TV Above the Fireplace
I've been trying to rearrange our family room furniture to make for better flow in the long narrow space. I wanted to avoid having the television above the fireplace. I just don't love the idea of seeing our tv from the front door instead of a beautifully styled mantel. But at some point function needs to win out.
The sofa and love seat are now floating in the middle or the room facing each other in front of the fireplace. I love how much this opens up the room! I would love to do an L shape like we previously had but it's a tight squeeze.
You can get a better full view of the room here. We've obviously ripped up the carpet and painted all of the woodwork white since then but it will give you an idea of the parameters we're working with. So many doors to work around! You can see the old layout and sofa and love seat here and here. We are planning on cutting a doorway out on the far bookshelf wall to connect the dining room and open up the flow downstairs so keep that in mind. Anyway, this room doesn't get any natural light which makes it impossible to photograph but I'll try to get something together for you soon so you can see firsthand.
