Livingroom arrangement problems!

10 years ago

This is my livingroom which opens up into my dining room and kitchen behind me. There's a couch, oversized chair with its ottoman, a corner tv stand, a coffee table. I included the optional corner desk in the picture as well. I don't know how to arrange them all and for it all to flow well! Any suggestions? Thank you! :)

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Carolina

10 years ago

Just to show you how your room could look if you add a couple of things: the Hive lamp posted above, and for the rest I went 'shopping' at homedecorators.com. Hope you like the look, but I don't mean that you 'have to' get the examples I put in your room. It's just meant to give you some ideas :-)

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PRO
HERE Design and Architecture
10 years ago
Have you tried pulling the sofa further back so that it isn't in front of the window? Also, is that low wall doing anything for you? If it isn't, I think I would consider getting rid of it.
bbknotts
Original Author
10 years ago
No, I don't like the wall either. Sometimes I put my pups crate there to hide it. I usually have the couch pulled back with the coffee table horizontal to the tv. Should I put the tv in the corner by the window?
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bonnielynn75
10 years ago
The tv takes up the entire wall and is much too small for the space the proportions are way off;; definately move it to the corner and re arrange the furniture to "invite" people in. try a few versions as right now it seems you have too much furniture for the space.
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Fabulous Interior Designs, LLC.
10 years ago
Have you tried putting the sofa along the window wall and the TV on the opposite to the window wall? I would then put the chair where the TV is now...I feel that would be so much more inviting. The wires can be hidden under or around the perimeter of the room. I would anchor the room with a nice rug, and place the ottoman where you have the sofa now. It will provide extra seating but it wont cut your view of the room. Hope this is helpful, it's a bit hard without dimensions to see what will fit where.
bbknotts
Original Author
10 years ago
Here's a picture with the tv in the corner! The ottoman is what throws me off.

And yes ma'am- I will try and see if the tv outlet cord will let me move it to the other corner!
paulamck
10 years ago
I would like to see the sofa against the window wall also, with the tv on the same wall but opposite corner? It would look more welcoming and open in my opinion
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HERE Design and Architecture
10 years ago
I think I would keep the tv where it was before, but drop it down to the level of the piece of furniture below. You don't need it to be so high functionally and it will look better if it is less visually prominent. After you drop it, try hanging some art.
bbknotts
Original Author
10 years ago
Unfortunately, the wires won't reach to the other corner or wall. I will drop the tv later when I have some help and will try out some different decorations.
Thank all of y'all so very much!
Brian Belcourt
10 years ago
I would get rid of the coffee table and get an ottoman table top tray.
bbknotts
Original Author
10 years ago
I like that idea. Also was just given this leather couch. If I should use it instead of one of the others.
Carolina
10 years ago
I have a different suggestion :-) Why don't you put the sofa opposite the windows? TV where it was before, but lower. Chair with ottoman in front of the window wall, angled towards the sofa and the TV. And perhaps you could use the other leather chair in the 'corner' between TV and windows, also angled towards the sofa.

If your furniture is arranged so that it feels comfortable and right for you, we can look at other things like lamps and (wall) decorations if you like.
lefty47
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
HI -- First thing I would like to say is -- forget about shoving things into corners - no corner shaped furniture etc. Now was it your intention to have your room look like a home theater room ? Place the sofa backed to the window wall or placed on the big wall . Put the TV on the short wall on the right , but hang it on a swivel bracket so you can change the viewing direction , then have a long console cabinet under for all the" stuff " (Ikea ) -get rid of the TV stand , I think they are just ugly dust collectors .Then place the chair in the remaining space which ever sofa place you choose . Find another place in the house for the corner desk or get rid of it . The pony wall is a small problem but if you are doing a remodel then think about taking it out if you don't need it .
bbknotts
Original Author
10 years ago
No, I don't mean to make it look like a home theatre! I do have a swivel mount for my tv (I've never liked my husbands black tv stand!) but unfortunately the tv outlet is in the left corner of the room by the windows and won't reach-only as far to the middle of the room :(
bbknotts
Original Author
10 years ago
This a little better?
lefty47
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
HI -- You can run the TV cable round the wall tucked under the baseboard or you can get a cord channel to set on the top of the baseboard . I have done that in my own home -- no problem . My husband got talked into the TV stand , and I also hate it . I have to dust it every day and it still looks awful .I am sure these where not designed by a woman . A stand like that is more suited to a basement rec room . It looks like your coffee table has the glass missing , is that right ? Get some big tiles or scrape pieces of marble or some nice wood , if you don't want to put glass in again .
bbknotts
Original Author
10 years ago
I can def do that, but is there a tv cord extender or something I can buy so it can reach? And no, its out so I can clean the glass and the grooves of the table!
lefty47
10 years ago
HI -- Any electronics store or hardware store will sell cord extenders and channels . Think about maybe painting your coffee table for some interest in the room . You could paint it a glossy red or black !?? Just a thought . You need a little excitement and color in the room ,-- it's a little too brown .
Carolina
10 years ago
Yeah, better, but I think it will open up the room more, create a better flow, if you place the sofa against the right wall (if that wall is long enough that is). Do you think it is an improvement? How does the room feel to you now?

You could inject some personality into the room. I think the cofee table looks fine. I'm so happy it isn't black actually (sorry lefty47). But you could add some art to the walls, pillows to brighten up the chairs, and a floor lamp in the corner behind the leather chair (if you keep the layout like this).
I did see a beautiful coloured pillow, sort of a seagreen/blue(?) on the sofa in one of the earlier pictures. That will be a lovely colour to have more of in the room. I'll see if I can find you some ideas.
Carolina
10 years ago
For floor lamps, you have large sized chairs and couch, so you don't want something that's too dainty. But something with a round shape would be nice, even if it is only a round shade.
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10 years ago
See how this room is predominantly beige? But because there are lots of different shapes and materials it is a very lively and interesting room.
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bbknotts
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you Carolins!
Carolina
10 years ago
You're very welcome :-)
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