tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post5633035883709659017..comments2024-03-28T19:57:17.048-04:00Comments on Thrifty Decor Chick | Thrifty DIY, Decor and Organizing: Rearranging furniture with an awkward layoutThrifty Decor Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08387609050626968143noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-46586394118937553242010-04-04T22:27:11.132-04:002010-04-04T22:27:11.132-04:00Do you have room to put a sofa table behind your c...Do you have room to put a sofa table behind your couch, that way you wouldn't be looking at the back of a couch?Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808000825496796497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-78675149091228823172010-03-30T21:29:54.711-04:002010-03-30T21:29:54.711-04:00One word: craigslist. Get yourself a new couch and...One word: craigslist. Get yourself a new couch and loveseat set that fits your space. We got a new set this weekend for $500, it's GORG! And sold our old one that same day. I love my living room again. And don't go sectional, then you're really limited with the re-arranging, especially at Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-23444562180391277202010-03-30T15:40:35.381-04:002010-03-30T15:40:35.381-04:00Hmm... I don't know if this has been mentioned...Hmm... I don't know if this has been mentioned yet or not, but is there a reason why you can't put your sofa in front of the window? Then have your L/S perpendicular to it, connected with an end table? I, too, have a corner fireplace, but a rather large livingroom, so space isn't an issue (except there's just so much of it!). I also do not move furniture around as much. If you and I lined our fireplaces up, I have my TV where your window is, the sofa perpendicular to the TV, and two chairs across from the sofa. I'd rather see you put your sofa in front of the window, before considering putting the TV above the fireplace. As for the empty space, yes, a sofa table is what I use as well! Thanks for the post! I love seeing what you do with your furniture!!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441555985187573847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-89127612459297348232010-03-30T09:27:30.143-04:002010-03-30T09:27:30.143-04:00I'm wondering if you can get rid of the televi...I'm wondering if you can get rid of the television? Well, that was going to be my suggestion until a couple suggested the mantle. . .I'm not a big fan of televisions in living rooms myself. . .would much rather have them in a den or someplace where they are not seen. But if television viewing is your main purpose of that room then you need it. . .it just seems to define a lot of your space and limit what you can do there. If you use the television while you're in the kitchen could you just get a small under-mount one to view in there?Jennibellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902786008061968790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-4864045675689699922010-03-30T05:42:21.270-04:002010-03-30T05:42:21.270-04:00Love the room. But its a lit bit too dark to me. T...Love the room. But its a lit bit too dark to me. Though the colors matches so good,greehttp://www.aushealthcare.com.au/news/news_details.asp?nid=9688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-40716632710062135362010-03-29T22:16:03.042-04:002010-03-29T22:16:03.042-04:00I totally get your frustration, as we have one wal...I totally get your frustration, as we have one wall with two windows and the fireplace, one with the entertainment center, one with the staircase descending (at least it is a wall!) but it also has an opening for the garage entry,and the other is wide open to the kitchen!! Open is nice, but a real challenge when placing furniture. Wish you had an "arial view"...sometimes that makes things easier to see (I can get one from my overhang by the back staircase). Sorry I don't live closer...I'd help you push all the heavy stuff around!!Simply LKJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691860606573110974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-72031108240240927252010-03-29T20:43:18.416-04:002010-03-29T20:43:18.416-04:00I like it fine. My loveseat and sofa overlap at t...I like it fine. My loveseat and sofa overlap at times too. I've moved them further apart and get the yelling across the room feeling too. My living room has an angled fireplace/wall in it and one huge window. It's a huge chopped up mess of a room with a wide opening to the kitchen and hall. So furniture just doesn't 'fit' it well at all!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860213134940989096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-73052815869890968432010-03-29T20:13:47.969-04:002010-03-29T20:13:47.969-04:00I am always moving furniture. It's FREE! And y...I am always moving furniture. It's FREE! And you can really change a room a lot that way. I inherited it from my grandmother, who at 77 still moves her couches! My grandpa once told her that if the house had a basement he would go down there and nail all the furniture to the floor! I think my husband has the same wish for here!