Need advice! Small octagonal living room
Hi all,
We just bought a new house. When we bought it it had 1 sofa in it, which fits easily. But the house is a 6-person house (3 bedrooms) and we would love to have comfortable seating for 6. Which means min. 2 couches... any advice on how to place the couches in this very difficult and small octagon shaped living room?? In the photo in the right corner is where the kitchen starts. Im taking the photo from where the dining table is. We were also thinking about getting a big rug. Will this make the look of the room too small??
Thank you so much in advance for the advice! Any tip or idea is welcome!
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7 years agoa plan of the room would help but would something like this work?... please add measurements and details of surrounding rooms so that the plan can be corrected to invite more suggestions
- 7 years ago
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7 years agoHi, I have a lounge that is similar and I need seating for a minimum of 10. This is how I have set the room out with one set of couches away from the sides to provide a corridor behind them. The TV has 3-metre antenna cable and power cords to reach the outlets.
- 7 years ago
- 7 years agoThat's a beautiful sunny room. You could put in a chase lounge where you have the lounge currently. This can accommodate quite a number of people. Add a couple of swivel chairs near the glassed area so they can move around to be included in the living room and also capture the garden view. (See photo). Putting in a second, heavy set lounge against the glass will make your living room look smaller and cluttered. The chairs allow light to filter through. Adding a rug will warm the room and tie all the pieces of furniture together. If you go fairly light, it will make the room look bigger (try a little pattern so you dont see too much dirt). You could wall mount the television and this will also make the room look larger.
Sorry, that's my two bobs worth. Hope it helps!
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