Hello.
After we finally agreed on an open kitchen, the living room layout has been causing quite a headache for my wife and me for some time.
Our ground floor layout:
The kitchen area is on the right (east), the dining table is centered in the bay window, and the living room is planned on the left (west). The plan shows the approximate kitchen layout as well as a fireplace with a wood-burning stove.
In our sketches below, I marked the sofa in green and the TV in blue.
My initial idea was to place the sofa facing southeast, with the TV and cabinets along the north wall of the living room:
I like how this keeps the room open and gives our two young children space to play. I would have placed cabinets on either side of the TV.
Unfortunately, my wife doesn’t like this arrangement at all. She prefers to look out the window to the south, and her suggestion looks like this:
She wants to build a half-height drywall partition behind the TV. For me, this is a bit unfortunate because it divides the room and, in my opinion, makes it harder to access. Also, I wonder about the cable management for the TV (I’m doubtful about drilling a hole in the floor if the drywall partition is removed later). Cabinets would still be along the north wall here.
Another idea is similar to the second but with the TV along the west wall. This would at least simplify cable management, though I still find the room less open and inviting:
It would be great if you had any suggestions on how to improve this. Currently, this is one of the biggest uncertainties in our project.
After we finally agreed on an open kitchen, the living room layout has been causing quite a headache for my wife and me for some time.
Our ground floor layout:
The kitchen area is on the right (east), the dining table is centered in the bay window, and the living room is planned on the left (west). The plan shows the approximate kitchen layout as well as a fireplace with a wood-burning stove.
In our sketches below, I marked the sofa in green and the TV in blue.
My initial idea was to place the sofa facing southeast, with the TV and cabinets along the north wall of the living room:
I like how this keeps the room open and gives our two young children space to play. I would have placed cabinets on either side of the TV.
Unfortunately, my wife doesn’t like this arrangement at all. She prefers to look out the window to the south, and her suggestion looks like this:
She wants to build a half-height drywall partition behind the TV. For me, this is a bit unfortunate because it divides the room and, in my opinion, makes it harder to access. Also, I wonder about the cable management for the TV (I’m doubtful about drilling a hole in the floor if the drywall partition is removed later). Cabinets would still be along the north wall here.
Another idea is similar to the second but with the TV along the west wall. This would at least simplify cable management, though I still find the room less open and inviting:
It would be great if you had any suggestions on how to improve this. Currently, this is one of the biggest uncertainties in our project.
kbt09 schrieb:
@ypg ... and where will the wall unit go? And completely remove the south-facing windows ... no, I wouldn’t do that.Wall unit??? I’m out.
Edit: The wall unit can go next to the TV. You can also swap the sides. However, I would never place a sofa under a window if there is another option.
@ypg
I like your suggestion quite a bit.
However, we do expect sunlight to come in through the living room window facing south. The roof is not lowered here.
Wouldn't the exterior view also be ruined if the south-facing window is simply painted over?
Regarding the comment about not placing the sofa under the window if possible: I don’t like the sofa positioned with its back to the window, even if the window is floor-to-ceiling, so I like your proposal. Compared to mine, it has the advantage that the room remains open, which was my husband’s wish. However, I’m not sure if we want to paint over the south window...
I like your suggestion quite a bit.
However, we do expect sunlight to come in through the living room window facing south. The roof is not lowered here.
Wouldn't the exterior view also be ruined if the south-facing window is simply painted over?
Regarding the comment about not placing the sofa under the window if possible: I don’t like the sofa positioned with its back to the window, even if the window is floor-to-ceiling, so I like your proposal. Compared to mine, it has the advantage that the room remains open, which was my husband’s wish. However, I’m not sure if we want to paint over the south window...
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