<br /><br />We have a long, skinny room with a wall of floor to ceiling windows and a fireplace... just can't get it 'right'!Shannonhttp://www.quarryorchard.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-78736612770773302010-03-29T19:23:11.423-04:002010-03-29T19:23:11.423-04:00LOL, First of all you can find any free 'room ...LOL, First of all you can find any free 'room arranger' free on-line, measure your furniture, move it around the screen until you get the placement right. Second, you can buy a plastic padded disk so you can 'glide' your furniture, no hevy stuff and third, if you don't like looking at the back of the sofa find a long, tall narrow sofa table. Personally I would ditch the love seat and get 2 medium size wing chairs. This would visually open the space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-87976507211617711712010-03-29T18:41:41.423-04:002010-03-29T18:41:41.423-04:00Is there a reason why your large sofa is so close ...Is there a reason why your large sofa is so close to the wall? What is behind the love seat? It feels really forced and I think it might work better if the love seat was pulled back a little bit from the sofa. I would put your table that sits on the wall by the kitchen between the sofa and drapes. I would put a table behind your sofa so your not looking at the whole back thing (you must have something in your arsenal)Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-40675050287811751872010-03-29T14:08:27.433-04:002010-03-29T14:08:27.433-04:00Looking again, if you put your tv above the firepl...Looking again, if you put your tv above the fireplace, you could put your small sofa where the tv is now (if it fits!), the big sofa along the wall opposite the window, then get a chair to go by the window. I know that tv viewing would be impossible from the small sofa - we have the same problem here, but it would still work as a defined living area? That would also resolve the back of sofa problem.Lucy in UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-32735706957079748412010-03-29T14:03:35.114-04:002010-03-29T14:03:35.114-04:00I think it, like the rest of your house, looks lov...I think it, like the rest of your house, looks lovely. However, I'm curious about what's by the wall opposite the window wall? Could the shorter sofa go along that wall? Then of course have the table and rug completely central! It will open out the room but still be a defined living area.Lucy in UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-21407944163694615452010-03-29T13:17:40.602-04:002010-03-29T13:17:40.602-04:00You need a sofa table to go behind the couch. You...You need a sofa table to go behind the couch. You could put lamps on it and it would look great.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931226444701778722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-47822418288201310512010-03-29T12:34:23.477-04:002010-03-29T12:34:23.477-04:00We have an 'open' house too. I put our co...We have an 'open' house too. I put our couch at an angle with a sofa table behind it and I love it. I need to do a post about the great room. You might get some ideas. I think by angling the couch it opens up the room and you can see the tv & fireplace. When you walk in the front door, you see the table with the lamps and pictures on it. I am totally a furniture mover. At 13 yrs. old, I moved my bedroom furniture while my parents were gone and they didn't believe that I had done it by myself. I started early decorating:)Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212454004456092488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-9420876701314163782010-03-29T12:03:22.521-04:002010-03-29T12:03:22.521-04:00I think the room looks great! Also, just wonderin...I think the room looks great! Also, just wondering.. where did you get that rug? I love it!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988491253809724005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-83720895273719162192010-03-29T11:53:50.242-04:002010-03-29T11:53:50.242-04:00I seriously have 1 and only 1 option for furniture...I seriously have 1 and only 1 option for furniture placement in my family room. Floating furniture would block walkways because the room is small and there is only one wall big enough for just a couch. The largest wall has a huge fireplace and windows on either side. and the other walls have doorways to other rooms or the sliding glass door that leads to our deck. ((sigh)) I think I need to do a post to see if anyone offers advice.nateandkatesmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552375548528467044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-75845305447658374052010-03-29T11:53:18.796-04:002010-03-29T11:53:18.796-04:00I have