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Hi all, first time poster here. We will be moving to a new house soon and I am stumped on how to arrange this living room. These pictures are from the listing. We will be tearing up the carpet and have the original hardwood refinished. The room is roughly 20’x17’
We will be keeping the sofas and side tables for now. I like midcentury modern design but it will be awhile before we get new furniture. We have little kids and need something utilitarian for now. We plan to have a TV in the room. Please help me figure out what to do with this oddly placed fireplace! Also open to ideas for wall color. TIA!
Just bought a house with a very small living room and frustrating design. Unfortunately my furniture was purchased for our previous place which had a much bigger living room and I can't afford to get new stuff for a while. The TV above the fireplace came with the house but it's way too high so I'll be taking it down soon. Unfortunately the other adjacent walls in the living room have windows.
The first three pictures are Option 1, couch against the window and TV on the bare wall opposite the window. This puts the TV right next to the bathroom and the staircase which is awkward and it is now way too far from the couch (55 inch TV). I can't move the couch closer to the TV because then it blocks off view of the fireplace. The couch cuts off the space under the kitchen counter/bar so it's unusable as a bar. This layout feels way more open, but the fireplace is no longer the focal point and that bothers me.
The last two pictures are Option 2, TV stand against the window and couch facing the window and fireplace. I know this is a cardinal sin but there is no view outside of that window - my neighbor's fence is 3 ft behind it and his house blocks most of the sunlight from that direction anyway. There is tons of natural light coming from the other windows and the open concept of the bottom floor. This option also cuts off the space under the kitchen counter/bar and creates only one entry point to the living room. This layout feels closed off, but the fireplace and TV remain the focal point and it's the right distance from the couch.
What should i do? All the options are bad with my current furniture in my opinion. If I could get new furniture, what layout would you suggest?