Help with TV & Seating Placement!
Hi, please can I have some advise on furniture & placement in my living room space - stuck with TV & seating placement so as not to block the view? No furniture purchased yet (this is the agent's photo) so flexible with options.
Thanks!
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Helen M
7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
Thanks so much @havingfun! The next room you see is just a small sun room really, not sure it's big enough to function as a family sitting room and there is space in the kitchen for dining table and chairs. I've added a floor plan FYI.
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Comments (8)Thank you so much for taking the time to do these detailed plans. You have certainly come up with some ideas that we had not thought about. In particular we wouldn't have thought about having a small sofa against that wall (we had thought the tv would be good here) but actually I think it feels nice to be facing the other way. I also like the piano and the bookcase being at the entrance and feels this would help separate the kitchen from the family room area and also be that I can hear my daughter play whilst I cook and pop round the corner to see her. We have only just created that large opening for the window as wanted as much sun in as possible (and in fact have just had it amended to make it larger so it didn't look so obviously like a garage conversion to us) - so I wouldn't be keen on the second idea of reducing the window size for the piano - but yes you are absolutely correct and we should have thought about furniture placement more than we did as the 15cm of wall to the left of the window has prevented me from running a nice long floor to ceiling bookcase along that wall which is disappointing - but still other areas to put it in. Luckily I can carry out your furniture arrangement as I placed 3 tv points so will see how it feels when we finally get finished. Thank you so much for these plans and the effort to achieve them!...See MoreHelp with furniture placement in living room
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PRORumi Bunya Design Ltd
7 years agoI agree with Heather about where to place the TV. If I were you, I would create a floor to ceiling storage cupboard and incorporate TV in it, then place a L shape sofa facing the window. Enjoy the view!
Helen M thanked Rumi Bunya Design LtdHelen M
7 years agoThanks - really love these ideas!
Maybe a little bit like this placement, but with the L shaped sofa and/or small chair placed as Heather suggests.
Also I have a lot of artwork, so maybe a gallery wall like these for the TV wall. Do you think this could work for a small space, or is floor to ceiling storage better?
Heather Macdonald