Awkward layout of dining/living room

bluemoon2014

9 years ago

Dear Houzz Community, we want to furnish (table, chairs, couch, carpet etc.) the dining/living room of our new flat. As you can see the layout of that room is rather awkward and the budget is low. We have thoughts of having a round table along with four chairs in front of the south-west facing window and separate it from the rest of the room by a north wall and west window facing round/curved corner sofa (which are expensive). But we are not sure so far so, please help. Any suggestions are really highly appreciated. Thank you so much.

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ptreckel

9 years ago

Would you consider placing the table and chairs in the northwest corner of the living/dining area? Do you have a ceiling outlet for a chandelier in that area? You could place the couch on the long wall facing west flanked by end tables and lamps. One or two chairs could float in the middle of the room perpendicular to the couch and with their backs toward the dining area, facing south. If space permits, a smaller chair might be tucked into the odd south corner, facing into the room. This arrangement doesn't take into account tv placement. Where do you plan to place it? What kind of floors do you have? An area rug could anchor the seating area and define it as separate from the dining area. Just some suggestions!

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OnePlan
9 years ago
I like that idea ptreckel ! You could have the tv in a cabinet under/infront of the window with either throw back doors to watch it or a pop up mechanism ( from Hafele.co.UK ) would work well !
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bluemoon2014
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9 years ago
Dear ptreckel and OnePlan, thanks for your suggestions. With respect to the questions and suggestions: yes, we also considered placing the table and chairs in the northwest corner and no we do not have a ceiling outlet for a chandelier in that area. In fact we should not hang anything to the walls or ceilings in the moment as it is a new built and still running under guarantee in the first year. The floor is laminate and underneath both windows are radiators. The TV outlet is in the corner between the two windows and we had planned to place it in front of the north wall. With respect to the placement of the sofa: if placed in the suggested way (facing the west wall) and sitting towards the corner (south) one feels a little bit constricted due to the fact that the wall (southwest) gets closer the more it reaches the corner. So not quite sure.
ptreckel
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I understand your issues with the outlets for the chandelier and the tv. I suggest that when you look at furniture for the room you consider its scale. Do NOT buy furniture that is oversized or too large for the space. Look at apartment scaled furniture so that I doesn't overwhelm the room. A scaled down couch, a comfortable chair, an ottoman that can serve as a coffee table or extra seating. Neutrals. You can always add color with an area rug that will look nice on your floors and pillows, art, etc. things that you can change out as your taste changes. I am curious if you have any electrical outlets in the center of your floor? It might be possible to float your couch with its back facing the north wall and the dining area, and facing out towards the windows and view. And then you could put your tv between the windows on a media stand and not on the north wall. In any event, one of those arc lights might be nice for this space, too. I like the odd point in your living room! It adds character to the space! Embrace it!
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The round table will work go 40". I wouldn't do curved sofa. Never work in another home. Stay more standard like 7 ft. Sofas always a solid, chairs could go color from sofa and a accent color. A simple print. Do you want a traditional look or contemporary that would decide your furn choice. Glass tables make a more airy fell. You need to choose a color for walls. Then go from there as far as fur color. I like to go 2 shads darker than walls for sofa . The grays are very big now. And easy to work with. WinDow covers stay I. Same tones. Is there a TV. How about fireplace. Usually those are used as focal pints and furn should face them. All rooms should be painted in same tones. Don't use a totally different color in every room. Flooring should also stay the same. I prefer wood over carpet. Except in bedrooms. A very neutral color.
Nancy Travisinteriors
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A chandelier over table. If round stay round in light hang 36" from top of table. Art work go very big hang 7" from top of furn. Ikea has some nice things.
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Do you have recess lights? Really nice to have. Lighting in a room is important. You could float furn in this room too. Use a big coffee table 36" if using wood floors a area rug 7x10 I. Front of sofa. Color and design depends on style you are going for.
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I think I would place the sofa diagonally across the n w corner not quite looking into the kitchen but facing s e and make the east wall a huge plain mirror to sober up the unusual slant of the south half of the room and have the dining table against it and pulled out into the room when more people come for a meal. Architectural plants and furnishings would then look amazing and double bright getting the reflection from the window opposite.
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