What additional seating would work best in this living room?

8 months ago

The living room is small (4.1m x 3.6m) with a burnt orange velvet sofa in front of a bay window. The walls are painted forest green and there is a television mounted onto the wall facing the sofa. The room is south facing. I'm looking for any advice on additional seating in the room e.g. arm chairs or chaises. I am thinking they would be best placed under the television, facing the sofa? The sofa and rug have been centred to the bay window since taking the picture below. The bottom image shows the room layout and how the door opens.

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Jonathan
8 months ago
I really like the green and your sofa choice is super. But I think the layout needs a change because firstly it’s I pity to have the best bits in the same place- so the window and sofa should be separated, plus you need to resolve the problem that the TV height is only suitable for people on ladders. So I have a suggestion of an alternative layout
L Smith
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8 months ago
Thanks Jonathan! I’m just adding some additional photos of the other two walls as there is an odd double corner in the wall you’ve suggested to put the sofa against which I’ve realised isn’t represented in the layout. As you can see, there’s not enough space against that wall for the couch.
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A toddler table is a bad idea. They 'grow' with kids until about the age yours are. Time flies, your 6 & 7 year olds will not be using that for anything in the near future. What will the room most likely be in another 5-7 years, after the toy stage? A study & homework space, lounge for them, or do you plan on moving by then? You could look for a smallish dining table, something like 900mm x 1500mm or so. This should allow enough space for them each on opposite ends, and a good amount of space in the room around it. This would probably be best along the length of the room, up against the wall, with seating on the ends, and length if needed. Alternatively, you can get a square/ish table if you prefer. It would probably work equally well. Some shelving above this table will look good and use space well. You can get a machine washable rug beneath the table as well. Don't think of it as losing space, with the right size, layout, etc, you're using the space, not losing it. Also, avoid tables facing the occupant to the wall. The wall next to the door is an excellent spot for a storage unit, with again, space for shelves above, or a display of toys, a makeup area if they're into that, whatever. The zoning stuff.. that deals with grouping your similar activities together into the same space. It keeps things organised, gives design easy flow. So for instance, when you get ready, you have a single space for your needs of styling your hair, doing your makeup, and chosing your accessories. When you cook, you have a single space where the preparaton happens, you may cook there today, and bake there tomorrow, but that stretch of counter is a prep area. On a larger scale, your bedrooms are clustered together, as that's the private zones, the lounge and dining are near by, as that's the living and entertaining zone, the laundry & utility needs are also near each other, creating another zone of similar functions. The same with your kids' space. The table will serve any functions that need a table. Building puzzles, doing art, doing homework in a few years, the like. Zones are defined by physical objects. Eg a table on a rug clearly defines that and distinguishes it from the rest. Like the hallway to bedrooms for instance You can add in another area rug, warms up the space, creates another zone, Here, you can add some poufs, pillows, matrasses if you like. Get a lot of storage units along the walls here for all the toys, and some shelving for books. And in a corner, have the teepee. Now this zone is a comfortable space. It's good for playing with toys on the floor, napping, reading/being read to, watching tv, pretty much whatever. If you do get the kitchen (how big is that, I have no clue hmm) it can also go in this space. So effectively, you have the need for: storage, a table play area, an 'other' play and reading area. And so storage can go along the walls, the table area can fulfil the need of table activities, and the remaining space is one large multipurpose play area. You have a decent, though not large space. Having a few well defined areas makes it seem efficient and organised, as opposed to too many defined spaces, which breaks up the room too much, complicating it for use and making it seem smaller, or no spaces at all, which just looks disorganised at all times.
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i can share a picture off my self running towards the camera, on a beach in my trunks ,just like the bay watch actors, ( DAVID HASSOLOFF ) with the rescue bouy in my hands, it will also bring natural sun light during the day light in to your living room
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What about adding a big footstool in front of the sofa then you could also use this as an additional seat. As I see it the problem with corner sofas is if they are square as yours shows in your plan then you can’t sit in the corner position and put your legs to the floor. If you have a corner sofa with a more round into the corner this provides the seats.
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Sonia
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Lovely room. I think a small sofa, or an armchair or chaise could go on the wall in your last picture, under the two pieces of art. I think seating under the tv would look odd? I think the tv would look much nicer on a tv unit or sideboard as it seems very high up and must be a strain on the neck. Will give you more storage too.

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