certainly do this^
do you have an entryway where you d o something like this?
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2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoStart with the fireplace. Paint the surround black and add a mantel.
Turn the rug so it runs horizontally with the front window, Center it. Put the chairs in from of the window...just like in this photo. Have the sofa face the window. Add a (real) floor plant, table between the two chairs.
If you have the room add a console behind the sofa.
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