If the TV is leaving the room, I would hesitate to add more heaviness with a bookcase. Before purchasing, try rearranging to try having a chair arrangement there. Some art could be placed above later if you decide the chair arrangement works.

Ok so I was thinking two of these white chairs in front of each window where the tv is currently. Maybe a small table in between them? 2 Navy blue sofas across from one another. I know the rule is no furniture against the wall. So my question is, do I leave a gap between the sofa and wall? How big of a gap?How much distance should be between sofas? I’ll have a coffee table in the middle of the two sofas. One tufted on each side of the fire place. I’m not sure if I should do a table in between. Then the arched bookcase to the left of the fireplace. Where the leather loveseat is currently.

I’d appreciate any advice. I definitely need help with the placement of the large two sofas and paint color. Oh I was thinking to change my mantel to wood. Should I paint the beam in the middle of my ceiling white? Or whatever paint color I decide on my walls. Area rug, that should only over the middle area, correct? My wall collage should I add it to the wall where the tv is currently?

I have a LR almost exactly that size , we have 2 seating areas but in your space the FP is the issue.. Is tah a functional gas GP or wood burning? Is this the only space for a TV / You have tons of wall space the TV needs to go on a wall not where you have it. The furniture does not need to be lined up along the wall . If the FP has to stay then make a nice area in front of the FP with 2 chairs facing it the the TV needs to be ideally wall hung on a wall with a cabinet thta is low enough to allow proper viewing height. The new furniture is a total change form what oyu have now so please post a to scale floor plan of the space . Show every window, doorways hwere those lead and also the FP show every measurement clearly marked post her ein a commnet in jpeg format. If you have already bought the furniture then [ost the sizes of the pieces you have bought .

Thanks for responding!

It’s a wood burning fireplace. The only thing I’ll be changing on the fireplace is the mantel. I was thinking to change it to wood.

I don’t plan on having a TV in the living room at all.

The furniture I picked out, is the style I’m considering. I need help with placement of 2 sofas, 4 chairs, and a bookcase. The blue sofas are the same length of my current leather ones 90in.

I’ll be removing all art decor on my walls except what’s over the fireplace. I only plan on having a wall art gallery. I haven’t decided on which wall.

I want my living room to look finished. I was considering crown molding and wall paneling, but again I have low ceilings, would that make the ceilings look lower?

I need advice on a paint color where it will open the space. The ceiling fan will be removed and I’ll have recessed.

I’d appreciate any kind of feedback. I’m struggling 🙁 I know furniture shouldn’t be against the all, but I like socializing with ppl across me rather than next to me.

Pull the couches out from walls & live with that arrangement for few days it may inspire you as to what t do with the space behind

I might try moving the couches close to each other with a coffee table. Get rid of 2 of the chairs for now. Maybe swivel chairs on the end of the room perpendicular to the sofas but ability to swivel around to the fireplace..? And some bold patterned roman shades!

If you must have more seating, how about window seats on the two windows flanking the TV?

Good luck!

I have a similar sized living room and just had sit down cocktails with 9 of us this weekend all in the same area and conversation. I have two large sofas, one chair, and a bench we pull over for company. Lots of drink tables between seating and on the ends of sofas are key, in addition to a large coffee table for appetizers.

In low ceiling room:

- Use low to ground seating that does not have high arms or back.

- Use furniture with feet, so you can see underneath it a bit.

- Paint walls and ceiling same color, gets rid of ceiling lid effect.

- Paint all trim same color as walls and ceiling. Don't add trim.

Layout:

- Long console table with extra seating tucked under that comes out for large crowd.

- Don't center seating around fireplace

What is a wall gallery - lots of pictures hung on same wall? What are the pictures you want to hang? I don't love the idea for this room. I'd rather see large pieces of artwork anchoring the space.

Like the idea of rounded accent chairs like what you have.

Not in love with your shelving unit. It seems tiny and out of place with your other choices.

