Help with layout and furnishings for a narrow long lounge!

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

Hello Houzz family,

House is tired and requires a renovation. I am struggling with how to make the room inviting and not look and feel like a corridor. It is South facing. I admit my furniture is slightly on the larger side for the room size. In addition, there is “dead space” as you enter the room bottom RHS of the lounge pic

Any suggestions - as I’m at a loss. Thanks in advance!

Living area: 15ft long x 9.10ft

Dining area 10'10ft X10ft - used primarily as an art table!

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rinked
3 years ago
A darker cool color (blue, green, black) on the 'head walls' will make the room more 'compact'.

Or by painting the dining area a different wall color the room will be cut up in two. Keep the arch the same color as the ceiling though.

And yes, some new seating will do wonders! Either a 3/4p sofa and some smaller armchairs or a corner sofa, like below.

Look for a slightly longer media cabinet. Just one, so remove the table. Instead of a coffee table, place a side table next to the sofa's and/or some small stools that can double up as seating when needed.

Then you might want to consider removing the volant curtains and hang more subtle honeycomb blinds and/or floor to ceiling semi transparent drapes. And remove the rug, it is too small (so is the sheepskin in the image below) and accentuates the narrow. A rug should be (nearly) as wide as the seats on it.
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B KG
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3 years ago
@rinked I hope you are well. Thank you for your time and great suggestions.
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Kiwikate
3 years ago
Great suggestions from rinked. You have lots of blank wall space behind the sofa. You might want to consider large art to break up the block of colour and make the walls look more interesting.
B KG
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3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
A further question if i may, What do I do with the "dead" space/corner in front of me as I enter the lounge/living area?
kazzh
3 years ago
If you follow through with @rinked suggestion of a longer media unit, you should find that the walkin area is reduced and not feel so empty as the media unit would have a little space at both ends so it is balanced on the wall.

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