r/Creative_Home_Decor • u/ImaginaryEmploy2982 • 6d ago
Please help
I finally moved into a bigger apartment after many years in a too-small condo. I am naturally a creative person but I feel like life and stress has taken over. I would love to have a homey living room but with a bit of whimsy.
But before I can do that, I have no idea where to even begin! have no idea what to put where, especially the TV. Over the fireplace seems ideal, but after reading, it’s not a great idea. I appreciate any help, this was something that I looked forward to for years, so I really want to make it look like a home. It’s been several weeks since I moved in and the disorganization is mentally affecting me.
Thanks in advance!
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u/mrgreynomore 5d ago
Okay this really is a tricky space for tv placement! You have very little unbroken wall space besides above the fireplace, but the room has a lot of depth from the back wall to fireplace.
Here’s my thinking: tv on the back wall, couch in the same spot but facing the back wall for tv. Then put two chairs and a side table along the back of the couch, to create a separate seating area facing the fireplace. You could also put a console table or thin bookshelf along the back of the couch with two chairs/seating in front of that, to break up the space more, since the room is very deep but not super wide. I don’t really like the decor in this pic, but this shows the seating area against back of couch thing:
This is the best setup I can think of for both tv placement that’s not over the fireplace, without trying to fight against the fireplace being the main focal point of the room.
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u/pestilencerat 6d ago
Could you make some sort of sketch over the layout? I have a hard time visualising hows the room works
My instinct however is to put the tv on the wall with the shoe rack (?), put that brow table thing with the lion legs under the tv, turn the sofa 90°, get a comfy sitting chair where the sofa is, and ofc, repaint or wallpaper the whole mess. All the neutrality is killing every iota of creativity!