How to Layout Your Living Room Furniture (when you can't place your TV over the fireplace)
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Having the chairs perpendicular to the tv makes watching it just as uncomfortable as being above the fireplace, though. That’s my biggest dilemma, and I see everyone doing this but it just isn’t practical (especially with back/neck problems). How would you do a layout like this but keep the tv across from the sofa while dealing with a fireplace?
What if the club chairs are swivel? So the people on the sofa can have a conversation with those in chairs, but if you’re sitting in the chair, you can rotate towards the TV.
@@AlexisHowell17 u create an even odder problem and ur solution yells 0 logic
We're facing the exact same problem & considering this precise layout. Lucky for me my hubby likes to lie down to watch TV, so he can do that on the sofa. I'm happy to sit up, so can easily turn the armchair to face the TV most of the time & only turn it back towards the coffee table when we have company! :-)
@@AlexisHowell17 I currently have relocated my tv to the right of the fireplace and have a swivel chair that can be turned towards the sofa when watching.
Immediately got up and moved my furniture around! Thank you.
OMG how awesome. Isn't it fun!!! Hope you got some new ideas
Thank you! This video was very informational for a common dilemma. I have a fireplace issues at my home and your explanation / rationale was very helpful. Thank you again for posting this!
An underrated piece of content. I would love to watch more of your videos on how to manage and organize space.
I absolutely love your videos and your thoughts.
I agree 100% regarding the look of a centered coffee table. It helps with the balance of the room.
I use this method for my livingroom/front room/display room/the first area people see to make a good impression room.
But as for functionality in a family/tv room, you have to lean super far to get to the dip!
My tv/family room has a similar layout...eerily similar. What I did was bring the coffee table closer to the sofa...for functionality.
Regarding the chairs, I spaced them out a bit and put a side table in between.
It looks fine to the common mortal when you're viewing the room at eye-level. It looks unbalanced when viewing from above.
But if I were going to list the home on the market, I'd do the centered coffee table method you highlighted for the family room too.. Its still more pleasing to the eyes.
Thanks for the vid!
Great info looking at changing the coffee table the idea is superb
Great tips for a living room design. Thank you.
I hope this is a new series! Awesome!
cool. I love floor plans and think space planning is one of my strongest skills. we'll see how well this video does
Yes! Please do more of these
Yes super helpful!
Love your ideas, some really fantastic food for thought!
This was really helpful thank you
Question If you are sitting in the chairs or the sofa it does not look to comfortable to watch the TV I guess you would need to ask what is the main use of the room do they watch a lot of television in the room
Very useful and practical tips that I think can be applied in any number of situations. Thanks for sharing this!
Great info, thanks!!
Perfect video!! Thank you
I love your videos! Please do more re-dos like this one. Love makeovers... love you too.
I love this layout. I have a corner fireplace, the wall on its right leads to a patio and the wall on the left is where the tv stand and tv are. I have one wall across from the tv where my couch is, but I overall have an open space with the dining room and kitchen all in one. I never know where to place my furniture🤷🏾♀️ I’ll try to move things around and see how it looks
great tips Baiyina!
Love this video thank you!!! theres an entrance right across from our fire place and its off center so i literally CANT put the tv above the fire place AND place the right furniture across come from it. the room is on the smaller side so i have to be very careful to make sure i dont buy over sized stuff! its really frustrating! lol
This was extremely helpful! You're seriously such a pro, I love it! I'm redecorating and having trouble with the placement of furniture in my living room....it would be SO AMAZING to get your input! Let me know if I could email you pics to get your opinion! =)
You are so articulate! Baiyina, your ideas are so intelligently and creatively thought-out. I wonder if you have considered writing a design book- I'd buy it!
I have a large coffee table. Some have told me that it is too large for my loveseat (I don't really have room for a sofa in my living room space). I don't have a fireplace, my focal point is a large living room qindow. I absolutely think that my large coffee table works! We should be happy with our private spaces. I love your ideas, Baiyina!
I struggle with my livingroom layout all the time. Walls in weird places and I can never decide where to put my things. Help!
Same!
Great video! I have a super challenging space and would love some help. Are you willing to do a solution and use the ideas for another video?
Love you content. I have a similar situation. I have a large wall unit on wall with a tv. A stone fireplace with 2 windows on either side. I don’t want the tv over the fireplace. But those are the only 2 walls. The space is open to the kitchen and it’s not very big. But it is a comfortable space. Now I have a leather sofa and leather loveseat (from my last house). I would love a leather sectional chaise but do t know what else or how to p,ace them or even if that would be the right furniture for the space. I’ve been looking for 2 years but I’m so nervous to buy something that’s not the right fit for the space. I’ve literally looked everywhere for inspiration and all I can find is bigger spaces with more walls. I would love your opinion as I really like your expertise and style.
