It’s a lovely room! It looks like you have more space on left wall on entry to the room so I would place a sofa there. Assuming you want a tv the obvious place is on cupboard to the left of fire place. I would definitely add some shelves above the alcove cupboard to display some items on for interest. You could add a lamp on the right hand cupboard to add soft lighting in the evening. A rug, a mirror or artwork over the mantle piece. An armchair or two in the bay window area. You could paint below the dado a different colour for interest. It will be lovely!

Thank you

Are the cupboard units fixed/built in? In looking at them they actually protrude past the depth of the fireplace so they seem to encroach on the room. If they aren’t fixed, maybe they could be swapped for units or shelf/cupboard units that are shallower?

The cupboards are fixed. We are planning to remove them

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Ok Angela, the people won’t be long, just try to relax.

Hi,

Thank you for sharing your project.

It is our pleasure to provide some design guidance for your space for review:

With the focal point of your room being the fireplace, it is important to make this area standout as it grabs your attention when you first walk into the space:

1. Make the actual fireplace the main feature, change the fireplace for a modern sunk into the wall or wall mounted option (this will make this area more slim line), a. add a feature to this particular wall either panelling, marble effect wall panelling or a wall colour b. add some large decorative wall art or a mirror above with wall sconces either side

2. Make either side of the fireplace the symmetry areas to focus the eye, adding a mirror, or mirrored wall to either side makes the space look bigger, add an étagère or low level cabinetry – look for shelving on your cabinetry to showcase decorative items

3. Add shelving from the inner wall of the fireplace to showcase decorative items:

4. Centralise your furniture around your fireplace and add a wow piece of overhead lighting with a coffee table placed beneath

Warmest and best wishes Team SPEAK

Your space looks almost identical to one of our previous clients and this is what we did for them. Hope it gives you some inspiration:

Before

After

First u need to decide what will be focal point in room . Will that be TV oriented? Extra living room ? How u going to spend time in room etc ..
How much storage u need ?

Then decide if you want like darker shades or calmer shades like photos in comment above ..

Will u like pop of bright Colors like in cusions, decorations stuff , curtain etc

May more questions but that’s all on top of my head at moment 😊

All that determines your final design

Personally I wanted it as another living room. But my husband wants a TV and he doesn't want the TV to be above the mantle piece.

I am not sure about your budget but due to layout below can be best layout. I am not professional so don't have access to drawing n all, so hope below make sense:

1 ) Move radiator to right of Fireplace (toward window) & go for Vertical radiator style. Many nice art deco style available under £200. Attached screen shot.

This may take most your budget but other cosmatic stuff you can go for FB market, Car boot fair, local old furniture shop. Lots of bargain. You will be surprise what u can find. Saying from my experience. Old is Gold.

2) Remove cupboards on both side of Fire place

3) Move TV to Window bay on nice Corner style TV Table.

4) L shaped Sofa opposite direction

5) Have large plant on right side of window in corner

6) Add small tub style chair next to it. (to the left of door)

7) I like one Dark wall. choose nice colour, apply to wall behind Sofa. From right side of door to corner but not on wall on both sides of fireplace. This way it will not be in eye but will give wow factor as u entered room. And go for warm white in rest of the room. You will have colour half n Half in door wall.

8) Add nice big wall art on top of sofa. Wall opposite Window.

9) Add Small nested table to left of Fireplace & Another plant.

10) Choose nice big carpet to go in middle. Should go under Sofa

11) For storage, add Storage coffee table & Old style Trunk

Hello! What is you and your husbands style? Traditional, modern? Ornate or clean lines? If traditional & ornate then I would replace the fire surround with a more traditional statement one, paint in heritage colours, if modern and clean then I would remove surround altogether, remove coving and dado. Paint in calm colours. Reduce depth of alcove storage, l-shape sofa in left corner as you walk in, cuddler chair behind the door, tv on arm to the right of fireplace. Window seat. Large rug, plants x

Modern and clean is our style. We were thinking of the following:

Option A

• removing the alcove storage

• three seater sofa on the left as you enter the room

• two seater love seat in the bay window

• slim arm chair, small nesting table and floating shelves within the right of the fireplace

• perhaps TV behind the door

• large rug and coffee table in the middle

• plants

• replace the mantle with a wood/oak mantle beam. Mirror above.

• side board, plants, floating shelves in the left alcove

Or option B

• same as above but the TV will be in the bay window with a corner TV stand

• chair behind the door

Long term we want to move the door as below to place a two seater sofa on that wall. The neighbour has done the same. What do you all think?

Yes I was going to suggest moving the door but wasn’t sure how much work you wanted to do.

Hi Aqsa,

Your room looks amazing but by adding some artwork would really enhance the space.

I would recommend this artwork for the room you have shown us!

If you head over to our website abstracthouse.com we have a large variety of artwork to choose from!

Abstract Art Inspiration Canvas Set Of 2 & Untitled I Framed Canvas

We look forward to seeing the end result!

Abstract House Team