Rearrange my furniture, please
I have too much furniture. After I fixed up those two side chairs, I ended up with more seating than my living room can hold.
I think I want to get rid of the big red chair. It does make for a good reading corner, but I don't really sit there and read very much. Besides, my mom said she'd take it. The little semi-circular chair under the window and the gold chair in the corner are both good, but they need recovering. Those I want to keep. And I like the compact comfort of the two side chairs I just recovered.
So how can I make all this furniture work in my apartment? (I can't move the couch, by the way, because that's the only place it fits.) I would invite my friend Amy over, after she was such a big help with the garden furniture. But maybe somebody reading this has some suggestions? Should I keep the red chair? Should I ditch the side chairs? Any way to rearrange all this without getting rid of anything?
Posted by Alex Bandon | Categories: Living Small | Permalink
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Hi Alexandra,
You have far too much furniture in that space -- as you already know...
I would start by removing the two chairs in front of the fireplace as well as the three chairs in front of the window (including the one at the side table.)
Next, take some of the items from on top of the mantle and in the bookshelf and arrange them on the small table in front of the window -- you'll now be using that small table as a display rather than a functional desk.
With these small changes I think your room will feel much less cramped and far more comfortable.
Joe
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Like you, I have a thing for chairs and right now have too many myself. So here's my 2 cents - I like the symmetry of two chairs against the fireplace. I think all the chair against the wall with the window are too much, though. Remove those, and it will be much better.
I think you should remove the two chairs against the fireplace and the one chair to the left of the table in the window. Then move the chair on the right over to the left.
OK... here's what I would do. Spin the table under the widow 90°. Then placed the two chairs you have in front of the fireplace one each side of it (facing each other) so if you were sitting in one, you would have nice natural light washing across the table from the side, great for reading the paper of talking to someone seated at the table with you.
Then I would put the high back reading chair in the corner under the light for reading at night, and unload the remaining chairs and ottoman.
Thoughts?
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You can have a professional Space Plan done at RellaRedesign.com --just submit your photos to them and a designer will send you two space plans via e-mail for $100. Their e-mail is info@rellaredesign.com and the service is listed under "other services" on their website www.RellaRedesign.com I thought I had tried everything but they came up with a perfect design for me!