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i think you should arrange it the way you have it but facing the fireplace with your back to the kitchen, you should then either a sofa table or buffet table behind the couch,(like the one sitting right next to the fireplace now) and then in between the kitchen and living area, a dining table and chairs.
the TV can be placed above the fireplace
I don't. I like the look, but the TV would sit too high up for my taste. However, in this case, the OP probably get's a ton of glare from all of those windows opposite of the TV, so pick your poison, I guess.
In either case I would put 2 sofa along the rug area (obviously keep the area in front of the fireplace open). I don't like entertainment centers, but it may work nicely here.
the way the room is now, thet are ignoring two of the best features of the house--the fireplace and the windows. they are staring at a wall right now.
In addition to looking good, the room needs to function comfortably for TV viewing since this is where the family watches TV. The L shaped furniture arrangement will have two chairs or the sofa facing the fireplace. The windows will have to take a back seat but they can still be highlighted by not having the furniture completely against the wall.
Not sure that my wife would go for the TV over the fireplace, the one we have downstairs is a 50" plasma. We really spend most TV time upstairs watching a larger TV. The kids watch the one downstairs the most, probably because it's closest to the food pantry and refrigerator!
Agree that the room has to function and be accessible. We'd like it to be a cozy place in the house and also be a nice welcome area for guests.
Thanks for the replies, appreciate the input. Hoping to get an interior designer over on Friday to get more ideas.
I am very bad with furniture placement unless I can actually move things around but I think a pallet grey, yellow and cream would look great in your room. You could incorporate Ikat and chevron patterns to keep it fresh and modern. I try to pick very neutral color/style in big ticket items and use the pattern and color in accessories like pillows. I love the look of roman shades on your style of window. They need not be functional if privacy or light is not an issue.
I agree. Put a little gray in there. Good palette would be yellow, gray, white or cream, and a touch of either blue or red. The rug in the living room is skimpy. I'd try to find a larger one.
With the warm yellow wall tones, I'd lean toward black, white, gray or ashy brown wood tones. You have warm walls and warm and vibrant floors. You need cooler tones in much of the other furnishings.
I think if you can pull the trigger on TV watching only in the other room, it would solve a major dilema. Place the sofa facing the fireplace, buy two comfy chairs to flank the fireplace, facing the sofa, buy a nice ample coffee table. This would stage your livingroom around the intended focal point, and make it a room suited to conversation.
In your case, I would put the TV in a different room and put a nice framed painting or mirror above the fireplace. In the photo below, I like how the sofa table is metal and glass, the coffee table is a leather ottoman, the end tables are wood, the couch is fabric and the chairs are rattan. Mixing materials and textures, gives it a much nicer look.
I think if you can pull the trigger on TV watching only in the other room, it would solve a major dilema. Place the sofa facing the fireplace, buy two comfy chairs to flank the fireplace, facing the sofa, buy a nice ample coffee table. This would stage your livingroom around the intended focal point, and make it a room suited to conversation.
We have a sun room adjacent to the living room which is mainly a conversation/sitting room.
The living room/kitchen really is the central area of our house and I think a TV probably has to remain.
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Something like this?
