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Help with living room!

2 years ago

Hello! Looking for some ideas to bring this space together. I feel like I need something on the end of the sectional next to the wall. It looks odd to me just being empty. Any ideas?

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  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Can you show more photos? Is this how you typically have the sectional arranged? Have you considered centering it on the wall?

  • 2 years ago

    Yes, this is how I would like it arranged. I tried to center it with the fireplace, which is where the TV will be high.

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    I think this is a tough dilemma with the position of the sectional. I am interested in what ideas others might have while keeping the sofa in that spot.

  • 2 years ago

    A nice floor lamp and pretty plant in a nice pot could look nice. Perhaps a fiddle leaf fig you can get 3-4 ft height to start. They like indirect light.

  • 2 years ago

    Rug, lamps, long narrow sofa table behind the sectional

  • 2 years ago

    What a fabulous sofa! Seems like a great place to totally relax and watch TV.

    I love the mantle on the fireplace. I also love the painted fireplace and the wood beams on the ceiling


    I think a rug, lamps, maybe end tables an oversize chair...



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  • PRO
    2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Hey Barri! Sounds like you're looking to spruce up your living room space. Adding something to the end of your sectional can definitely help balance out the room and make it feel more cohesive. i think to add a Floor Lamp is the best idea.

  • 2 years ago

    Thank you all for the ideas! I’ll add a floor lamp and area rug. I’ll post photos once finished!

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    What going on with the off-side wall art? The hanging pendant? Is this space supposed to be for a dining table and the sofa has encroached?



  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    You'll need a big rug. If you are shopping online and see one you like, order the smallest available so you can look at the colors and texture in your space. You won't have the hassle of rewrapping and hauling a giant rug to UPS.

    Look for a rug with some charcoal and tan and a couple of accent colors that you can repeat with pillows and decorative items.



  • 2 years ago

    What a cute room! I also like the idea of a table behind the sofa and a large rug but I honestly think you should move the wonderful sofa nearer the fireplace. It would look so much cozier, imho.

  • 2 years ago




  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    I also think that moving the sectional off the back wall would help. It seems like you have a lot of room between it and the fireplace. Put a narrow console behind - a place to set drinks.

    The TV will be very high above the mantle. Would it fit to the right of the fireplace on an adjustable arm? And the fun swing chair could move to the other side by the doors?

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    I'd like to suggest a different layout for your room.





  • PRO
    2 years ago

    I suggest you reorganize the modules of the sofa and perhaps use the ottoman elsewhere or on the other side of the fireplace with accent pillows. A leather armchair would also complement your furniture as well as an area rug. Linen roman shade would upgrade the look of your horizontal blind for a more finished look or you can also install side curtains. Here's a visual of my suggestions.



  • 2 years ago

    I like your nice dark blue wall and picture arrangement, your Roomba, and the little animal house.


    Getting the furniture placement right comes before adding rugs and window treatments. The furniture needs to be floating in this room, not arranged along the walls. And then you need tables of some sort, depending on the furniture arrangement.


    First option: Pull the two chairs parts off the sofa-like piece and have them flank the fireplace angled towards each other. Put the sofa-like piece inward but don't block the access to the door. Basically, arrange the pieces to create a visual hallway to the door. Put a console table behind the sofa instead of having a coffee table that would block access to the door. Put a couple of drinks tables next to the chairs. Ottoman can go with one of the chairs.


    Alternatively, place the sofa-like piece facing the door, parallel to the window/door wall. Place a chair on each end, angled in and facing the sofa. One gets the ottoman. Coffee table or console or both are ok, since you are deliberately blocking fast access to the door and diverting traffic around.


    Another alternative is to pull the sofa part further from the windows, still parallel to them, and pair the chairs on the end furthest from the fireplace. Stick the ottoman on the opposite end. Coffee table needed for this arrangement. A set of nesting tables too could be added.


    IFF you decide you want a TV, that dictates placement of the TV opposite the fireplace with the sofa-like section parallel to the windows and the chairs paired together like another sofa but separated by a drinks table between them and exactly opposite the sofa. Ottoman in front of the fireplace to be moved where desired as needed.


    Are you happy with the hanging chair location after your primary furniture is arranged? I would enjoy it more if it were hung near a window. Or do you even use it?

  • 2 years ago

    OMG, I just saw this. I feel so old-fashioned now. It's SUPPOSED to be arranged like this... at least sometimes. Still, note how it's not hugging the wall? Looks a lot like your room!

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    The above arrangement is fine when only 1 or 2 people live there but not very practical for when you have guests... unless they are super close friends! 🤣


  • 2 years ago

    Nice room. I think the idea with the floor lamp is quite good!

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