I am facing this dilemma. Thank you for this video. You are a life saver.
This was really good. What an awesome teacher you are ! Come on with the large coffee tables you mentioned. Looking real good my sister. Thank the Lord for you.
You have a new subie for life. Your videos are so informative. I have a problem with my walls/seating arrangement. How to cover up a custom paint job with out destroying it ?
Hi. I have a similar layout that you describe in the video with my TV across from the fireplace, but the fireplace is not centered to the wall with the TV. Also I have a wall on one side and open kitchen on the other. Not sure if that makes sense to you but I have always had a hard time decorating. Would placing the TV above the fireplace be a better option? Already realize I need to change paint and furniture because it is currently very dark and I have a massive circular rotating chair and an L shaped sectional which currently block the fireplace.
This was very helpful thank you so much,do you think the fabric of sofa should be same colour as chairs?
We have a 12 ft window and an open concept so the only location for our 55” TV is in the corner besides this window. A TV stand with legs would help to balance our traditional couch. Would you suggest the proper height the stand should be?
Hi,
I love you videos so much, I know this video is older but I have a challenge on how to arrange my living room furniture. I have an open floor plan dinning living and off the living room there is another room that is an addition to the house the we currently use as a family TV Room. Living room is in between of the dining room and Dining room. The wall with the fireplace is flanked by 2 windows on each side and underneath the windows are 2 built in benches. The opposite wall from the fireplace has a very large window and is much shorter then the fireplace wall. The living room with is not very wide and as it s used every day to pass through it to go to the TV room it s very hard to find a perfect furniture layout
I have neither TV nor fireplace, but watched and enjoyed the entire thing. Heh. Great to see you back! You look gorgeous.
thank you!!
missed the videos from you lately! i have the WORST living room situation. my front door goes into my living room/dining room (yes you read that right) and is only about 15x 20 feet! i have a giant bird cage, huge tv, grandmothers dining room table....trying to live in it as well! any suggestions for living/dining combo in small spaces...incorporating family heirloom pieces etc?
I watched your video to see if I could find another layout that would work with my space but it is what I have now, except I don't have two chairs, I have a love seat. I wish I knew how to add a picture, I'd share my living room because it is pretty much how I have my living room laid out. My entire living area is an open floor plan. My living room space is small and rectangular. I have a brick fireplace on one end with the porch door on one side and a window on the other. Across from the fireplace is where the TV is mounted to the wall. That is the best place to for it. I have a love seat centered on the long wall. An oblong bench in the center, acting as a coffee table, which I love. On the other side I have my larger 3 seater sofa with reclining ends. Everything sits on 8-1/2 x12 rug. I just bought my rug which I love lighter colors to make the room larger.
I don’t have a fireplace, so on my 82” wall I have a unit that holds my TV and some decor. I have a semi large coffee table and my couch is opposite the TV unit and the coffee table sits dead center. I like your idea of adding lots of things to it such as books and flowers, so I’ll be doing that. To the right of my sofa is the living room windows and the patio door is next to the windows. I have a club chair kitty corner facing my sofa. My living space is small and I can’t put my sofa in front of the windows because it’s just as wide as the wall of windows and the arm of it ends where the patio door begins.
Love your outcome! My sentiments exactly! Great job!
Love your voice
I just ordered brand a brand new couch and lazy boys on ikea with my moms credit card without her knowing! Thank you and I am now gonna fix the living room
Hello maam can u plz give me idea how to arrange the furniture near heating radiator in my living room. I have already 2, leather 2 seater sofas
Baiyina, it's always good to see you, especially after a hiatus AND looking so good. But in this case, I would have liked longer looks at the layouts, with you doing voice-over. Excellent content, though, and really helpful.
thanks for the feedback!!!
What room plan software do you use?
Any opinions on rugs on carpet?
Hello I have a challenging living room it's narrow and long with a fireplace on the side of long wall. If you have any ideas on layout . Please and thank you.
First time viewer (& now subscriber 🙋♀️)... I was wondering if I could send you photos and the measurement of my living room and maybe you help me come up with just a basic layout? The fireplace is in a corner and I’m just at a loss of what to do! I move in on Thursday (2 days😬😬😬) and I’m freaking out lol
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I do. you can email me through my website. you would have to allow me to use the photos for the video tho
Hey, love your channel. I have an entertainment room where my fireplace is on the side of a wall. The room is spacious. I don't know how to get the best of it. Please HELP!
