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New furniture-how do I arrange it?

5 years ago

I’m finally replacing my very tired furniture but I’ve had my living room set up this way for so long I’m having trouble figuring out where to put it. I purchased a sofa and recliner. The sofa is 83” long x 41” deep and the chair is 31” wide by 37.5” deep. This is our only living/dining space, so we use it for tv, eating and visiting. The front door opens right into the space and it feels unfriendly when I put any furniture in front of it. Can you help?

Comments (12)

  • 5 years ago

    This is the new couch and chair. The couch will be navy and the chair the lighter color

  • 5 years ago

    Here is looking in from front door and looking at the front door

  • 5 years ago

    Love your new selections! They will look gorgeous on that pretty floor.
    Sofa length wise, with the back helping to create a faux entry?

  • 5 years ago

    Thanks Lory! I’ve tried that arrangement with my current furniture and it felt really blocked off. Could be because the furniture I have now is big and bulky. Here are some ideas I’ve been playing with using the Pottery Barn room planner. What I’m not crazy about is having to come in so far into the room to get around all the furniture.

  • 5 years ago

    Oh I like it! But I am a fan of a floating sofa. The two chair option opens it up visually. It also looks more curated with the rug not touching any walls. The first pic with one chair could also look visually open by adding a pouf or upholstered stool opposite the chair.
    Getting your new furniture will refresh the room and open it up considerably. The lines of the new furniture are so clean. Love it!

  • 5 years ago

    Thanks! I’m excited to get it but with the supply chain issues it could be here anywhere between 12 to 30 weeks. I was hoping to fit 2 chairs but I started with one to see how it would fit. I’d like to be able to comfortably sit 4 and then pull the other chairs in to fit more if needed. I also need new tables and a media cabinet. I like the idea of round nesting tables for a coffee table

  • 5 years ago

    I have considered switching the use of the rooms. It would give me big blank wall to put the tv on instead of having to work around the windows and more room for the furniture. But...my concern is that it would block the opening to the kitchen and of course it just feels a little weird to move the dining room away from the kitchen.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    I got an update that the furniture is not scheduled to be delivered until July-September so I may be doing all this planning way too early. I need to replace my tables, rug and maybe curtains too. Here are a couple rugs I’ve been looking. I keep going back and forth between a colorful rug or a quieter rug




  • 5 years ago

    Here is some of the art that I have in the room

  • 5 years ago

    Here are the pillows I picked out with the couch. Obviously I can just put covers over these or not use them. By the time I picked them out I was tired and ready to be done.

  • 5 years ago

    Here’s some other pillows I like. Just not sure how to pull everything together