Living Room Layout - Please Help - Pics Included

[drew4392]

I'm at the point where I can't see the forest from the trees :-/ Any advice is appreciated!

Our living room is a bit awkward. The TV is really meant to go against either the front wall (where it is currently mounted), or the rear wall. Then, the couch would go at the opposite end-- naturally.

The problem is with the TV on one end, and the couch on the other end, there is too much room in between. That is why the previous owners (and we) put a couch mid-way in the room. The side effect is that it cuts off the room and closes it off. Not ideal for entertaining or openness.

Here are some pictures to show what I am talking about:

This is a picture of the room as a whole:

Front of the living room where the TV is:

Back of the living room where the rear surround speakers are (ignore the 2nd couch... had no place to put it as it doesn't fit upstairs):

Another side view:

With the above, current layout, the only thing I can think of is moving the couch to the back of the room (replacing the black couch), and get a projector setup so the picture is big enough to see from back there.


Or......

An alternative setup I thought of is having the TV (52", btw) above the fireplace and moving the couch to the base of the railing. Then, the part of the room where the couch and TV currently are opens up so we can put a coffee table, love chairs, etc. Pics:

Where the TV could go:

Where the couch could go:

Each suggested setup has its pros and cons... acoustically and otherwise.

Please help!

Thanks!

 

[agarwalro]

What about switching the sectional sofa with the small leather one? So, the sectional goes against the wall with the frames and fence?

Also, the side surrounds are incorrectly placed. The correct way is to have them line up with the back of the sofa.

 

[jcl]

That's a nice looking room, but I agree the layout is awkward. I think agarwalro's idea of switching the sectional and sofa is a good one. Perhaps later replace the sofa with chairs/recliners that can swivel or be moved to face one side of the room or the other.

Another thought for now would be to rotate the sectional so that it is oriented toward the tv & the dining room, facing away from the patio door. That at least gives more room between the sectional and the stairs.

Mounting the TV over the fireplace would place it too high and not leave a good position for your tower in the corner. While we're on the subject of speakers from the pictures it looks like yours are probably placed too close to the wall.