the "smushed" window treatment th...I have the "smushed" window treatment thing going on too...need to come up with a solution. It does look like you have more space now!Amanda @ Serenity Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483017563206007698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-17278304484410534092010-03-29T10:57:15.398-04:002010-03-29T10:57:15.398-04:00I always hate when my furniture doesn't work i...I always hate when my furniture doesn't work in the room! We bought a new sectional before moving and it just doesn't fit in our living room. But I LOVE the couch. Such is life!!Loriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677588485104564266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-77486230182343168472010-03-29T10:45:37.888-04:002010-03-29T10:45:37.888-04:00The room looks great! I love all the accessories :...The room looks great! I love all the accessories :)Scientific Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754220929357960700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-54120131053921862462010-03-29T10:26:19.389-04:002010-03-29T10:26:19.389-04:00Years ago, my wife & I bought a sectional grou...Years ago, my wife & I bought a sectional group for our living room. It was a custom order set that fit our space perfectly! You can see it here:<br /><br />http://www.2dolphins.com/livingroom.html<br /><br />Well, we just moved to a fantastic new house. Oh so much to love - twice the square footage, twice as many bathrooms (well, okay, one of them is a very tiny pwder room, but still...)<br /><br />But that sectional grouping no longer works well at all! We ordered it oriented to fit our old living room, and the new living room really begs for the reverse layout. Our solution, tho far from particularly thrifty, was to splurge on some new furniture! <br /><br />We're still trying to make the old sectional work in our 2nd living room a.k.a. den at the new place and there too, it's just backwards and fits the space poorly. Even moreso, in fact, because that room is slightly narrower than the living room. So the sectional overfills the space and chops up the walking path awkwardly. I suspect we'll end up selling off our beloved old sectional altogether and do something different in the den.<br /><br />Anyway, I guess we've sorta learned a lesson - and maybe it's also just a reflection of maturing/changing tastes. We liked the clean lines and flow of the sectional, but I doubt we'll ever buy another.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101289328294242999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-85180761138688552172010-03-29T10:05:51.404-04:002010-03-29T10:05:51.404-04:00Can you get rid of the little table with the lamp ...Can you get rid of the little table with the lamp and move the couch back to open the room up more? Love your curtains :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-71798882102673341132010-03-29T09:58:09.027-04:002010-03-29T09:58:09.027-04:00I like to use the arrange-a-room feature on bhg.co...I like to use the arrange-a-room feature on bhg.com. You have to measure out your room and some of your furniture (it does have some preset standard sizes for things or you can adjust it to your exact sizes). But it sure beats moving around heavy furniture :) You can print it out and save it.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429954841230484980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-55720448543152805542010-03-29T09:42:24.938-04:002010-03-29T09:42:24.938-04:00Loooove your blog! Did you try the sofa perpendic...Loooove your blog! Did you try the sofa perpendicular (sp) to the fireplace and then the L/S in front of the window. If you keep it as is, why keep the rug squared up with the furniture. Twist it so it is in line with the fireplace.Teenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-83754169590299450782010-03-29T09:32:29.749-04:002010-03-29T09:32:29.749-04:00That post also had me wanting to move my furniture...That post also had me wanting to move my furniture! I feel like my room doesn't have other options for a layout, but am hoping that with our small remodel, my husband will be willing to let me try and few things. We'll see! I have a plan. I think yours looks nice the way you have moved it.<br /><br />~ Michelle @ FTSNMaria and Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734136657984027890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-66621876412381645782010-03-29T09:30:57.130-04:002010-03-29T09:30:57.130-04:00Love it. Moving furniture and accessories around ...Love it. Moving furniture and accessories around saves money. You get a whole new room at NO cost. <br /><br />Also check out "A New Room for $100" www.MyDesignGuide.blogspot.com <br /><br />Just changing out pillows and accessories - a great refresher for Spring.Champe@MyDesignGuide.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575360104229612930noreply@blogger.com