Help me design front room (with floor plan)

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Have a 1927 double bay windowed bungalow. Trying to decide what sofas/furniture configuration for front room. I’m stumped whether to get corner sofa to snuggle around fireplace (will be a wood burner, original fireplaces all removed before we moved in). Don’t want to block window as it’s north facing, and radiator is there. Any ideas? Moving electrics etc not a problem. What would ideal layout be? We have big flat screen TV to accommodate, but all other furnishings, carpets etc from scratch.
Help me, I’m clueless!

That's a bit of an awkward layout. With the current location of the fireplace, I'd have the long wall opposite the bay window as the space for the TV unit, have a regular sofa partway along the room and integrated seating at the bay window. If there's space left over, maybe a narrow table behind the sofa. But I don't think that's really ideal - especially since the light from the bay window will cast a glare on the TV.

Personally, I'd be inclined to move the fireplace to the top corner of the room, have the TV unit where the fireplace is, a nice small table behind the sofa close to the wall with a couple of chairs, and integrated seating at the bay window. I think this would give the room a more open layout.

Thank you @CaribouCarafe
Unfortunately we can’t move the woodburner as that’s where the chimney is.

I’m finding it really difficult to imagine what it will look like. It’s quite a square room, but proving tricky to day the least!

Would you be able to move the door to the left? You’d then be able to fit an L shape sofa along the wall with the door and the wall opposite the bay window, plus a comfy chair in the bay window.

Can you put the table in the bay? Will allow the heat through. If you don't use it much have an extendable one.

@JackyinaTracky unfortunately door can’t be easily moved to the left. We have a radiator in the hall, and original wood panelling too, so too much pain for too little gain ☹️

@Mosaic123 yes, I’m thinking a table in the bay would be nice and not block the heat from the rad.

Could you rehang the door so it opens towards the long wall instead of the short one? Then an L-shaped sofa along long wall and a bookcase/shelves in the little alcove marked 80cm behind the corner of the sofa. The tv goes on the short wall opposite the fireplace, and you add a snuggly swivel chair in the bay window, which can angle towards the tv sometimes and towards the fire sometimes.

how about this? TV in the corner. one big 3 seat sofa + a smaller 2 seat sofa (or big 1.5 seat arm chair). The 2 seat sofa should be a 'statement piece' with visible legs and a good modern design.

also a big round rug in the middle (R) and bookshelves behind the little sofa (S).

I would rehang the door, do @parietal's layout, add a console in the bay (C) and upsize the rug (R) massively to make sure you can put at least the front legs of both sofas on it. Little sofa straight or on an angle, as you prefer. Standard lamp in the corner (L).

@parietal @Zinnia luvin them both! That seems to work well. Away to measure again!

I like both the last two but Zinnias seems most ergonomic with the door rehung. Agree about a big rug too.
Have a look at Emily Hendersons blog for some good info on both layouts and rugs.