Help with sectional placement!Chaise side extends slightly beyond wall

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

I'm planning to purchase a navy blue left-arm facing sectional for my new home. The sectional is 114" long with the left arm chaise at 65". I want to place the sectional against the wall but the chaise is 10" longer than the wall. Would this look weird? Should the end of the chaise be flush with the end of the wall? OR should I get a right-arm facing sectional and place it in the center? Issue is there is 30" nook with other end being balcony doors (2nd photo)

1st image is the wall where Sofa will be. The 30" is a nook.

2nd Image is other end of living room. TV will hang on wall.

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Bev

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

The sectional you are wanting to buy is too big for the space. It would definitely look weird to extend past the edge of the wall. I suggest a large sofa and some end tables instead of a sectional. You will have more options of where to place your furniture. BTW my sofas are almost 90" long and I would not place anything longer than that in the space.

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User
8 years ago
It's too big and will look too big. And it will be a traffic hazard.

I'd keep shopping for a smaller one, or use different type seating.
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Anglophilia
8 years ago
I'd go even smaller with your sofa. A 72" sofa and end tables with lamps will be perfect on that wall. Anything larger and there will be no room for end table and lamps.
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P T
8 years ago
heres an updated sketch of my area and sofa. I may have quoted the wrong room dimension. Do you still think the sectional is too large? Is it ok that the chaise extends beyond the wall?
threers
8 years ago
No, it is not OK for the chaise to extend but have you already purchased this sectional? Can you put smaller part of the sectional in the nook and center the larger part on the long wall?
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phuong88
Original Author
8 years ago
I haven't purchased but its the only one so far that I have found within my budget and color :( I wasn't planning to use that nook area for the chaise as it wouldnt work our very well for TV watching on the opposite wall. I suppose I need to shop around then and find a sectional with chaise no longer than 55".
shari13
8 years ago
Shop for something smaller.
P T
8 years ago
What about placing sectional in middle instead of against one wall? I had my heart set on this sectional. I may have to settle for smaller.
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
8 years ago
I'm not sure why so many people want sectionals when they're so difficult to place unless you have a huge room, and also make it more difficult to decorate a room nicely. You could have a couch, a chair against that short wall and either another chair or two, or even a love seat against the window wall and have just as much seating, if not more, and the room would look so much better. Even placing a rug is much more problematic with a sectional, not to mention end tables with lamps or even a coffee table. It's your decision of course, but perhaps you could give a little more thought about your choice and what it would involve in the overall look of the room. I'm also wondering, will there be a TV in this room? The distance from the opposite wall to the seating is much too far for optimal viewing, and you would be better off pulling your seating away from the wall, more toward the middle of the room. There again, a sectional would pose more of a problem.
P T
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I love sectionals because it's so much cozier and to lie down to watch tv. The TV will be on the opposite wall about 65". I'm not planning to use side tables, just a coffee table.

If I can't make the sectional work, I will consider a sofa in middle of room with built in shelves for a top to bottom library on the back wall.