Help! Looking for advice on a furniture layout in a tricky living room
Hello everyone,
I'd love to hear your ideas for a furniture layout to make the best use of my tricky living room.
The house is a Victorian terrace, where the living room has had some alterations to open it out. It's now reasonably open plan, but I'm struggling to get a homely and practical layout.
The original entrance hall wall was removed, (so the front door enters directly) and the living-room/dining-room knocked through with an archway. This means several routes are needed through the room, and furniture can get in the way!
At the moment the chairs feel too distant from the sofa when having friends over. I'd like the room to feel more homely and welcoming.
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Ellie
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Living room furniture lay-out advice
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 MoreLiving room re-do layout advice
Comments (26)Thank you all for your help so far! What colour do you think the bigger rug should be? I was looking at things like this https://www.houzz.co.uk/products/metro-rug-black-and-white-60x90-cm-prvw-vr~116921750 https://www.houzz.co.uk/products/jersey-8420-rug-stone-140x200-cm-prvw-vr~112201633 https://www.houzz.co.uk/products/copperfield-rug-60x90-cm-prvw-vr~116921735 but is it too much of the same colour for the room?...See MoreLiving room furniture layout help! Bay window & fireplace.
Comments (8)How wide is the bay? (Not convinced the plan is entirely accurate if the previous people had a sofa on the left wall?). Ignore the furniture choice, was trying to find photos at the right angle! I might do something like this. You may also be able to have another chair on the left wall. If you go for an upholstered footstool you have more seating when needed and I’d choose a low back sofa so it’s not poking over the top of the window sill. If you don’t want the sofa to impose on the room too much, choose a colour that doesn’t contrast with the walls too much. Perhaps choose a rug that is large enough for all of the front feet of the furniture to sit on. You can always use masking tape to mark out the exact size of furniture....See MoreHelp with furniture layout in the living room
Comments (1)A floor plan would be helpful too please, and an idea of what you want these rooms to look like and how they are to be used. Ultimately I'd recommend getting a consultation with an interior designer....See MoreEllie
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