Family room layout question - pics and dimensions provided

2 years ago

Hi - I'm trying to figure out furniture layout for our family room. Pics below. The foyer leads to the family room and if you turn left there is a large arched opening to the kitchen. Turn right and there are french doors leading to an office. This is a new house and we'll be getting new area rug and sofa, and one of the chairs will be going. If we can make the matching chairs work, I'd like to keep them. I'd like to accommodate seating for 5-6. I think we should make more use of the room so I've tried some layouts that I'll include here. Looking for input on furniture layout please, especially for flow considering the doors going outside and coming into the room from the kitchen. Also, I'm thinking of getting a broadloom rug cut to 12x12 which would leave 1.5 feet on each side...do you think that would work or would a rectangle be better?

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Cecilia

2 years ago

Hello! I like the second seating arrangement. You need to have your sofa lined up with your fireplace. Maybe get rid of whatever that piece of furniture is on the left side of the room and use a smaller sized 3 seater sofa rather than a loveseat as shown on the plan. And I do like a square rug for that room.

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Rachel Lee
2 years ago
I like option 2 as well.
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Valinta
2 years ago
Do you have a TV in this room?
rkidwiler
Original Author
2 years ago
Yes tv is over the fireplace
rkidwiler
Original Author
2 years ago
Thanks for comments - here's similar but slightly changed - and one additional option with two sofas. Still prefer the chair by the door?
Cecilia
2 years ago
I really like the last two options!
Rachel Lee
2 years ago
Chair in corner
shirlpp
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
My comments from your other post on this:

If the sofa faces the fireplace it should be centered on the fireplace wall.

Consider 2 sofas facing one another with a chair, or 2 ottomans facing the fireplace.

Not sure if you need 2 chairs on each side of the fireplace since your hearth is wall to wall.
shirlpp
2 years ago
Have you considered removing the hearth under the windows?

For your rug ?: I have Amendoim hardwood floors and I can't bear to cover them up, so I only have a 5x8 right in front of the sofa. My room is larger, so I can get away with it. In your case, I still would not cover up most of the hardwood.
shirlpp
2 years ago
I like the 2 sofas!
rkidwiler
Original Author
2 years ago
Thanks for the feedback everyone!
meanduschi
2 years ago
TV is ridiculously too high. This is a room for living and gathering, not a sports bar. Bring that TV down to a reasonable viewing height, maybe on a console, and then place your furniture accordingly.
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