Mismatch living room furniture advice please!
Dear all
Im in the process of furnishing our new home. Our living room is smallish (12-13ft square). One side is a long radiator under the window. Adjacent to this is the TV wall and the door also comes here. Which leaves two bare walls.
We need to get a sofa bed in this room for elderly parents who may not always be able to climb the stairs, so will be in relatively frequent-ish use. We found this one we like a lot in midnight blue (the mattress is also thicker than average which is a bonus as these are hard to find):
I also wanted to put thin shelves behind the sofa for plants/picture frames etc.
Along with this I have a tub chair and matching coffee table I was planning to put in the room (see below) with the view to sourcing more seating IF required once these two were in place.

(currently this chair is not in the new home)
Now our parents have requested an electric recliner chair also! So hubby and I are looking at 2 seater recliners such as:
either 2 seater Parma: https://www.sofology.co.uk/sofas/PARMA?category=Recliners&code=SKU000138461
or two seater Holmes: https://www.sofology.co.uk/sofas/HOLMES?category=Recliners&code=SKU000154137
these would be in brown tones or light grey... but my worry now is the furniture is very mismatched and may not look good.. Any advice on what recliners I could use or how to put it all together and make it look cohesive somewhat would be very helpful! I have a creative eye but not much experience with furniture and this is a bare room which makes visualising lots of different things difficult..
The room will be painted a “caramel Latte” from Dulux if that helps too!
Thank you all so much
Sonal x
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Comments (10)Hi Clair, It is indeed a very tricky room with all the doorways around and the need to keep flow. The best in these cases is usually to go for flexible pieces of furniture that can be moved around easily to adjust the room to your needs, so I'm afraid that an L shaped sofa might not be the best choice as you mention yourself no matter how you look at it you might be disrupting a flow somewhere. Poufs, Ottomans, Small vintage nursing chairs (these are on wheels so can be moved around), are all great options. For example this picture where the poufs are placed under the coffee table and can be taken out when additional seating or even side tables are required. If you would like some more advice checkout our website www.decology.co.uk, we specialise in online interior design projects, where for an affordable flat fee per room you will be able to get a professional to help with your room, you can also book a complementary consultation. Regards, Sharon (07970382998)...See MoreSmall living/dining room furniture layout advise needed please
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Comments (8)If you just wanted to go for minor changers I think a dark blue wall is a great idea. The key item that will change your living is a large rug. I'll post some ideas in a sec. however, if you really wanted to update it and go for something more dramatic I would paint three of the walls dark blue, then paint the wall with the TV on white. But I wouldn't just leave it with a plain white wall because it can look a bit depressing. The above idea for a long low TV unit is a great idea and also having a focal point will make a big difference. So what about, on the white TV wall putting a pallet section where you would normally expect a chimney breast to go? Then put the TV unit in front of it. Large bright art on the walls either side, large rug with greys, blue and mustard and a couple of massive plants. I would also paint the dark wood dresser grey and keep it on the white wall. Then maybe some brass or copper fittings. You can get battery operated picture t look really good above art and you wouldn't need to pay an electrician. I'll try and post some photos. Abigail Ahern is a good source of inspiration for dark furniture and dark walls....See MoreHelp! Looking for advice on a furniture layout in a tricky living room
Comments (12)Depending on how many people watch tv, I'd try the same As Carolina's 2nd suggestion but with one chair where the tv is angled towards the sofa (but not pushed right against the wall) with the tv in the other alcove. I do agree with Emily though! Seating arrangements are important for a cosy/homely feel but so are various other elements so why not post pictures so people can make suggestions? If you've got the space I'd also add a slim console behind the sofa as it will give the feeling of separation from the hall. You can pick up ones that are 25cm deep so could always move the sofa forward a fraction. If you don't want to add pics then think lighting, art, plants, colour, a range of different textures, books, diffuser or scented candle plus a rug to zone the seating area and perhaps some things that have meaning to you. Do you also have anything in the dining area other than a table? I have an obsession with cocktail trollies (and it's costing us a fortune with a g&t or 2 after work for my husband! ) but they're great for when socialising and needn't just contain alcoholic drinks if you don't drink!...See MoreSonal Tripathi
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