I'll be adding more photos tonight or tomorrow so you can see the wall where t.v. Is and
next to that wall I'll be adding two barstools. Love the idea of runner to add color and will
remove rug from under sofa. Don't think we can move sofa as tv is opposite. Thank you all for comments.......much appreciated.

treat the open space as an entry, thats what it is anyway. move the table like above, then open up that trifold screen (at least thats what it looks like) and place the chair and table in front of it. add some curtains to the windows to soften and fill. Change the ottoman, its to much tone on tone light brown in this room, even with the addition of a rug. can you change the fabric in the screen?

I think it will need to be a lower, more contemporary piece to work behind the sofa there, grover.

grover?

set needs framing..

My first thought is a couple pieces of quite big art are needed (like in carolins rendering). I think that's very important to work with the scale of the sectional. So, when you choose art, please don't skimp on size.

Not sure if anybody else commented this but your flooring is very unique. I wonder if could play it up somehow?

Hi Rebekah, no, havent heard of any suggestions? Thanks.

here are a more photos - wall opposite sofa - with huge tv - break into kitchen and dining area.

Lower your dining room pendant about six inches.

I like the details in your dining room - chairs especially...

Maybe you can separate the big sectional and put the credenza in-between on that big back wall, moving part of the sectional toward the door area. Then you could place art/etc. above the credenza. Can you separate the chaise and move it elsewhere? I would even try moving the dining room table to a new area - make a reading/sitting area where it is now and move the dining area to the area where the credenza is now? The unexpected change in spaces might be very fresh and great-looking. That's a lot of sectional to deal with! Maybe the chaise can go to the master bedroom...

Shift the orientation of the sofa so it's as though you are walking into the pit, chaise lengthwise to the hall, corner in corner, armed piece flat to long wall. Perhaps remove one of the smaller sections and slip cover it in a pattern to add life. Or drape with throw to obscure ends. Put reupholstered sofa section in corner next to window with lamp/small side table for reading/putting on shoes. Use the credenza under the TV. Move the TV table under the window topped with cushion and baskets under for storage. Put stools next to TV, if they are in the budget (resale). The table under the window now seems too lightweight. Can it go in the dining area as a buffet perhaps under the mirror. Also, can the dining table be moved away from the window? Is there room to reorient 90 degrees. Select an accent color that pops: soft like peach or hot like lime green. Start with your favorite color and a color you look good in and run the gamut from soft to hot until you find what you love. Rich fabric drapes would be lovely...mix patterns, but coordinate color. Do not pick tiny pattern. Use long wall for gallery...break up the long rectangular wall...think of the shuttered window as part of the gallery. Vary the frames, oval/round obscuring the "rectangular" nature of the room/sofa. Wall across from the windows, perhaps a large, non-rectangular mirror bounce light into that corner or very large round clock, again break up the rectangle. Dining room rug in living room. Long mirror next to door for last minute check or move to bedroom.

I would also add some very big soft cream colored pillows to the couch

One thing you should do is add color. To can put in plants and pictures. Using bright paintings isn't your only option - you can use photos, mirrors, and here's one that you could try: taking a large quotation that you love, and buy a large wreath (not holiday, those D's last forever...) and surround it with that. Super cool! Good luck!

Use pbteen's floor planner @ www.pbteen.com . Its great because you can mix and match colors and items, while you can insert your wall Dimensions! #perfect

Really like this sofa! Where to get?

I really like where you are at, however to add some vertical pull, I would start to introduce some 3-dimensional elements to the walls in lieu of art, although some art would be nice on the back wall. To do this, I would first, just for play, open up that screen and center it open (flat) behind the sideboard. Next, I would move the rug to the front space. It may be a more casual element, however will help to unify the room. I agree that the ottoman might need to find another space, i.e. a cozy illuminated corner. What you have is relatively formal and if you really wanted to put your feet up, there may be enough space? It may also be easier to sweep in the sectional area. I would also elevate your hosta to the sideboard. I would love a tied branch and twig element for art to correspond with your earthy floor pattern, although it could become too casual and impossible to dust, I would look to pinterest for that. If you're feeling spendy, I would add some floating shelves on the end wall. Ikea offers some that exhibit so nicely. Ideally, however, I would hang rough sawn lumber floating planks to coordinate with the floor and tone of the sofa. Secondly, you could benefit from some personal lighting, like the arch floor fixtures over the sectional and perhaps a small fixture by the front chair on the glass side table. I like that chair where it is, you need a place to take your shoes off/on and read the mail. If you move the divider panel behind the sideboard, I would move the dainty little framed artwork next to it unless it has sentimental value in leaving the house.

I live in a small apartment with two boys.want there room decorated better well all my rooms or advice. thnx

Now that we've seen the TV, I'd advise moving it to the end wall in your room, sliding the sofa so that it is past that small window. For storage, but a tall IKEA piece on the wall where you have the TV now. It will be worth the expense to move TV installation and get it out of the traffic pattern.

Theola Yazzie - you need to post your own dilemma to get answers to your issues. Don't hijack this dilemma - you won't get the proper help doing that.

Can you tell us all how to post a dilemma?

I'd also hang all drapes toward ceiling optically heightening the windows and turning rectangles more square.

