Living room layout challenge

29 days ago

We just bought an older home built in the 80's. The living room has an odd layout which is challenging as we intend on making this our main area to watch TV and hang out.

The challenge is that we don't want to block the main entry, or the dining room, but we also don't want to block the fireplace.

We would prefer to have the TV placed along Wall A but we're not sure how to do this without blocking the fireplace. Since this will be our primary area of watching TV, we want to actually face the TV. We've worked with three different decorators from three nice furniture stores who have suggested similar (and obvious) layouts which is to have a sofa and two club chairs or two sofas which face opposite each other and having the TV on Wall A. The problem with that design is nobody faces the TV. If we put the TV along wall B, then in order not to cover up the fireplace, we would be about 15' away which is far away from the TV (and we don't want to cover up entire wall with a 90" TV). The pint areas are built-ins.

Also note that there is no room to put the TV above the fireplace.

Any creative suggestion? We just want a comfortable place to hang out.

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Lyn Nielson

28 days ago

if you've already had x3 prof. suggestions, I doubt you'll like help here.

I'd mount the TV on Wall B with a sofa and a sofa table behind/ on entry side of TV

and a sofa facing the fireplace... swivel chairs as suggested above facing the fireplace AND TV. how many people do you need to seat?

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Sigrid
29 days ago
Put the sofa parallel to Wall B, put swivelling side chairs opposit it. Put the TV on Wall A. Find a rug to put the sofa and chairs on. Put a reading nook in the corner between the fireplace and Wall B. You have plenty of room to do this.
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Prime Estate Studio
28 days ago
Have you considered keeping the TV on Wall B but bringing the seating much farther into the room instead of placing it 15 feet away?

I’d try creating a more compact seating area with the main sofa facing Wall B and its back toward the entrance. That would leave a diagonal circulation path behind the sofa from the entrance toward the dining room. The fireplace could then remain a second focal point on the adjacent wall without being blocked.

To me, that seems more natural for the way you actually want to use the room — you’d have comfortable TV viewing, still enjoy the fireplace, and wouldn’t have to arrange all the seating sideways to the TV.

I also have a video where I transformed the same living room in four completely different directions. It might give you some ideas for how furniture placement and the overall design direction can completely change the way a room works and feels:

https://youtu.be/R-2ZyyBc6EY
auntthelma
28 days ago
last modified: 28 days ago
Corner tv stand on the corner where fireplace wall and wall b meet. sofa facing fireplace. one of two cairs facing wall b.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
15 days ago
I assume you have no family room only this place for TV is that right?
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15 days ago
This is the primary TV room...aside from a downstairs basement which is closed off from the main level. we will try some of the ideas above as a few of them hadn't occured to us so this is very helpful
tracefloyd
14 days ago
last modified: 14 days ago
This might work for you, similar to ours.

Our big sectional is surprisingly comfortable to curl up in the corner or stretch out to watch TV. Enjoy the fire from one end. Small ottomans to easily move where you need them.

A swivel chair to face either the fire or the TV.

Then create an entry/foyer with a runner, bench, and console sofa table.

This is a concept rendering only, I did not measure the pieces.

15 feet is not too far from a large screen in my experience.
ShannonMarie
8 days ago
TracefloydTrace Floyd- we had similar layout in my prior home. It worked great