Sectionals offer you little flexibility and yours is particularly large. A sectional that measures over 10ft in both directions doesn't seem to make any sense.

However, your room is only about 10x10 so there's not much room to arrange furniture. I would look at seating designated as apt. sized seating.

You're in Canada I assume? Let us know what city.

Too big for the space, I would do a smaller couch with accent chairs.

Definitely too big. Since your living room is essentially a large hallway to the dining room, maybe you'd do better to flip the room functions? Let your DR be your LR.

@BeverlyFLADeziner yes I am in Canada, in the Maritimes and nowhere near any major city to make things even more challenging. Slim pickings. I agree with you for the lack of flexibility a sectional gives. L shapes are not my favorite however, in our layout it did seem to offer the most sitting we can get... what are you thinking for a layout of furniture designed for appartment? We were thinking to get a couple of stools or poufs to pull out when we have company to make it a more circular seating.

@cubby14 I appreciate that, we have tried the accent chairs but we end up slalomming between them to get to the dining room. It's just awkward and with kids we want to minimize the chances of tripping and falling on a hot stove.

@Jennifer K, we tried flipping like you said and didn't like it. One reason being that that dining room doesn't get much dining use, it's mostly a table for crafts and we like it better a bit out of sight. And the other is because the living room felt very crammed in there.

Thank you for your answers, I appreciate you bouncing ideas!

I think Jennifer has a great idea of flipping your living room and dining room since it will be a great conversation type room away from the strong heat of the woodstove but a very cozy with possibly furniture on 3 full walls.

What do you have in the TV room? And how does traffic flow through your space?

I tend to think of rooms as "doing" or "being" spaces. "Doing" spaces need allowances for work surfaces, movement and storage. "Being" spaces need seating and proximity to services. Both types of space are often more functional if traffic goes by rather then through them. Your space is made difficult by the fact that traffic pattern is mostly through rather than by.

If you want to post a more precise and detailed floorplan, perhaps we can figure out a better layout.

@Jennifer K We do have a tv it is on the opposite wall from thw couch right now. It is farther than "supposed" to but we don't watch it enough to care.

Maybe these pictures will help. Behind the hanging chair is the "dining room" definitely not used much. And switching them makes seating around the table either really close to the fire, or the bathroom... old houses layouts...

(I have another post about the boob lights, before anyone says something, they are going, as soon as I find a replacement 😄)

Thabks for the help everyone!

You have lots of space but it's divided poorly and the stove doesn't help the situation.

A TV no longer needs to have a wall behind it, just a plug for electricity that could even come from the ceiling. Think outside the box.

Thanks @BeverlyFLADeziner, I don't have an issue with our TV placement. The wall is fine for it we got one that sits flat on it and displays art because it isn't our focal point for us. Your suggestions sound nice but frankly we don't have the means or time to install something to hang from the ceiling. Like I said we don't watch it enough to care...

You say you don't watch TV so maybe you should split up the sectional and re-think your entire space.

Sorry, I don't think I was clear. I only called the TV room the TV room because it has a TV in it. What I was wondering is what you actually use that room for? Is it mainly a wide hallway?

I've done up an empty floorplan with measurements on it for everyone to play with. What corrections does it need?

CANCEL - let us help you.

@decoenthusiaste and @Jennifer K

Thank you for doing this Jennifer, the plan you made looks right.

Decoenthusiaste, we don't watch TV much but when we do we like to sit facing it for family movie. Mainly, the area in pink is used as a living room. We spend time there. When we gather with friends, with our kids too... we hang out, read books, play games and watch movies there.

We like that the couch is near the cozy warmth of the stove but not too close to it.

We are going to switch the stove, likely next year, for a smaller one that will come out less into the room. But we can't move it or go for an insert because it would mean extensive changes to the structure and we don't have the means for this right now.

The space in grey is used for play, the TV is there hung to the wall, and there is no other wall for it. That's why we picked that one. It's the Frame TV. Bought because it can be made to look like art.

There is a cabinet under it filled with our games a toys. And the area in front of it is used to play on the floor, put yoga mats down and exercise ... that sort of thing.. the door there autre top leads to the only bathroom.

The area in orange has a table and chairs and a corner unit. We sit there when there is more than 5 people to dine. Otherwise it's used as a craft table. Right now it has lost of tools for the to do projects around the house. There is no door in that room. Just 2 windows and the opening linking the living room.

And finally, the entryway, is that. The kitchen is on the other end of that.

Thank you so much for taking the time to help out ;)

The most flexible seating is a 3-seat sofa and two comfy upholstered armchairs.

Thank you @Jennifer K you have put a lot of thoughts into this. I will consider all of it ! Thanks so much for taking the time ❤