Need help on the furniture layout for open plan living room
11 years ago
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I'm moving into an apartment and need advice on how I should layout my furniture in the open plan living - kitchen-dining room. I have a round table with 6 chairs, lots of oriental/classic pieces of furniture, I got rid of my old sofa and want to buy one that fits this space. The room opens into a balcony where I plan to have a causal seating area. Floor plan and photos of attached, though the photos are not of my furniture. I thought an L-shaped sofa along the wall near the door with its back to the balcony doors, and the round table on the opposite side of the room. Any suggestions and ideas from Houzers on layout and paint colours welcome!
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11 years agoThanks for your response! I was beginning to give up on hearing anything back! Meanwhile I have played safe and gone ahead and painted the walls white, and matched the door colour to the wall skirting/trim. My next query is about the lighting, it's bla at the moment wi 2 lights and 1 fan. I want to change this to 2 fans, one each for th e dining and living area, and need a statement light for the centre, any suggestions for what would look nice? . More pics of the now empty flat attached
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Comments (5)David - Thanks! Appreciate that you even drew out the plan. :) You are absolutely right, it's been difficult finding an optimum layout. In fact, our current layout is more or less the same as your plan. Would you have chosen different furniture - a smaller sofa or a different dining table perhaps? (Also, I'm curious: is there a good reason why the architect had the pillar like that?) Mona - Do you mean having a buffet at the entry? I currently do have a sideboard, though it wouldn't fit at the entry - it's about 67" wide by 18" deep. It's currently placed in the middle of the long wall. There's actually still sufficient clearance between it and the 3-seater sofa in David's plan. plague - The household shelter is a local (Singapore) building requirement. Its walls are reinforced and is meant to be a shelter in times of emergency. It can't be removed, and any renovations carried out cannot affect its integrity (there is a list of permitted and prohibited works). Normally it is just used as a pantry or storeroom....See MoreNeed Help in furniture placement
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- 11 years agoThanks for your comments, its great to discuss with houzers! You are so right @decoenthusiaste the view is beautiful and one reason why I chose the apartment. the room is longer than it is wide, and I wanted the kitchen/bar to be included in the seating so the attached pic is how I was planning to lay it out. @cdrdesign I can't/change the table, its a gorgeous mahogany piece I had custom made and one I see keeping for some years yet! I dont plan a TV in this room, will put it in another room. This room in for living and entertaining guests. Sorry I dont have layout software, so you will have to make do with my scribbles using powerpoint! Could really do with help on choosing the light fitting in place of the central fan- what would look nice here or should I wait till the furniture gets here to choose the light to match?
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