narrow living room, high ceilings, sofa layout?
mackensu
4 years ago
Thoughts please as to the best sofa arrangement for this room which is 5m by 3.3m and with high ceilings. The image is taken from the entrance doorway. Also, what are the thoughts on covering over the recess out of the back wall, is that making the wall seem narrower?
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Daisy England
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Comments (2)The internal door naturally divides the space into two. Use this to your advantage and create two zoned areas. It isn’t complicated to extend the TV point so I would be inclined to create a TV viewing area in the smaller zone and a general living area in the larger zone with access out onto the plot. Is this the garden? You can emphasise the two zones by the placement of furniture. For the larger zone move the chair to the middle of the room, where the coffee table is now, facing towards the double doors and move the sofa along the wall closer to the double doors. Move the coffee table in front of the sofa. The wall where the TV is now would be ideal for fitted cupboards and shelving with a picture in the middle to act as a focal point or how about a fireplace with cupboards and shelves either side. The option of a large rug under the coffee table would serve to visually connect everything. You might even get away with a bigger coffee table. For the smaller zone site the TV in the natural recess behind the internal door. I suggest investing in a small sofa to fit along the opposite wall and possibly a small chair or a few bean bags or large cushions under the window. If you invest in a larger coffee table then the existing smaller one could be moved here in front of the new sofa. This arrangement would leave you with a spare chair. Could you find a home for it in a bedroom? This arrangement would still allow free movement around the zones and in and out of the doors....See More
mackensu
4 years ago
PROMarina Drobot at Cinnamon Space
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI've made a mock up. Sofa on the mock up is 866mm deep, chair is 817mm and coffee table is 700mm. the wall on the right and fireplace just a guess.
obviously check the measurements and maybe make a mock up from boxes and chairs to make the shape of the sofa before buying.
mackensu
4 years ago- PRO
Marina Drobot at Cinnamon Space
4 years ago 
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoYes close it off (or leave a few shelves open) as it does make the room look narrower.
Perhaps turn it into a cupboard in the adjecent room?
Marina Drobot at Cinnamon Space