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Living Room layout - Help Needed!

CosyHome InTheMaking

3 years ago

Hello,

We are in the process of putting furniture together for our home. We are getting a gas fireplace installed, and are now rethinking the layout of the space. Our lounge is quite long (20 ft) but not very wide (14ft ish). We like the look of bookshelves/built ins on either side of a fireplace, but our wall seems too long for that. How would you layout this room? We don’t need dining in the space, it’s strictly a lounge. I’ve attached some pictures of the room (before we moved in, and after we painted and put new carpet in and ripped up old fireplace). I also added some of the asthetic we like (cosy, warm and inviting).

I need help with layout (couches/chairs/symmetrical/tv above fireplace or to the side).

Do any of your creative lot have any ideas?

Thanks, really appreciate it!

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minnie101
3 years ago
Hi. Can I ask where the door is, is there another window and is the fire central? Re the fire over the tv, it tends to do only work with the contemporary letterbox type fires otherwise it will make for very uncomfortable viewing (plus you may have a heat issue with the tv). Do you have an image of the fire?
CosyHome InTheMaking
Original Author
3 years ago
Yes - I’ve done a rough sketch and added the idea for fireplace (we want it to look as much like a traditional wood burner as possible)
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Anne Currie
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Hi your room is very similar in shape to ours - longer than it is wide! We decided to buy two couches one slighter smaller than the other. Although we have a wood burner the chimney breast is on the outside so no recess and we have a window in that wall too so couldn’t put shelving either side which I love - anyway I’ve posted a few pics I appreciate our taste maybe different but this is how we laid it out
CosyHome InTheMaking
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3 years ago
Thanks!! This is helpful
Petite Maison
3 years ago
It can help to centre furniture in a long narrow room to shorten and widen it a little. I see you have double doors at the opposite end to the window so 2 chairs rather than a couch here can feel more airy. This us what we have done (work in progress).

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lozariah
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We have a similar very long wall with no chimney breast and have gone for picture shelves across the long expanse as no option to put recess shelving. It has really helped to add interest to the wall. Also a 4 seater and a 2 seater sofa placed in an L-shape to make it feel a bit cosier

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