I agree with decoenthusiaste - moving the TV to the end wall is the answer! It will solve your problem of dead space as well as fix the TV area, as it looks awkward in its current spot. Once the sofa is shifted past the small window, you won't need any furniture in what is currently the dead space. You could put a large plant in the corner or a standing lamp and you'd be good to go. Moving the TV and sofa will also de-clutter the space, as right now the sofa looks too large and bulky for the room. Also agree with decoenthusiaste that a tall storage unit in the place where the TV is now would work. Another option would be staggered floating shelves - I might put them in the dining area in place of that mirror, or on the wall above the sofa. I agree with other commenters that the room sorely needs some bold color to balance out all that brown and beige. Some vivid shade of blue or green or red would look good in contrast, I think. I don't like the yellow pillows against the brown or the brown rug under the sofa for that reason (no contrast). I would also consider removing the ottoman to further de-bulk and de-clutter...

your sofa does not have to stay against the wall and should be positioned so inhabitants face your front entry for best fung shui

You seem to be fond of blue and orange. This room could definitely use some blue. I'd skip the rug; there really isn't space for it anyway, and rugs tend to make a space look smaller.

love the paintings you superimposed. Where can I find them? Thanks.

I find that pulling furniture off the wall just a few inches creates the feeling of a larger space. Obviously you don't want stuff falling in the cracks making it difficult to retrieve. The solution would be to pull the couch off the wall about 4", go to Ikea and buy a white 4" deep shelf with lip and mount it to the wall to display frames of your photos. If your collectables are small, this would work well for shelves higher up. This will create an effect drawing attention vertically in the room.

I personally hate facing a wall while working at a desk. One solution for this would also resolve the issue of coming into a room and seeing the dreadful "back-of-the couch".

Put the desk there. These days with laptops, you most likely don't need anything too deep. This would also be a good place to place a tray for keys, phone, watch or anything you like dropping off as you go in and out of the house towards that hallway. Since you don't have a small table, this would double as a place to put drinks when you're watching TV or hanging out.

bam! grooveaxle has done it again! How about helping me with my master bedroom???

Beautiful ,love the couch ,flooring

Regarding Groveraxle...Very pretty in a void, but isn't this awkward, walking into the back of a sofa and first view is the blackhole tv?

Much like grover I agree that this space needs some more blues and contrasting tones, consider making the most of the space by adding some freestanding lighting, at MHD we offer a great replica Arco floor lamp which will make your room bright and cleaner and really give any cushions and pillows on your couch a pop. Instead of a rug you could also consider a table runner and glass table by the sofa or some exciting and relevant ornaments to catch interest and breakaway from the solid leather look. Good luck I look forward to seeing where you go next :)

tardan, art is here: http://www.gallerydirect.com/art/product/maxine-price/poetry-in-motion-i

@yvonne, I agree that this is not the most desirable situation, but given the constraints--small room with passage to rest of house, enormous sectional, and big TV--you do the best you can.

You can also customize the rug according to space. We can customize the rug according to your requirement.

will the couch fit length wise by chance? or im also thinking flipping the sofa back to the dining room and putting the tv on the "art wall"

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also wonder what you thought about using sea grass blinds in stead of shutters. this way you might be able to fool the eye better by hanging the blind above the actual window in the living area.

the sofa doesn't fit - we shouldn't have purchased so large a unit but need to work with it now and it is very comfortable. I have shutters on 3 other windows in same area and they are new so we can't replace at this time. I'm working on getting a runner and art with bold colors and have moved the sofa more to middle of room. i think we can start to work with this now (will put shelving on wall that sofa had butted up against) I'm impatient but will need to work slowly and hope to get it together. Thank you for your thoughts.

For what it's worth, here's my two cents. Could the corner piece of the sectional be moved to the corner under the window so the sectional has that backing to the wall that is currently what you see when you come in the door? That way the person is "greeted" as he/she comes in the door. I also believe that if you had the sofa that way, you could move it forward towards the door so you could get a big shelving unit against the wall that can hold lots of items. You should be able to move it up enough so you could walk behind the sofa and get to the items in the wall unit. You might also have to move the low piece of furniture under the window by the door. The blinds may look better once you have some art on the wall. One last thing is if you could manage it, the television would bee so much better hung on the wall, preferably behind some cabinet doors so it is out of sight and mind when not in use and not dominating the room. Even though you say the sectional is a bit big, I think it is an outstanding piece that has a lot of potential. Best of luck!

think theater not living room, maybe paint it bit darker and add some sconce lighting. just a thought, everything is so massive it might work.

You're house is beautiful. Your furniture is too big for it though. I would rethink that couch.

i have a client with a similar situation; she paid a goo-gob of $$ for the sectional. i split up the sectional into 2 different areas. without knowing your total floor plan, i can't give you any specific professional advice; however, here is a photo of my client's room. perhaps you can get some ideas from it. she is an artist and has a large amount of personal and purchased art. what i did to anchor everything was choose carpeting and wall paint in different values of the same hue as the sectional, which makes whole room architecturally read the same color. in addition to this visually enlarging the space, it also created a great canvas for her art collections.

thats one house for the books ^^^^^

Layouts for your pit. All have corner unit placement opposite front door.

I think on the short wall several floating shelves would do nicely. The wall behind the mod unit could be used as a gallery wall for your family pics and/or art. Fill up the space with interesting arrangements of pics and art but don't allow them to exceed the height of the highest shelf on the adjacent wall. A low credenza or bench might look nice under the shelving too. Good luck.

I agree with those who posted the idea of breaking up the sectional pieces into groupings. There is no "law" or "sectional police" that require all the individual pieces to touch each other or require the pieces to make that particular formation. Move the individual pieces around and play with the sofa pieces arranged with other side tables until you find what works best for your space.

It is time to ditch the yellowish beige in that whole space! You're a modern guy with good taste in furniture - your walls should reflect that. I recommend a very muted greyish blue-green, or if you are a fan of Northwestern modern craftsman style a more organic muted green.