When you walk into my home the dining area is on the left and in front of you is the living room. The back of my sofa faces you because there’s no where else to put it and it’s bugging me! It’s not in a place where it feels welcoming to come in and sit down in my living room. I tried putting it on the wall with the (white birch wall picture) but it did it look right... I attached some photos so everyone could see.
A nice sofa table would allow you to basically keep the sofa where it is and provide more storage for you at the same time . Check out this once that cost about $30 and 1 day to make.
Yeah, I lived that for several years in my old home. Bothered me more than anyone else. You could build/buy a narrow sofa table to put behind it. The highboy cabinet on the right may be in the way. You could move it if you plan for a sofa table.
Yes it does bother me especially when I have visitors walk in and have to go around the sofa. That highboy is a piece we bought in Okinawa and I don’t have anywhere else to put it I don’t think but I will look. The sofa table would be good. I’ll have to search. Thanks for the link!
I only see one picture; is the large breakfront to the right tipped at an angle or does the wall run on an angle? Could you put the sofa on the wall underneath the photos where it says “family“?Good that large breakfront be moved someplace else to give it a more open look?
Actually, I like it where it is, except I would move it to the left (as you look at the back, facing the fireplace) and put the chairs on either side of the fireplace. Improving the flow into the room by creating a walkway into the conversation/seating area will help. When I don't like a room flow, I try to remove one or two pieces of furniture, and see if it was too crowded.
Sure! Put a skinny table, shelving behind the couch butt up against it and add home accents! I see this everyday in rich houses that I have to go to. It works great if you have a big enough room to do so and you do! Looks good.
If I was you, I would get rid of that big tall piece of hutch and put it in another room. It actually doesn't go with the room anyway. Instead I would put a skinny table behind the couch to balance out the room. Too much furniture makes the room look cluttered, keep it simple and air flowing.
I don't mind the way the back of your sofa looks when you enter the room; it probably bothers you more than anyone else! It's an attractive sofa.
I think your best bet, if you really hate it, is to get a narrow sofa table to put there. You can put a couple of pretty things there, or a low silk flower arrangement, or some books with nice bookends, etc.
Nothing you have to worry about someone knocking over!
The table, lamp and chair are more of an obstacle than the sofa. If you could at least see a pathway into the room it would look better. But the best advice i can offer is to move the TV to the wall with the family photos. Put the sofa across from it. Put a chair, or get matching chairs, to put where the sofa is now. They wouldn't have to be centered on the fireplace.
Otherwise put the sofa on either wall and the chairs across from it. Leave the TV where it is now.
I can’t because those walls are In front of each other, one comes down quite a bit because of a door to the bedrooms so if I put the sofa on the other one it would be in front of a doorway going into the bedrooms.. it’s hard to see without a video
I like the idea of the sofa table. I was also thinking that perhaps you could remove that brown end table altogether, and put in a floor standing lamp behind the sofa instead (pic attached). This would still give you some light and could be a bit decorative while providing a more clear pathway into the living room. I was also trying to imagine what you could put in that “archway between your hallway and your living room to soften up those walls, however I’m sure what that could be.
Wow. You have gotten a lot of advice. I'm just wondering, could you put the high-boy where your family pics are? That would give a lot more space. Maybe pull the sofa to where the high-boy is now? If it fits. Another idea is: is the high-boy all one piece? Or does it break down into two pieces? If it's two pieces, the bottom portion could be the sofa table. And the upper portion would need to find a home somewhere else. Perhaps on top of a bureau in a bedroom.
I do this frequently in my own home and assisting my clients with decorating. I like a sofa table behind to put a lamp on and a plate for keys, and a basket for mail.
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A nice sofa table would allow you to basically keep the sofa where it is and provide more storage for you at the same time . Check out this once that cost about $30 and 1 day to make.
http://blog.jennasuedesign.com/2015/06/diy-sofa-table-tutorial/
I hope it's OK. That's how one mine is! You might put a sofa table behind it for a more decorative touch? It might look more inviting.
