It helps even if your furniture is only a few inches away from the walls.
Furniture layout long narrow living room layout ideas. Nobody wants to feel like they re entertaining in a train carriage or watching tv in a hallway. A long and narrow living room can pose serious challenges in the decorating department. Long narrow living rooms or family rooms can be a chore to lay out and decorate not to mention live in. I placed a sofa parallel to the fireplace and for balance i placed two chairs facing it and used matching console tables on both sides of the fireplace.
But there are many ways in which you can use such a space efficiently. Finding the right balance between comfort and style is not easy when dealing with such a difficult layout. Instead pull all of your furniture away from the walls and float a seating arrangement in the middle of the room. I m struggling with the layout of my living room which is very narrow like 8 5 wide from the wall to the fireplace surround.
Here are five ways to lay out a long narrow living room plus some bonus tips on. Layout idea 2 a long and narrow living room in this second idea the entrance is on the shortest wall so i kept the foot traffic flowing in a linear central path throughout the room. If you caught my last post like this i shared some ideas for large living rooms but this time let s take a look at long and narrow ones think new york city san francisco style apartments condos and townhomes. Rectangular living room layout ideas can be enhanced by various design tricks to make your space either feel bigger than it is or that celebrate it for what it is long and lean.
Maximizing the small and narrow space to accommodate a comfortable sofa for lounging and watching tv. Frederick design stefano dorata. Narrow living room layout ideas the space. Meet the narrow living room america s most pervasive living room problem.
But with some layout tweaks and a few visual tricks up your sleeve you can learn to love your long room. I m back at it sharing some more furniture layout ideas and floor plans. A 12 x 24 narrow living room that gets lots of light and is the main spot for relaxing and entertaining.