Furniture help
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago- 8 years agoHi Minnie
The tv is 42” and needs to be at an angle as the sofa is at the opposite end ...
the bookcase can stay or not ...it’s in there as nowhere else to put it at present.
The legs on the sofa are mid century style in dark wood, but I suppose I’m confused as to what style to go for!
We are thinking of getting either a cuddle chair which is about 136cm but we held off as I wasn’t sure it would comfortably fit, otherwise maybe the yellow ikea retro arm chair that is seen in a lot of pics!
Room is 5.5mx 3.5m
We did have two sofas previously but it left a gap in the corner as the two touched arms and it looked odd and over crowded.
The floor lamp we have is staying and the silver mirror is going above the fireplace.
I want it to feel cosy and homely as it never has since we moved in ...although since we changed the decor it feels better already.
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It's a shame the door is where it is, it looks to be almost opposite the fireplace?
Hopefully the sofa can go opposite the fireplace, but I suspect maybe not.
You could perhaps consider a nice wooden t.v unit and possibly a matching chest on which to display stuff. Then you can have one on one side of the fireplace, and then one on the other side as a matching pair.
If you put the bookcase on the opposite wall to the wooden chest down on the left by the window, you could also have a little reading area, music area.
I do agree that you'll need an armchair or two.
Good luck
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PRO8 years agoHello Sally
I have made a quick sketch for you.
I agree that if you add plants it will feel already better. Also add big rug and a couple of oversized pictures on the walls. In my sketch there is one above the sofa - but not centred- and one behind the armchair.
Please feel free to ask me more questions.
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If you're keeping the bookcase I'd go for the same layout as Valeria however with the bookcase and side tables as per 2nd pic so bring the sofa forward from the wall and I'd have the arc lamp behind the chair. I'd put the tv on the wall on a swing out bracket with the media cabinet beneath. I would probably go for greyish linen curtains and paint the radiator in the wall colour (1st pic!). I'd also add brass elements! Try and have more of one metal than the other. I like the mustard chair but wonder if this one also from Ikea would work? The art also comes as a canvas rather than a white mount but couldn't find an image! I'm not sure if you've ordered the plain or patterned footstool but this rug also picks up the carpet colour?
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- 8 years agoHi all, progress so far and I’m in love with your ideas. Yet to find some brass accessories, but pulled the sofa away from the wall a good 80cm. Love the feeling now it’s starting to come together, yet to get tv stand or curtains and would like a larger rug, what do you think so far?
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