Yeah, I lived that for several years in my old home. Bothered me more than anyone else. You could build/buy a narrow sofa table to put behind it. The highboy cabinet on the right may be in the way. You could move it if you plan for a sofa table.
https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=sofa%20table
Yes it does bother me especially when I have visitors walk in and have to go around the sofa. That highboy is a piece we bought in Okinawa and I don’t have anywhere else to put it I don’t think but I will look. The sofa table would be good. I’ll have to search. Thanks for the link!
I only see one picture; is the large breakfront to the right tipped at an angle or does the wall run on an angle? Could you put the sofa on the wall underneath the photos where it says “family“?Good that large breakfront be moved someplace else to give it a more open look?
The wall is angled kinda weird so we put that large tall piece there
Actually, I like it where it is, except I would move it to the left (as you look at the back, facing the fireplace) and put the chairs on either side of the fireplace. Improving the flow into the room by creating a walkway into the conversation/seating area will help. When I don't like a room flow, I try to remove one or two pieces of furniture, and see if it was too crowded.
If I move the couch to the left, it won’t be straight In front of the fireplace, it would be off quite a bit
Sure! Put a skinny table, shelving behind the couch butt up against it and add home accents! I see this everyday in rich houses that I have to go to. It works great if you have a big enough room to do so and you do! Looks good.
That wall behind my couch is small, I don’t think I can put the couch up against it unless I moved that tall piece and angled the couch?
If I was you, I would get rid of that big tall piece of hutch and put it in another room. It actually doesn't go with the room anyway. Instead I would put a skinny table behind the couch to balance out the room. Too much furniture makes the room look cluttered, keep it simple and air flowing.
I don't mind the way the back of your sofa looks when you enter the room; it probably bothers you more than anyone else! It's an attractive sofa.
I think your best bet, if you really hate it, is to get a narrow sofa table to put there. You can put a couple of pretty things there, or a low silk flower arrangement, or some books with nice bookends, etc.
Nothing you have to worry about someone knocking over!
Thank you!
We actually just moved the sofa up and got rid of the ottoman that was in front of the chair... hoping that will help the walkway.
The table, lamp and chair are more of an obstacle than the sofa. If you could at least see a pathway into the room it would look better. But the best advice i can offer is to move the TV to the wall with the family photos. Put the sofa across from it. Put a chair, or get matching chairs, to put where the sofa is now. They wouldn't have to be centered on the fireplace.
Otherwise put the sofa on either wall and the chairs across from it. Leave the TV where it is now.
I can’t because those walls are In front of each other, one comes down quite a bit because of a door to the bedrooms so if I put the sofa on the other one it would be in front of a doorway going into the bedrooms.. it’s hard to see without a video
Why not rearrange the furniture and TV. Put the TV on the wall and then you can put the sofa on the wall that faces the TV?
Because the walls aren’t I front of each other ,
there is 2 door ways one on each wall and the couch that the wall would sit on would be In front of a doorway that leads to bedrooms..
I like the idea of the sofa table. I was also thinking that perhaps you could remove that brown end table altogether, and put in a floor standing lamp behind the sofa instead (pic attached). This would still give you some light and could be a bit decorative while providing a more clear pathway into the living room. I was also trying to imagine what you could put in that “archway between your hallway and your living room to soften up those walls, however I’m sure what that could be.
I like that idea!
Wow. You have gotten a lot of advice. I'm just wondering, could you put the high-boy where your family pics are? That would give a lot more space. Maybe pull the sofa to where the high-boy is now? If it fits. Another idea is: is the high-boy all one piece? Or does it break down into two pieces? If it's two pieces, the bottom portion could be the sofa table. And the upper portion would need to find a home somewhere else. Perhaps on top of a bureau in a bedroom.
The sofa won’t fit on that wall because the wall is angled
I would love to hear what you did. I have a similar issue.
I do this frequently in my own home and assisting my clients with decorating. I like a sofa table behind to put a lamp on and a plate for keys, and a basket for mail.
https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=pictures+of+sofa+tables+behind+sofas&client=opera&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSxpf_6b_sAhU1IjQIHetNDeMQjJkEegQIAhAB&biw=1326&bih=658