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I have a question what if you have a big living room and you have a fireplace in the middle and you have windows on one side and the other wall is far away? Do you create to sitting areas?
I need you in my life. We just purchased a new home and removed a wall to open the floor plan. Now we have a huge family room that opens up to the kitchen. So I am left with a similar situation about how to layout the room. I tried mounting the tv over the fireplace. However the brick and mantle are just to high for for tv viewing. Thank you so much for this video.
I watched Sarah's (from Sarah's house) video about how the room should be layed out. She said the first thing should be the thing that is happening in the room. So, in this case they want to watch tv in the room that is obviously not designed to that function. I would perhaps put the tv to the right side corner or wall. Tv's were put to the corner when they first entered the living room, because people were used to place living room furniture to conversation rather than staring at wall together. Tv should be placed so that it is in front of the most people in the room. Because your mind is not in the room when watching tv, all you need is dark place and at least one wall. So the darkest corner in the room is best place for tv. This room has the fireplace, which itself makes a focus point to the room. The wall right-hand side could be the solution. Put tv to that wall to some kind of cabinet, or hide it behind curtains when not used. I would choose chairs instead of the sofa or maybe try to find another placement for the tv all together. Maybe we could think tv as an individual thing and give everyone their private tv. That way the living room could be for conversation once again..
This is so helpful but would like a little more insight for my personal space. My living room is awkwardly shaped and I am having a hard time positioning the sofa and the tv
This is why my grandmother always said TVs don't belong in living rooms lol I have continued that tradition in my home
How do you place your furniture if your living room/ dining room is all one. Also if the fireplace wall is a chimney breast wall with recessed walls on either side?
create different zones for different areas and define it with rugs. start with the sofa first. find the best placement for it and build from there. literally do not be afraid to move your furniture around and see what feels right
Is it safe to put a TV over a working fireplace I wonder? thanks
Love your ideas
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Omg I needed this..just had a friend come over to help me layout a small awkward livingroom to attract more conversation
did you guys come up with some new ideas? don't be afraid to move your furniture around and see how it feels. brining in a friend is a good idea - sometimes others can see what we don't see
@@baiyinadotcom the way my livingroom is set up the tv will always be somewhat of a focal point but we decided that having a two loveseats or a loveseat and two chairs facing each other was a better flow than onr larger couch.
My couch nearly takes up the whole width of the living room. I’d love to set it up facing the tv with two chairs at the opposite corners of a coffee table. I don’t know how I’m going to be able to fit them like this.
My landlord won't allow mounting of tv's on walls- at all. So when I get a new tv (mine is broken and in the bedroom), I may either leave it in the bedroom or get a low table/tv stand to contrast with tall book cases on either side and just put the television on the stand/table/whatever. My sofa I like across from tv (in the middle of trying to figure out new sofa, accent chairs and coffee table, side table(s?), so no rush. I'm living happily in my bedroom right now! I actually hate how these big tv's look in rooms and have been watching on my laptop.
I am having the most difficult time with my living room layout! Any chance you’d look at my layout and give me guidance??
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I agree with you 100% - but my husband would freak out if his seat wasn't directly in front of the TV - across from the TV. He doesn't care about the fireplace.
Can I pay you to help me solve a layout issue in my living room?
I don’t know anyone whose telly is on the wall. Perhaps it’s not the norm here in the UK. All my friends and family have them on a television stand, or small table or some kind of unit. I know it makes sense to have it on the wall though! 🙂
How do I create a floor plan? Do you have a template?
I use graph paper. A buck or three at stores that sell office supplies. I'm always surprised at hoe small a mistake can affect layout.
Thank you again, Baiyina.
Amanda Wilcox Thank you!!!
yes graph paper is a good idea. for now I'd just sketch some ideas out. you can also tape out the dimensions of your room using a tape measure and painters tape
My problem with this arrangement is that none of the seating faces the TV ? In my home that would be a no no. I get the socialising element but most of the time TV wins over.
Should the TV be mounted above the fireplace? I never thought to do that.
It usually makes sense so majority of the furnishings face the two main elements of the room - architecturally - the fireplace and functionally- the television
What about when you have a small living room w multiple doors and a corner fireplace, tv cannot fit over fireplace
I would have to see it but I would try to figure out the best location for the sofa and where you can tuck the tv in that makes sense
Argh! Yes! I have a living room with a doorway at every corner, one of them being the front door so it opens up right into the space, and it’s so small that if I tried to pull the couch away from the wall I would have no space left for chairs anywhere much less a coffee table. Plus it’s the only passage way between all the rooms of the house so if you want to get from one room to any other room, you have to walk through it. The result is a room with furniture smashed against the walls and zero coziness.
