20’s living/dining room design dillema
Hey There,
I am living In a house From the 20’s with a semi-open living/dining room floor plan.
I am beating my head against a wall trying To figure out how to Arrange these rooms.
There are a lot of difficult nooks And vents to work around in both rooms:
we are planning on filling the railing that separates the room with an abundance of plants, Placing a couch and an area rug in the living room to establish space, and an eventual repainting if the walls to a rosy-pink/white color.
I also think that our dining room table (was already here is fairly brooding and that there could be more happening in the Dining room itself.
we are trying to work with what furniture we have ($), but i Am open to any and all suggestions.
thanks!
-B
Comments (6)
junco East Georgia zone 8a
4 years ago
pricklypearcactus
4 years agoFirst of all, you have a gorgeous space! I love all the trim work and the fireplace. It's nice how open the space is and yet has all that lovely detail.
Your dining room looks like you have nice furniture and layout. Since it's an older / classic home, I would be inclined to put the chairs in a more traditional layout with one at the head and one at the foot and then two across from each other on the long sides.
I realize you want to reuse furniture and sounds like you are on a budget. I believe that living room layout is really designed for a sofa facing the fireplace and two chairs flanking the fireplace. Looks like you have nice chairs already that could go on either side of the fireplace. The other chairs in the room aren't really adding much and don't see appropriate for the style or layout. I would then purchase a single sofa to put across from the fireplace. You can find some reasonable options at Ikea and such.
IKEA
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/froesloev-sofa-nordvalla-gray-dark-gray-medium-gray-80398609/$799
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/stocksund-sofa-nolhaga-gray-beige-black-wood-s09033812/$699
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/faerloev-sofa-flodafors-white-s89192642/$699
West Elm
https://www.westelm.com/products/paidge-sofa-h211/?cm_src=sofas||NoFacet--NoFacet---_-&isx=0.0.3613
$839
https://www.westelm.com/products/hamilton-leather-sofa-70-h2689/?cm_src=sofas||NoFacet--NoFacet---_-&isx=0.0.6618$2029
You could then add a rug and a coffee table or side tables depending on if you have room on either side of the sofa.Related Discussions
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