Weird entry staircase

9 years ago

I'm considering buying a condo with a sunken living / dining room combo. The front entry has a weird stairway that sticks out into the living room, so the room isn't exactly squared off. It's a pretty weird. The front wall has two windows with a narrow space between them (can't hang the TV there). There's only one long wall where I could hang it, but I'm struggling to figure out what furniture to place in the room and how to place it that doesn't scream haphazard, weird and after-thought.

I doubt the floor plan is to scale, but it at least shows how the staircase is situated. I've included other photos from the realtor site to give a better idea of the scale. Note, the furniture in the room isn't mine. Anyone have any ideas on the right type of furniture and the placement?

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Brandi Nash Hicks

9 years ago

O.k. I see....sofa under window ,tv on the left wall looking towards the kitchen from sofa under window

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Brandi Nash Hicks
9 years ago
Sofa needs to go on the outer long wall connected to the ding room ,tv across from it on a low credenza
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Amy a
9 years ago
I agree with Brandi
bgfuqua
9 years ago
loveseats and chairs in living - no long sofas or sectionals.
Lori Brassell
Original Author
9 years ago
Wow! Thank you all of you who answered! I really wasn't expecting much of a response, certainly not so quickly! I'll give your suggestions a lot of considerations (provided I actually get the condo). I think I'm just obsessing because this would be my first purchase (exciting but terrifying)! Thanks again!
chirpingfrog
9 years ago
Do you need an eating area or can you just use the bar countertop? What will you be doing in the space beside watching t.v.?
Lori Brassell
Original Author
9 years ago
Hi chirpingfrog,

I would like an eating area. There is a chandelier next to the kitchen in the dining room area where a table would probably sit. I was thinking a small round pedestal table might work well there, but I'm flexible. I'm not opposed to barstools. I would be the only person occupying the home so options are flexible.

This area is going to be a general purpose living area for tv, reading, relaxing, etc. Also there should enough seating available for entertaining.

Thanks for responding!
chirpingfrog
9 years ago
I see a couple possibilities for this room.... 1. what if you did a "mock wall" from something interesting and float the tv in front of it.....towards the middle of the room facing towards the front windows.... you could do an L shape seating arrangement and possibly get a couch/loveseat in the space. Drawback.... you can't see t.v. from eating area. Or, 2. Angle the t.v. in the corner kind of behind the stairs... you could probably get a couch/loveseat along the long wall and another chair.... or 3. put a buffet/dresser of some kind (with some storage would be good) at the windows with a couch/loveseat across and a couple chairs.... one chair could be pushed farther back into the corner at the stairs and pulled out when needed...
lefty47
9 years ago
HI -- Because it's a condo ... find out what the board will allow you to do if you want to ever remodel and rework the stairs . The stairs make things difficult and are limiting and eat up a lot of square footage .Talk to a contractor or an architect to see what is possible and the ball park price of changing the stairs . Maybe finding out how the governing board operates will help you decide if you want the place or not .
Jennifer Abbott
9 years ago
I agree with Lefty. What's the purpose of having two staircases? Can you just have the one in the dining area and get rid of the one in the living room?
Jennifer Abbott
9 years ago
Wait, I see now. The one staircase is the entry into the unit. Can you have that reconfigured so it takes up less room? Can you make a landing at the entry, then have the staircase empty into the area where you have a closet now? I'll upload a picture later of what I mean.