So our living room is quite small and the only way I manage to keep it feeling spacious is to not fill it with too much furniture. Our current sofa has taken a lot of abuse from us and isn’t the go-to seat anymore. We need every seat in our small space to matter. Therefore, I have been dreaming of and researching sofas. I thought it would be fun to share the ones I’ve had my eye on.
Firstly, I should try and explain our tricky layout. well it’s not super tricky but there are a few small angles and windows that make furniture placement difficult. Along the north wall is a sliding door that looks out on a patio and lovely tree so I don’t love the idea of putting a sofa in front of our bit of trees and sky. On the south wall is a low window that is only 2 feet off the ground. And if I placed a sofa along that short south wall (about 80 inches long) it would stick out and cover part of the fireplace. Not to mention that it would probably be a fire hazard having a sofa that close to a flame. So that is how I landed on a small sofa in the middle of the room. I quite like the current layout as the fireplace is the focal point and the sofa placement clearly delineates the living room from the dining area. Here is a funny little drawing of the current layout. It really doesn’t capture the windows but at least you can see the angles.
