Hi I'm moving into a rented property where the front door leads pretty much straight into the living room with a small 'hallway' area first. It is the walk-through room the the kitchen with a staircase on one side of the room and a fireplace on the other side. Wondering what your advice would be in terms of layout for the room. I have a 200cm long sofa and an 83cm wide small armchair.*photos in the comments* **none of the furniture in the photos is staying as it's not ours**
Lovely room, with that awesome fireplace. It's a bit difficult without knowing the dimensions of the room, but I suspect that the only wall that can take your sofa is the wall opposite the window? Another option might be to put the sofa in front of the fireplace, but that means you'll have an awkward space behind it, under the stairs and you'll always have to walk around it.
So, I'd do something like this (obv. mirror immage):
I would put the TV next to the fireplace, not in front of the window as it is in the photos. You want to maximse the light, not block it with a TV. So TV against the wall, maybe on a pull out cabinet (a cabinet with (added) wheels under it), to make viewing easier. And the chair in front of the window wall, angled towards sofa, fireplace and TV.
Thank you Carolina that's really helpful! Yes so the wall opposite the window is 11ft I believe so sofa would fit nicely there. The only thing is was we would prefer to have the tv mounted on the wall and this would be the only wall to be able to do that on. What do you think if I flipped your idea around the other way that the sofa could block too much light from the window? It can be placed away from the window so the front of the sofa comes right up to the hearth. And plenty of room to walk between the back of the sofa and the window but not sure if that would look right?
Are you allowed to mount the TV on the wall? And why do you want to mount it on the wall? It doesn't make it easier to hide the cables. And visible cables always look messy. Much easier to just put it on a cabinet or media unit.
You could definitely try the layout with the sofa under the window, but I wouldn't pull the sofa forward too much though.
I still prefer the layout I suggested, because psychologically it feels better to be able to see the window and the door and not have them both behind you. But do try out both layouts, before you mount the TV on the wall.
Do not put the TV too high up on the wall. The centre of the screen should be at about eye level when you're sitting down.
Layout is a bit like my living room, but my staircase is in the hall (very tiny!). Therefore I think your long sofa would look great next to the fireplace where the row of dining chairs are. You might be able to get another sofa under the stairs, or maybe 2 armchairs as I can see it’s a through room, like mine. I much prefer a tv on a stand rather than on the wall. It’s easy to slide the tv one way or another and it hides all the endless amount of cabling they entail. As Carolina asks, would the landlord allow you to attach it to a wall? Usually you cannot even hand up a picture........😊
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