I have such a challenging living room to place furniture! Please help! One wall has the fireplace in the center. Wall to the left of the fireplace has a sliding door. Wall to the right of the fireplace has double french doors. Finally, the wall opposite the fireplace has an off, left of center, wide opening that leads to the kitchen. Its a 15.6ft square room. This room is impossible to place furniture!!!!
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@@baiyinadotcom YOU ARE SO KIND. Thank you! I will go check this out.
@@ashllena did you grab the guide? I’m seriously curious about this layout.
Our tv is to large to mount so we have to have it on a wall. We have a large living room, but it also has 5 entrances into other rooms and a fire place. I would like for the area to feel more cozy and inviting but I have not idea how to allow more seating with out blocking the flow of the room.
I'm curious. I'm sure I could make something work. Every single space has challenges and the goal in interior design is to figure out how to work with what you've got. Thanks for the comment!!
a sense of airiness please
this makes it uncomfortable to watch tv - since you will get a crick in your neck. how is this addressed?
I would love to move my sofa but mu husband wants it dirrectly in front of tv 😓
If you have one of those small sleek electric fireplaces, then putting a TV over it is fine, but, if you're fireplace is a bit traditional with framing or masonry, the TV sits way too high for sitting on a sofa. It's not sophisticated enough.
See my husband would bitch all day long if you can’t look directly at the tv from either a sofa or chair ...can’t be at an angle, has to be in front of the tv facing it! Lol
It all depends on the size of the TV. There is a natural view for humans to look forwards at 10% above base horizon.
I understand what she is saying and can see how that would work for many viewers, but for me, no. I dislike the appearance of a blank television screen, so ours is housed in a beautiful cabinet that also includes space for our CD speakers and player (yes we still have one). Our cabinet was purchased unfinished, a good piece of solid, real wood. My husband did an excellent job of staining it. Cabinet is placed in a corner, on the diagonal, which is echoed on opposite corner by a very tall display cabinet that is glassed on 3 sides and has glass shelves (so doesn't appear heavy despite it's height).
No on coffee tables, to me a junk collector. Seating is two club chairs with a small waist high (when seated) table with 2 drawers. This way can place a beverage cup to the side instead of leaning forward and down as with a center coffee table. Also have a guest chair with medallion back. Club chairs only matching items in room. We also have fitted in small gas stove and console table behind club chairs in front of two windows.
One of our first projects was to remove the non-opening picture window (that faced the street) and replace with the double hungs. Looks better and now have good cross ventilation.
Room is not huge, but all fits without crowding and very comfortable and convenient!
So we're expecting people to watch the TV with their necks turned the entire time or did I get that wrong?
If you don’t watch much tv it’s perfect. If you do, your neck will start hurting lol not functional for me
You watch TV diagonally?? You know that’s gonna ruin your neck and graphic quality
You're kidding, right? While I think you're probably correct regarding getting a lighter looking couch, it seems as though you've completely overlooked a very, VERY important consideration.
WATCHING TV!!!
The only way you could lay that room out worse for watching TV would be to put the couch facing the fireplace with the TV on the wall opposite the fireplace.
Find out WHY the TV is in THAT room. If it's the only suitable room in the house, a very common situation, then find out what is the more important function in that room. Watching TV or socializing?
If you're staging that house to sell or Instagram pics or impress other interior designers, then your design is dead on. If it's for most people to live in, then you've built a living room where only ONE PERSON can watch TV in comfort, and that's by hogging the entire couch by laying down on it. IF that's the design goal, good on ya'. I sure as hell wouldn't want to watch a movie with my family in that layout, much less bingewatch something. And using the TV for games, in that layout? Fuggedahboutit!!
Very impractical layout. This will end with every viewer having a sore neck for looking sideways at the TV. Try it!!
"if you can't put your TV over the fireplace" 😂, this is a thumbs down comment.
You're not suppose to put a TV over a fireplace
..... whoever decided that putting a television over a fireplace was a good idea is absolutely ridiculous.... it's not the optimal viewing height, causes neck problems, and it detracts from the beauty of your fireplace unless you have it in some kind of enclosed cabinet where you don't have to look at it all the time..
I'm sorry, I just cannot agree with that " TV over the Fireplace thing '...it just looks horrendous to me.
You should never place the tv over the fire place. Too high and looks stupid
As if majority of people have a fireplace... 🙄🙄 guess your channel is only for rich people