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Sectional? Type? Or two sofas? Furniture layout help!

10 years ago

Building a new house and concerned existing sectional will stick out into cased opening on the bottom of photo. Sectional is 96x96" and the wall it is against is 16' from the entertainment built ins. Cased opening is 5.5-6' wide so clearance is not an issue. ( please disregard the colors in the CGI - just made it for spatial reference)

Help/thoughts appreciated. I am open to anything- existing sofa, sectional with chaise, two sofas, move chairs, modernist sofa, anything.

Thanks in advance!

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Decorator Girl
10 years ago
Hi ML I would certainly consider pulling the sectional off the wall where the cased opening is and think about floating it more to center with you built ins. You could then relocate your pair of chairs and have them symmetrical on either side of the built in area. The back of the sectional will also help provide a natural divider in between your dining space,. If you liked my advice check me out on Houzz, Facebook and Instagram....,just type in Decorator Girl to follow.
Judy Mishkin
10 years ago
pair of sofas facing each other across fireplace, pair of chairs facing fireplace, (pair of stools with back to fireplace if large space and more seating needed) is my favorite set of options.

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