worst living room ever - how can we make this work?
Reb S
6 years ago
Hi everyone. We are struggling to find a way to furnish our very small awkward living room.
The room is 13sq m. It has three doorways (one wider than usual as it has French doors) and a window to work around.
At the moment we have a poorly fitting corner lounge (bought for our old house and not suited to this one - almost blocks one of the doorways.
I’m looking at buying a tv unit that is 1450mm long and putting it where the tv is currently wall mounted but not sure if it is too close to the doorway to comfortably move around. I’ve drawn in an outline in on of the images. Too close?
We are a family of five and often have visitors on the weekend so we need a good - what couch combination would work here?
Thanks in advance!
The room is 13sq m. It has three doorways (one wider than usual as it has French doors) and a window to work around.
At the moment we have a poorly fitting corner lounge (bought for our old house and not suited to this one - almost blocks one of the doorways.
I’m looking at buying a tv unit that is 1450mm long and putting it where the tv is currently wall mounted but not sure if it is too close to the doorway to comfortably move around. I’ve drawn in an outline in on of the images. Too close?
We are a family of five and often have visitors on the weekend so we need a good - what couch combination would work here?
Thanks in advance!
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Kate
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Reb S
6 years ago
PROArcke Pty Ltd
6 years agoHi there,
I think you need to utilise the long walk opposite the main entry with a 2 seater couch and then have some more manoeuvrable pieces (low ottomans, low chairs) that can be placed diagonally across from the couch. Because the lounge is also a ‘walk through’ to the other rooms in the house, it will always be problematic. Try mounting the tv on a wall on an adjustable arm, so that it can be viewed comfortably from the couch, but doesn’t dominate the room when you have visitors/conversations. A good rug to delineate the living space will give it cohesion. How high is the window? Would a low sideboard fit underneath? In this picture from one of our projects there is a tv hidden in this piece of cabinetry that pops up when you want the tv. Then get a blockout roller blind for the window. That could be another option, depending on your budget. Good luck!
Reb S
6 years agoKate
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agothe dotted lines show the expected walking paths through the room and, as the doorway into the bedroom is used less often, the TV cabinet (up to 1450 wide x 500 deep) being a little too close shouldn't be a problem as long as the cabinet doesn't overlap the architrave ....this plan includes a three seater couch with two small armchairs or two seater couch and coffee tables and
consider tall shallow bookshelf/cabinets on either side of the double doors and a shorter bookshelf/cabinet against the bedroom wall with a wall hung tvReb S
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