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Empty space in living room

3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

Hello! I would appreciate some help with my living room. I am stuck on what to do with the empty spaces next to the TV. I have considered a faux plant or tree but would love some other ideas.


update: I have added some more photos. thank you to everyone who commented and provided constructive ideas.













Comments (17)

  • 3 years ago

    Post a picture of the entire room.

  • 3 years ago

    Is there seating FACING the TV???

  • 3 years ago

    You could extend cabinets left and right and put bookshelves on both sides of TV or just bookshelves

  • 3 years ago

    As I get older and have "collected" more things than I really have room for, I hate to see someone buying things just to fill up space. Life will give you enough stuff to stick there eventually--a birdcage for your daughter's bird, aquarium for the fish your son won at a fair, grandma's chair, that weird totem pole that you bought on vacation, etc.


    In the meantime, do you already have things in your house that you could put there? If not, I recommend double-duty items. That is, baskets, chests, or dressers that you can store clutter in when company comes over. Bookcase to organize things in your house, etc.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    IMO go to Ikea and get Besta pieces to fill that wall for storage, TV and display . Take your time to design the pieces to work for you. Post better pics of the whole space here in acommnets DO NOT start another post . Begin by facing the seating to the TV

    Ab Ab thanked Patricia Colwell Consulting
  • 3 years ago

    Do a scale drawing of the room, windows, doorways, outlets, furniture. Place your seating the ideal distance from TV (see table below). Place the rug - try running the stripes with the floor grain and then across the grain to see which look you prefer. If you have an extra arm chair and floor lamp - or side table and table lamp - place them in the corner angled toward the seating for conversation and internet surfing. (A faux tree that looks faux won’t benefit the room and one that looks real may be as costly as a new chair - and a chair is more useful for your money.)

    Ab Ab thanked marylut
  • 3 years ago

    Consider a pair of chairs, one on either side of the TV angled toward the middle of the room.

    Ab Ab thanked auntthelma
  • 3 years ago

    You have the beginning of a nice Besta unit (but assemble it correctly so the pieces line up). You can add on to that - a couple more base cabinets, some side pieces and a bridge setup. Make it an important focal point in the room.

    Ab Ab thanked joycedjay
  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago


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  • 3 years ago

    Bigger rug with a small pattern, pull the couches a foot off the wall, and curtain panels framing the windows. Some throws and throw pillows, a large, square coffee table. Mount the tv on the wall and get a taller, wider console for underneath it. Don’t do the whole Besta system.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    We might recommend some plants and artwork in those blank areas.

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  • 2 years ago

    Including artwork on a TV wall is a great opportunity to express your personality.






  • 2 years ago

    I think the tv stand is too small for the tv, and the furniture definitely should be floating in the room instead of pushed against the walls


    Shelving if you need the storage but if you don’t, don’t buy something just to fill the space. A tall leaning mirror on one side and artwork and a nice plant stand with multiple plants on the other would look nice

  • 2 years ago

    Have you considered replacing the rug? It’s pattern is so close to the floor that to some extent, they blend into one. Consider picking up the color from your sofa for a rug. Adding color to the floor could warm up the room. Good luck.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

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  • PRO
    2 years ago

    I am going to second the comment about the rug. It is so close in appearance to your flooring that it is almost indistinguishable. It might work better if you rotate the rug perpendicular to the flooring.