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Furniture Design Dilemma Living Room

Help with furniture layout??

Elizabeth Casey

10 months ago

last modified: 10 months ago

I have a large famiy room with an awkward floorplan. Enormous fireplace, and a pass through are really stumping me. I’m considering 2 sofas and maybe a built in for the tv? Any suggestions will be appreciated!

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Lyn Nielson
10 months ago
I'd start by centering an large area rug on the fireplace

and place the two sofas facing each other ON the rug.

create conversation areas on each end, with rugs to ground the furniture.

a substantial Dining table in the pass through space? Casual chairs neer the doors.

without measurements, it tough to figure.
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msjoan
10 months ago
I agree: dimensions/floor plan required.
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Kendrah
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Is this also your dining room and living room? Or will this just be a casual TV watching space? When facing the wall of glass doors, what is to the left side? Is it just the doorway to the kitchen or is something else there?
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Elizabeth Casey
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10 months ago
This is just our casual family room. We just need seating for tv and enjoying the fire. Left of the glass door are a hallway that goes to the foyer. The fireplace hearth is huge; 7ft wide and it juts out 4 1/2 feet
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