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Help decorating and placement

last year

Should my couch be pushed to the wall? Excuse the mess we are trying to figure this out and decorate. What pictures etc would you add. Desk is not staying in living room

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  • last year

    in your case with the TV opposite, Yes, but include a sofa table behind so you can break up the large wall something like this:



  • last year

    Is that a door behind chairs on window side? If yes, is there enough space behind them to fully open the door? Do you have any end / side tables to place between chairs? A coffee table? Lamps? The wall behind sofa seems the natural place for a large piece of art but I’d figure out the rest of the arrangement first. A console behind the sofa seems right as suggested by Lyn Nielson if sofa stays put since that current space behind sofa seems not purposeful - not enough for path to door or through room.

  • PRO
    last year


    A giant abstract painting can dominate a wall, instantly transforming a room. For example, a massive piece with dramatic splashes of color above a sleek, neutral sofa can create a breathtaking focal point that defines the entire space.














  • last year

    I agree and I am looking into finding a huge canvas.

  • last year

    Wow, thanks that is awesome advice. Thanks also for the diagram that really helps.

  • PRO
    last year

    May we have measurements of the room in hand drawn sketch?

  • last year

    @mae day.

  • last year

    BevFLA is spot on. Putting a sofa table against the wall with sofa against it is a cleaning nightmare even if you have cleaning help. Start by removing anything from the room that is not necessary while you decide large furniture placement and consider wall decor. Wall sconces might be considered as part of completing large wall decor.

  • PRO
    last year
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    Thank You. That helps a lot.

  • last year

    There are a couple of issue I see with traffic patterns. I will assume you guys will mostly enter through the garage or side entrance. But guests will not, so I think you need to address where is the drop zone? Do you really need all of these chairs in the space? since the tv is already mounted you will have to work with that, however I would not be blocking the direct walking path which is through the room.


  • last year

    @RL Relocation, No one enters front door, we love in the country. Guest come through the back door. The TV can only go on that long wall or the other long wall. I do though actually have a lot of space where people can walk through the living room. I am thinking a round coffee table in the center. I have been looking at a lot of online designers and they have been doing it that way. I need a rug, coffee table, then pictures. I will add lights to the walls on each side of the picture.

  • PRO
    last year
    • Your two recliner chairs on either side of the couch with two small side tables
    • Two floor lamps or two wall lights as you mentioned.
    • One large piece of art
    • Two small trees (silk)
    • One large round coffee table
    • Your couch
    • Couch table behind the couch. Yes or no.
    • One large area rug. 12' x 14'

    • Your two swivel chairs with two small side tables to match those on the other side of the room. The chairs can be pulled out for guests to watch TV but kept in the corner when not in use.
    • Some wall art
    • Two floor lamps



  • PRO
    last year

    We tried to match your furniture as closely as we possibly could. Can't always.

    • Two recliners
    • Two high back swivel chairs
    • Your couch
    • your TV console and of course your TV
    • Curtains for a finished look






  • PRO
    last year

    This rendition is presented with suggestions for your consideration. Hope this helps. Best Wishes.






  • last year

    Wow @Mae Day, nice! Your program is awesome. I wish I could do this but my couch is 98 inches long and I thought about a table behind couch but it would be hard to clean back there all the time. Another person said just put it a hands away from the wall and I did that and it looks great. I think I have to keep the chairs in the position I have them for functionality due to spacing issues. But I can push them further apart. Definitely buying a rug and coffee table with huge picture. I like the lamps and tables you put in there. Since my windows are decorative I can’t do curtain but I could do bamboo blinds. Thanks for your advice it was and is much appreciated!!

  • PRO
    last year

    Hello Kait, Yes I saw the two suggestions regarding the couch table and the hands width distance from the wall. So I put both together in the rendition. The couch table is a hands width away from the wall. :-D . We put sliders (soft pads attached to the legs of the furniture so we can move them around easily to clean under and behind them. We live in a country setting also and the dust flies. It seems as if the dust, dust bunnies, and magical things manage to procreate and hide under everything. Lol.

    Yes indeed a 96 inch couch prevents you from putting the recliners on either side of it. Unless you traded it in for a smaller couch that would accommodate the two recliners. Too bad because that would have been a great place for the recliners and more direct viewing of the TV, comfortable too.

    Shades on the windows would look good too.

    Happy to help. Best wishes to you and yours. MAE