Somethingz_Fishy said:
In that layout, in the corner where the chair and the ottoman is, I wonder if you can out a settee or small loveseat, perhaps with a table behind it for lighting or surfaces to put drinks, etc. on. It might help with the amount of seating and the balance of the room, though I don't know for sure.
Like http://www.worldmarket.com/product/caribbean+blue+quincy+loveseat.do?&from=fn or http://www.worldmarket.com/product/erin-cute-as-a-button-loveseat.do?&from=fn
amie said:
Your house is the mirror image of our old SO house! I miss those pocket doors.
I really like Emily Henderson's vibe, and she had a great post a while back about the horrors of generic sofas and a round up of stylish, affordable ones.
http://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/design-mistake-1-the-generic-sofa/
TarheelsInNj said:
That does look nice! Thanks for the visual.
But then, what becomes of the big long wall? The radiator can't be the focal point there...
Maybe something like this. I think @afa mentioned comfy chairs there before. But I wonder... could we do that and still have our existing chairs in the corners where they are? Or tuck them in a bit? Otherwise we're not doing much about adding seating to the room.
I still feel like that underutilizes the bay window a bit, as opposed to a window seat. But, it's definitely an idea to toss around. Maybe I'll play with moving the furniture around a little bit tonight.
And again I ask the question - where is that lamp plugged in?!? Is it battery operated?
TarheelsInNj said:
Maybe something like this. I think @afa mentioned comfy chairs there before. But I wonder... could we do that and still have our existing chairs in the corners where they are? Or tuck them in a bit? Otherwise we're not doing much about adding seating to the room.
I still feel like that underutilizes the bay window a bit, as opposed to a window seat. But, it's definitely an idea to toss around. Maybe I'll play with moving the furniture around a little bit tonight.
And again I ask the question - where is that lamp plugged in?!? Is it battery operated?
TarheelsInNj said:
Somethingz_Fishy said:
In that layout, in the corner where the chair and the ottoman is, I wonder if you can out a settee or small loveseat, perhaps with a table behind it for lighting or surfaces to put drinks, etc. on. It might help with the amount of seating and the balance of the room, though I don't know for sure.
Like http://www.worldmarket.com/product/caribbean+blue+quincy+loveseat.do?&from=fn or http://www.worldmarket.com/product/erin-cute-as-a-button-loveseat.do?&from=fn
I like the "Quincy" loveseat a lot. But, my first instinct is that it would be too big for the space, certainly with a table behind it. It seems like it would really eat into the traffic flow. The layout @pmartinezv drew probably has more generous dimensions than our space, though I'm not home to measure. But where she has about 6' of wall space, we have more like 2' - 3' there. The doorways are very wide, so that wall is more of a corner. Here's the picture again since it was many posts ago!
In the room's past life, the wall that corner shares with the dining room held our sideboard, which is about 4' long max. Those two corners are funny little spaces!
TarheelsInNj said:
My son decided he wanted to rearrange too. What do you think?
TarheelsInNj said:
Played around with the furniture a bit tonight to try out some of these ideas. I measured the couch and it's over 3' deep- the reason it's so comfy!!- but the next one will definitely be smaller. I used the little art table as a placeholder for an ottoman or small coffee table.
Here it is with the chairs pulled in to more of a "conversation area." Is anyone bothered that the view from the foyer is the back of the chairs? I thought I would be but I don't mind it.
In this layout it seems it would still work well to have something in the bay like a small bench or maybe a window seat.
TarheelsInNj said:
I also tried the idea of moving the chairs into the bay, and the above-pictured coffee table as a seating option in the foyer/dining corner wall.
This arrangement doesn't feel as good to me. It feels like half the room is empty, and if you're sitting on the couch you lack any focal point. Plus, I find the conversation flow awkward; you're always turning sideways to someone instead of facing them.
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They're super versatile and we move them around all the time to suit our needs. Typically my wife and I put one on each side of our chaise when we're sipping beverages and watching tv. And they're great for entertaining and working. Just this weekend, my six year old and his grandpa played chess on one of these tables while on the couch and a chair.