Long Narrow Great Room Furniture Layout

The furnishings are arranged in a more formal manner with a very open flow that optimizes the narrow living room for tv viewing.

Long narrow great room furniture layout. Turning the long and narrow room into a comfortable and functional tv den that includes lots of seating and is kid and pet friendly. Our design agony client hilary wrote to us asking for help with her narrow living room and heres how we solved it. One of my favorites. If you dont want netflix binging to be the only thing you do in the space use the long and narrow room to your.

The wide spaces of an open floor plan can be a blessing and a curse when its time to arrange furniture. Use the table or cabinet as a desk for a small home office zone. Without the right furniture arrangement a long living room can feel like a hallway. In this layout the furniture setup gives the illusion that the space is larger than it seems since it includes a true dining space as well as a large tv console that fits perfectly across from the seating area.

Thanks for the insight. Consider creating two zones in a long narrow living room by using one piece of furniture. Meet the narrow living room americas most pervasive living room problem. Meredith thats such a great room.

This works particularly well in a symmetrical room when the furniture can be centered around a window or fireplace. I usually do two 20 pillows and two 22 pillows. So much room to fill. Just because a room is long doesnt mean you need to fill it all with furniture.

Theyll help providsense of space and comfort to the room without overwhelming it. Place a sofa perpendicular in the room and put a console table or short cabinet against its back. An extra long sofa or a sectional can make a narrow room feel more inviting. Finding the right balance between comfort and style is not easy when dealing with such a difficult layout.

Living room we did a few years ago in bronxville ny. The tv only fits on one wall. A good size for a round end table is about 25 30 in diameter. If your room is particularly long and narrow and you dont want it to have the bowling alley effect try putting some of your furniture on an angle so that it breaks up the space.

A long and narrow living room can pose serious challenges in the decorating department. Fun to hear the behind the scenes perspective. To avoid that look begin with smaller piecesbookcases open shelving chaises accent tables or ottomansand place them carefully around the room. Here you can see a smaller 78 sofa and two slipper chairs.

Im struggling with the layout of my living room which is very narrow like 85 wide from the wall to the fireplace surround. The space above centers the furniture arrangement in the middle leaving the sides as open but not dead space. Well the narrow part was right i think the furniture arrangement is great if only for the shootand could still help those dealing with narrow and long rooms. And if the sofa arms are the usual 23 25 the height for the table should be between 23 27.

Even circular side tables can help. Please notice how the black lampshade grounds the room.