open plan living/dining furniture dilemma
I have been in my house for almost three years and still seem to be unable to figure out the best orientation for the TV and furniture in my
House. It’s really getting me down my couch is huge as is my tv and I was just wandering if anyone has any advice about how to work this sectional and tv placement or whether I should sell the couch and put the tv on the second level as the house is mezzanine. It’s also open plan so I have the kitchen and potential dining table/bench to consider. I’m new to this site and unsure how this works so will see how I go Thankyou very much for reading :)
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Kate
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Comments (6)I suggest printing off your plan and drawing your furniture on to scale. Allowing for at least a metre between things like the island and table, sofa etc , it will be hard to fit everything in. The room has a lot of doorways etc that need access space. You could perhaps have the dining table in front of the island and then a couch facing the island but is this enough seating? The other thing to consider is what dining seats you have and how much space they take up, both in and out from the table....See MorePosition of skylights in open plan kitchen/living/dining
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Comments (4)Wow, that's a very tricky layout! I love OKlouise's change to the laundry and kitchen! I can see why the TV won't work though. I don't think there's any perfect solution here. What about some open shelving, housing the TV, coming out adjacent to the garage door - this will block an unsightly door way and create a bit more of a nook for the living room. As a slight adaptation of OkL's plan could you put the TV on an angle behind the front door and move the furniture around to suit, perhaps? And another idea - getting the TV off the floor and onto the wall would help enhance the feeling of space - you could keep existing furniture arrangement and invest in a bracket that swivels the TV out from the 'garage door' wall, it'll be closer for viewing, then you can push it back flat against the wall when not in use. Best of luck! :)...See More
Sarah Shepherd
last yearSarah Shepherd
last yeardreamer
last yearYour room definitely needs some organisation with appropriate sized furniture. Below is a rough sketch of placement of a dining table, which can double as a food preparation bench, and placement for a smaller lounge and comfy chairs. Either wall mount the television or buy a television unit. It looks way to dangerous with your tv placement currently. The key is appropriate sized furniture for the space.
Kate
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Julie Herbert
last yearRearrange your sofa so that it is utilises the chaise, turn to face tv wall, add a large rug, mount your tv on wall with storage below, add dining table the size you need, think of the room in layers, kitchen, dining, living, it looks like you have a few nice pieces, rearranging the room you will be able to show them to their full advantage, replacing your curtains for a lighter colour would really uplift the look.
dreamer
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Sheryl Grant
last yearWhat if you did a bench and corner dining table, and then your sectional with chaise in the middle. Set yourself up with a good wall of shelves and mounted tv.
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