Something like this, maybe? I hope the plan is to scale; with these large sofas, inches matter! I used the 90-inch sofa length but didn't know its depth or the dimensions of the chairs, so those are guesses (40 inches for sofa depth, 36x36 for chairs). I found the bookcase online so used its actual dimensions (lower right corner of plan).

Guests enter the main seating area (assuming the upper right is the entry), with the sofa L facing them. (You can still sit across from guests by using the chairs and the sofa opposite them.) I chose a nesting coffee table that can be pulled out when needed to serve a crowd. The traffic lane from entry to dining room is now outside of the conversation area, leading past an art wall.

The fireplace corner is for one-on-one conversation and for reading, with lamps (a table lamp on the sofa console and a floor lamp behind the other chair), the bookcase, and an ottoman to put your feet up. You could add small tables between the chairs and the windows to hold your refreshments.

And here's a rendering:

I used a subtle metallic silver (paper or paint) on the ceiling for the depth that the softly reflective surface gives. The ceiling then looks less flat and lid-like. The wall color is one of the lighter stone colors from the fireplace, used on the beam as well as the walls, and I did add crown molding to both walls and beam. This shows a darker floor because the dramatic sofas seemed to need its contrast, but I realize that I'm looking at one room only, not the rest of the house that I assume will get the same flooring.

I did use large art, because to my eyes that scale holds its own better with the large, assertive sofas, but you could do a gallery wall somewhere if you prefer (just make sure the total arrangement is large enough). I used an antique arched window frame between the windows (echoing the curved backs of the white chairs) because I like the contrast a touch of age adds to a contemporary room. The rug is a soft abstract in neutrals and gray/blue.

For the fireplace area, if the stone can be matched, running it to the ceiling would also help the room to feel taller. The ottoman between the two tufted chairs is shown in a neutral in the plan, but it might need to repeat the deep blue for color balance in the room. Or you could bring in the blue in a smaller rug (5x7?) under the chairs, set at the fireplace angle. Choose one that plays well with the larger rug.

Ideas to consider, anyway; it will be a beautiful room!

Omg simply natural I absolutely LOVE how you set up the room. I’m a visual person, and this helps me so much.

Question, I do have orange peel texture on my walls and ceiling 😫 do you think the metallic ceiling paint will make it look weird? Behind the white chairs I think I might do an arched mirror! Love the trees. This is the finished look I’ve wanted! Thank you so much. Floors I’m doing a light color throughout the house, but nothing an area rug can’t fix😁

@shimmerandshine, could the ceiling be skim-coated to make it smooth? I agree that the texture won't work well with anything metallic.

Unfortunately no, they were asking for an arm and leg to skim coat it. What color do you think I should do the ceiling with orange peel texture?

@simplynatural I have another question, those white vents drive me insane, what do you think of the decorative wall vents? Ah I also have two on the bottom, the couch is currently covering it

Ceiling:

I have no personal experience with smoothing anything other than some damaged drywall where glued-on paneling was removed (just DIY'd that with drywall compound and a trowel). Online says orange peel requires either sanding (if there's no lead paint) or skim-coating (or maybe both, if the sanding causes damage to the surface that needs to be repaired). Either is a big, messy project and still might not give you a perfectly smooth surface.

If you can get a sample of metallic paint, you might try painting the orange peel in a small area and see what you think. Regular paint with some sheen might be another possibility (you could try a silvery gray from the stone), although I generally don't like shiny paint on large surfaces (I usually stick to satin at the most). Or you can just use flat paint in the wall color or a lighter version of it and forget the idea of visual depth from reflectivity. Maybe someone else will have better suggestions.

Vents and switch plates are often just painted the wall color so they blend in. You can change them to the decorative ones if you like their pattern better, but I would still want them to disappear rather than stand out.

Not much help, I know . . . !

You’ve been more of a help than you know! Thanks again I appreciate it!