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please help me arrange my sitting room

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By Wed 04-Nov-09 20:15:11 Add message | Report | Contact poster

I have posted a rather crude layout of my sitting room on my profile. As you can hopefully see, i dont have any longish walls to put a sofa against. I am thinking of 2 x 2 1/2 seaters, but can only think of where to put a corner sofa.

A couple of points - tele is now on wall above fire, and tall bookcase now where tele was. The strange looking thing in the alcove by the door is supposed to be a sideboard blush

The scribbling next to the door (coming in from hallway) is supposed to show a recessed wall, which has a huge radiator all the way along. I was thinking of a radiator cover for there, but not sure.

Any opinions please??

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 06-Nov-09 15:19:45

lol - how about the bumsex thread grin

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 20:00:36

If I unscrew some shelves attached to the wall I can get a few extra inches, I think - will just wait till it comes and shove it in somehow! (on another thread this would sound rude)

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 19:50:55

oh Iggi - nightmare!

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 19:32:49

Don't take advice from me, I've got a bed for DS arriving tomorrow and (having moved the furniture around to make space for the be) have just realised it will not fit.. [oh bugger emoticon]

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 08:09:52

thanks noddy. sideboard wont fit in bay, at least not next to the window.

I thought it would get too confusing with dimensions, eg trying to explain which wall is which!

But, i guess at least for where the corner sofa is on pic would help. The wall at right angle to window wall, measured from door to kitchen to window wall is 2m. Then the little bit of wall leading up to the bay is 1m.

Radiator wall is 2m, and i have tried putting the small sofa i have now on that wall, and while it fits, it does mean getting into the kitchen is a bit awkward.

So, thanks for all your thoughts - i guess i will stick with a corner sofa, plus maybe a single chair.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 07:54:41

Sorry I thought the door was by the corner sofa!So my idea prob makes no sense!

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 07:53:04

I think I would stick with a corner sofa.If it was my room I would move the sideboard to the bay with a huge vase of lilies on it.(or put small occasional dining table if you need it)Then I would put the bookcase where the sideboard was.Then bring the corner sofa forward and have it 'around' the fire and put a small lovely chair in the alcove to balance it.Then I would put either a huge mirror or artwork on the wall to the left of the door.If its a period house get a lovely radiator rather than a cover HTH It is difficult without dimensions

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 04-Nov-09 22:11:38

not to scale noddy - am not that good lol! It is a big bay though, each window is 4ft wide, depth of bay is 4ft, and width of bay area is 8ft narrowing to 4ft.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 04-Nov-09 21:59:10

Is the drawing accurate scale wise as the bay looks deep!

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 04-Nov-09 21:57:13

thanks lala. I think the only reason i am doubting it is that it will have to overlap the bay window a little - prob only by a foot or so - just worried it will look stupid!

It is a fair sized room, just very awkwardly laid out, with no long walls sad

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