how to improve this awkward living room?
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How to setup this Awkward Living room
Comments (3)Can't really tell from the drawing but when staging a small room, less is more. You may have to remove the loveseat (or couch). I know someone who is having her house staged for just one day(for pics + open house). May be something to consider. Can you post pics?...See Moreawkward living room set up - help! how to arrange furniture?
Comments (13)We think you are on the right track, your design just needs some tweaking. Here are a few ways in which you can get the look you want. Get rid of the big chair by the window in exchange for something smaller, and put it next to the chair on the left. Change out the TV console for something longer and thinner. Then add some great artwork over the fireplace. Next add thicker window treatments to the windows, and get a longer coffee table. Perhaps when you get a coffee table and the TV console look for something in wood instead of black. Also we recommend taking down the four pictures above the TV. Instead you can hang two vertically on each side of the TV if you want to keep them. Note the set up below? We think this arrangement would work, except flip the chairs to the other side. Layout: Window treatments:...See MoreHow to improve the living room space
Comments (1)-> Start with the floor plan and painting your walls. -> Paint the doors with a darker color. -> Clear the clutter (Remove the things you don't need) -> Draw cupboards for things you need to store and can't kick them out! -> Make a specific play area for your daughter (Place all things belong to her like toys in that place) -> Add colors. -> Use art pieces and other landscapes. -> Put a larger rug in your space. -> Throw pillows with contrasting colors. -> Try all these; it will make a huge difference!...See MoreAwkward Living Room Layout. How to Furnish?
Comments (13)the pro taken photos are meant to capture as much of the room into one shot. the problem is, it exaggerates the size of the room. can you stand over by your stairs and shoot into the room? try opening the front door, stand in the doorway, and shoot another pic from that angle. would you like the TV over the fireplace or against one of the walls? do you have any plans for that fireplace? could you do something like this? or what about like this? 2 sofas facing each other, two chairs in the middle. those shouldn't block the walkway to the kitchen. you could do smaller chairs instead of two sofas, one sofa facing two chairs, tv above mantle sofa against front door wall, coffee table, large recliner or two other chairs,, maybe some smaller ottomans on the kitchen door opening side. this is what beverly suggested: sofa/chairs coffee table imagine this is the far wall to the right of the FP. set up the sofa w/back to the front door. you could position the chairs differently. you'd have that whole wall for console for tv, gaming. maybe a sofa w/a chaise. stick a chair over in the corner by window below, front door would be behind the gray sofa. (or, you could reverse this on put tv on the front door wall) sofa w/chaise like this:...See Morecoray
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