What is the best way to lay out living room furniture, without spacing everything out, in a large colonial style family room?

September 29th, 2006

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Full question:

I live in a colonial style home with a huge Family room. A fire place is in the center exterior wall. Ceiling to floor windows are at each end. The interior wall has two openings, one at each end of the interior wall - 1. to the foyer, 2. to the eat in kitchen. What is the best way to lay out the living room furniture, without spacing everything out. Should I create two areas in one?

My answer:

Here are some some general suggestions. With pictures, I coudl offer more ideas.

A fireplace is commonly chosen as the focal point of the room. With a large room, you may want to place a backless couch centered in the room right in front of the fireplace - something that someone could sit on facing either direction. Then you could make a sitting area around the fireplace for colder weather and another facing the other direction from warmer times.

With those big windows, if the view is nice , you may want to put a small eating area - someplace for coffee or tea.

Your Frugal Decorating Diva,

Nancy

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