Living room...furniture/paint/awkward wall questions!

11 years ago

I'm trying to rearrange the furniture in my living room. I recently took out the tv (we watch in another room). I'm trying to make this a room for reading/relaxing/hanging out. We have 3 kids & 2 dogs so nothing too fancy here!

The tv used to be to the right of the fireplace on a stand and the love seat was to the left of the fireplace against that wall.

I feel like this arrangement looks weird for some reason. It's also a little weird that the walls on either side of the fireplace are different widths.

I labeled some of the pics...this room is connected to the kitchen/front door area. Some things are still being moved around so I put an X on them.

Looking for ideas for:

-Furniture arrangement...we'll probably keep the couch/loveseat for now but would like another chair or 2 (and remove the green chair)

-Paint the mantle/area over the fireplace? Color?

-What to do with the wall to the right of the tv

-Coffee table?

Ok, basically any advice...I am obviously not a decorator! :)

Thank you!

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Nancy Ingram

11 years ago

I think you've done an awesome job so far!

Walls being different widths - what's making this feel off balance is the wall color and the white above the fire place.

1. Paint the fireplace walls the same as your accent color. Now you won't' notice the walls are different sizes.
2. Paint the area above the fireplace a charcoal gray (like the dark color in your rug.
3. Add floating shelves either side of your fireplace in a dark wood tone like your beam.
4. Pleather orangish ottoman - like the color in your rug.
5. Sofa table-orange wood tone.
6. Darker drapery
7. Eliminate the ceiling fan in front of fireplace and replace with a spotlight.

I did a couple not so great renderings.

Blessings

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PRO
User
11 years ago
turn the rug the other way.

remove the love seat

add a second chair

end tables lamps

perhaps some wall shelves left of fire place

a desk with shelves to the right for home work?
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Dar Eckert
11 years ago
Try moving the love seat to the location of the green chair. Put the green chair in the old TV alcove with a lamp and small table for a reading nook. Alternatively, put bookshelves in the alcove.
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A&E Tile and Marble, LLC
11 years ago
perfect
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Anum Ahmed
11 years ago
I feel like adding a reading nook to the right of the fireplace with a comfortable shelf or a bench would be really cool. If you wanted to add one or two floating book shelves or a small wall unit to the left of the fireplace, that would be nice, too. If you did add the reading nook, you could get rid of the love seat and change the placement of the couch.
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columbia93
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Are the two large pieces of furniture the same size? If so, why not place them opposite each other (one with the back to the window). That would make it more open to the entry (I'm assuming) as well as the kitchen and create a flow and nice conversation setup. The problem with the fireplace wall can be mitigated with a couple of bookcases, different widths of course. The fireplace looks loved = used and I think that white paint looks a little stark, while it makes the fireplace look dingy. Go for rustic wood and then paint the white above/along the FP the same color. I like the color of the wood on your sofas or your kitchen cabinets so that's a good place to start. I love your rug - really pretty - find pillows with those colors but think less muted-pick up gold/rust/olive tones to give the room a little more life. And if you ever think about changing out curtains, consider first, hanging them so they nearly touch the ceiling and second, get a bolder solid or a graphic that will compliment the rug. Sheers aren't a bad idea either. Think white/ivory on the sheers and then find a great gold curtain to brighten and warm up the room.

BTW, what are the dimensions of those 2 walls beside the FP?
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sphillips01
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks for the input!!

I do like the idea of shelves to the right of the fireplace.

A reading nook with a chair and table there sounds nice too...

We tried the sofa and love seat facing each other but that didn't seem quite right (maybe because they are different lengths?) It does look more open but that back right corner is empty. (Shelves or a desk maybe?) I have a phone pic of that (we tried that over the weekend) Thoughts?

columbia93: do you mean paint the white part of the fireplace the same darker brown as the wood on the sofa?
sphillips01
Original Author
11 years ago
also, the dimensions of the walls are: 34" on the left and 69" on the right
PRO
User
11 years ago
try centering the love seat to the sofa, yes it is going to hang off the back wall.

the other option is to have it face the fire place and the chair opposite the couch with an end table.