Consider creating two zones in a long narrow living room by using one piece of furniture.
Corner sofa in long narrow room.
Use the table or cabinet as a desk for a small home office zone.
A long narrow living room with a fireplace.
Instead of one long u shaped sofa for a long rectangular living room a better option might be to invest in a loveseat or smaller seating to create a more spacious feel.
An extra long sofa or a sectional can make a narrow room feel more inviting view in gallery all the functions in the room are organized around the sitting area first of all decide what the focal point of the room will be.
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The room above uses one and several of the other tips above to create a usable layout.
34 5 h x 120 w x 90 d.
In front of a window.
A pair of sofas facing each other is great for large open floor plans because it naturally divides the space and it works great for narrow rooms too.
A proper corner sofa even more so than one with a chaise can really use the space in a long room well.
By bringing the furniture out it makes the room feel more welcoming.
There s no other way around it long narrow living rooms are a design quandary for even the savviest decorators.
One of the main difficulties in arranging furniture for a long narrow room is where to have people walk through.
The number one thing to avoid is sending your foot traffic between a seating piece and the coffee table in front of it.
Although you never want to block a window a sofa placed in front of one can look great as long as the back of the sofa is relatively low just be sure to leave a gap of about 10 to 12 inches to give the piece some breathing room and to allow for window treatments.
We love this combination because it s simple clean and can seat lots of people.
It features mini pie crust welting extra thick sink into seat cushions and creative seating versatility.
The modular pieces of furniture provide unlimited seating configurations that can suit any room environment from sofas loveseats home theatre sectionals and pit groups large and small scale.
Notice how the furniture arrangement at the other end of the room two chairs a side table and a console mimic but flip the shape of the sofa too.
They previously had a sectional pushed into a corner which resulted in a ton of unused space.
Place a sofa perpendicular in the room and put a console table or short cabinet against its back.
This condo s main living areas are one long rectangle with tall ceilings that made it feel even more narrow.
Creating a functional uncrowded layout in a long narrow living room design with a fireplace.