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Living room help!

10 years ago
Trying to bring some life into a drab living room. Can anyone help with where to hang pics, how big they should be, and if arrangement is best for the room? I have eclectic taste. I like mid century pieces but am not going for a strict mid century look. Any suggestions of how to beat round out this room without spending much money?
Please note that baby items are not meant to be accent pieces :)

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  • 10 years ago
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    Can you place the sofa in any position that doesn't turn its back on the fireplace or is this it?

  • 10 years ago
    Take the orange pillows off those great little chairs, leave just the yellow and white ones. Switch lamp locations, floor lamp in the corner, gold lamp on the end table. Your little art piece is fantastic, we must find a different spot for it, as well as the big print behind the sofa.
  • 10 years ago
    Place gold lamp on the round end table. Can you bring the white chairs into the seating area more? They seem useless right next to the tv.
  • 10 years ago
    I think if you angle the sofa to where the lounge part is parallel to the fireplace and the straight part is angled a bit in front of the glass doors it would feel more like one room instead of two.
  • 10 years ago
    Sofa used to be in front of sliding glass doors. Nowhere to put tv with it there. It is so wide that there was no space between the end if the couch and the tv.
  • 10 years ago
    Terry are you saying to have the straight part of the sofa at an angle?
  • 10 years ago
    Where would you put white chairs? I think the real issue is that the sofa is too big for the space. Am I trying to cram too much in the room?
  • 10 years ago

    Not that's it's an ideal spot but the TV over the fireplace is an option.

  • 10 years ago

    Can you put the TV on the hearth beside the firebox...sort of toward the wall? May have to raise it for good viewing but I would not put it over the fireplace box. Then you will have a whole two walls to arrange your furniture. I would think you could face the fireplace with your sofa, leaving room to go out the sliding doors. You two white chairs could be be either together or one on each side of the sofa with table/lamps around.

  • 10 years ago
    Unfortunately, The sofa is so long that when placed in front of the doors, there is only 2 feet between the wall and the end of the couch.
  • 10 years ago
    Yes I think the straight part at an angle might work better. Are you at home and can you try it? It's all about trial and error.
  • 10 years ago
    Gosh-awful drawing, but might be worth a try. And the exact placement depends on walkways and being able to see the tv.
  • 10 years ago
    Add a 8x10 area rug in a contemporary print with color. You n front of sofa. Add color panels in Windows, incl slider. Take a color from rug. Get a much longer media for TV, like a buffet. Go a teak wood look. Place a bigger TV on top and of it. Then you need nothing over TV. Chairs need to find another place. Maybe place together facing slider. Move things till you find right look. It will be hard but you can make it a nice Room. You have some nice art. Looks good. Always go very pieces. Instead it of a lot to of clutter.
  • 10 years ago
    Get a smaller round coffee table. Round works much better with a sectional. Chairs could also go on n front of slider. Looks no at fireplace. Not sure what bus in front of opening of FP. ?? You should have a working fire lace. Remove all clutter. PLace floor lamp on other side to hide cords.
  • 10 years ago

    If you can put the tv on the fireplace wall and add some floating shelves there would help with the layout, and make the tv be less of a focus in the room. Then flipping the couch over to the wall where the tv is now. Adding some artwork above and then the chairs move over to the window and putting that nice round table between them. A big rug on the floor and definitely adding some cooler tones so the yellow and orange can make a statement.


    This is somewhat of what i'm talking about with the fireplace although i would not wrap it around.

  • 10 years ago
    I do like the couch this way but it seems awkward with the tv wall and coffee table. Also, where would lamps go? Floor lamp can't go behind bc can't get to it to turn off and on. Sorry but I'm really bad at having vision and knowing what to try :/
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  • 10 years ago
    I would slide the sofa toward the fireplace about two feet, keeping it at the same angle. Move both white chairs away for the time being and slide the tv down in the same direction of sofa. The sofa can be just a few inches away from the back wall.
  • 10 years ago
    The coffee table will be parallel with the tv wall. Place the Round end table between lounge part of sofa and fireplace, with gold lamp on this table.
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  • 10 years ago
    Is this what you mean?
    Any ideas for what to do with the space right of the tv?
  • 10 years ago
    Another less than great drawing. You will have lots of space in front of the glass doors now I think.
  • 10 years ago
    You have two great little chairs you can place where you need them. Does anyone actually sit on them to watch tv or just hang out?
  • 10 years ago
    It might be safer for baby if you use the two square ottomans as a coffee table. Corners on a glass table are dangerous for a toddler or baby.
  • 10 years ago
    You went a little too far with the tv.
  • 10 years ago
    How is this looking to you? Is it livable? Don't want to waste your time and energy if it is not working. (Major jealous of your weather! )
  • 10 years ago

    Think about an area rug & a lower wider TV credenza

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  • 10 years ago

    Don't add anything on the wall near or above the TV. Add a plant to the right of the media center

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  • 10 years ago
    Okay, thoughts? We don't watch tv much so white chairs are just for hanging out.
    The blank space on the wall next to the tv, ideas?
  • 10 years ago
    Yeah, I like it. Moved tv back down a bit. Baby is tiny right now but will swap out table when she's bigger, good call.
    Will get a plant. I want a rug but have been looking for one that's affordable since I just quit my job to stay home with baby
  • 10 years ago
    Agree that we need a lower longer tv table. Thanks so much for all the input!!
  • 10 years ago
    Terry! Beautiful pic, are you in the North Pole :) ? We are lucky here in the south.
  • 10 years ago
    Looking good ! I would love to see a few different angles of the room. No, not in the North Pole, but Colorado. The picture is of Sweden, but I love it and wanted to share. Can you snap a few more pics?
  • 10 years ago
    Will take more pics tomorrow. Thank you!
  • 10 years ago
    Here are the photos you asked for.
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