No offense for previously commenting on the way you spoke before. I noticed you changed. You’re very good at speaking in your videos. I have zero complaints and my place is so damn cozy thanks to you man.
I literally feel like you posted this video just for me! I’m moving into a new place this weekend after moving states and I have to start from scratch all over again!!
Beautiful presentation. Your voice is so calm I could listen all day. Now, if I can pry the oversized leather recliner from my husband’s desperate grasp, and faithfully implement your perfect plan.
These videos are so calming and also very helpful for my large 1 br apartment. I like chill, stylish, minimalist, functional living. This hits spot on for me. Great content
Can you make a video with weird living room layouts? Mine is small and has the stairs right at the entrance, plus it has the doors to a bathroom and the laundry room. Basically, it has many entrances.
I am so thankful for Interior Designer UA-camrs like you cuz you make our home designing easy. 🤗 We are really learning a lot and I thank you for that really deserve millions of subscribers. 💗
I'd love to see a film that takes into account the multi-function use of living rooms that a lot of people living in small apartments have. I have an electric guitar, amp, and pedalboard, and an exercise bike in my living room in addition to the TV and sofa!
@@MsPurpose23 I can't believe how lucky I am to have the space I have. I have friends that are doing a lot worse, and I guess some that are also doing better. I live in a really safe neighborhood that is very walkable. I'm 15 minutes away from my congregation, and there is a fantastic market 5 minutes away. I think I'd go nuts in a larger space. It would be a different kind of nuts than I currently feel, but I'd still find a reason to be dissatisfied.
@@ShimiHalperin I love my neighborhood too. Very quiet and neighbors are kind. I do not know how to make my living room social friendly for when guests stop by and have my music equipment and art in same room. I have a 2nd bedroom but that now serves as my home office and library. I am very fortunate to be able to work from home as a professional.
Yes, this is my main question as well. My dining room and office are one room, and my living room is my music room as well. And really, those two rooms are just one big room!! And I'm a bit stuck about how to make it multi-purpose...
Just found your channel today and we are full throttle renovating now. No furnishings chosen yet so it’s just in time to incorporate your design wisdom. We are coming off a highly restrictive L shaped living room- dining combo room and have removed 2 interior walls to fully expose kitchen and go open concept on one floor of a 3 floor split. We have never had a tv in this on this floor. And after watching several of your other videos, it seems far better that we should keep it that way! More serene. It certainly takes over a room’s design strategy and personality. To TV or not to TV. That’s the million dollar question, as it will certainly dominate the new great room if we add one into the mix. Soul searching is required on this one. 🔮
Yeah it's always the million dollar question for living spaces! I do like the Frame TV for exactly this, halfway between a painting and TV. Nowadays a short throw projector looks decent as well if there's enough blank wall space. But again, everything depends on what you need - no point having TV if nobody watches the TV in that room anyway 😅
Our living room layout is one of the many you’ve explained in this video but yes we also have a TV that no one watches, just because we couldn’t find a better place to put it elsewhere
This is one of the best videos I have seen on this topic. It’s a keeper that I will refer back to as I furnish my new living room. Thank you so much and I look forward to exploring more of your ideas!
Ohhh, this is great timing! Mom and I are gonna figure out how to update my apartment living room soon. I have a small living room, but it's also an office because of how small my apartment is. Ha ha! And a half wall peering into the kitchen. I have much to think about because I have some junk in here, but also some machines that I need for work (and play!).
Thank you for this video. What I find particularly helpful was the advice you gave regarding specific size/height of a coffee table (1/2 or 2/3 length of sofa and not +/- 4 inches shorter or taller than sofa) and rug (4-6 inches wider than widest piece of furniture).
Hi there! Love your content. This comes at a perfect timing! We’re in the process of buying a sofa and we were thinking about how to layout our living room. My question to you is: how come the wall where you put the sofa is never a focal point? I mean, if you put a big painting above it, wouldn’t it be one also? Thanks!
I am not sure and i am afraid to say the wrong thing! But i think he means that the focal point is what you are looking at when you are seated on your sofa. I hope i didn’t make a fool of myself, internationally.
I really like the format of this video with the different layouts and explanation of each. How do the layouts change when your focal point is wide because you don't like having the tv above the fireplace so it's next to the fireplace?
This was such a helpful video. I’m so glad I decided to google b4 I buy my furniture for my small family room. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us
I love your simple design aesthetics and many artists are creating their livingroom for music and art studios. Can you do a video for those who have music (piano) as a focal point in a small living room.
Really great ideas! You're a wonderful designer, and so pleasant to listen to. I have a living room with similar problems as the "design challenge" one you showed, so thank you for the ideas. Now, if I can get my very tall husband to give up his very large recliner... 🤔🤭
Great ideas. The challenge in my long and somewhat narrow living room is that walls on the long side of the rectangle are askew. Part of one wall is missing to open into the dining area. This makes placing the sofa (really a love seat) and TV/stereo console difficult because they can't face each other equally spaced within the length of their walls. If I place the TV and sofa on the short sides of the rectangle, they would be very far apart. I currently have the sofa, armchairs and coffee table arranged in the "U" shaped arrangement (6:02), but the sofa juts into the opening to the dining area. I also think my furniture is too big for the space (at least the armchairs are), so I have a few issues to solve.
This one will be added to my 'keepers'. The images are beautiful and the advice essential. I do have a question. What are the boundaries of small or large rooms? Tiny and enormous are easy, but can you please clarify what is considered a large room?
Hi Kate, I‘m currently training in interior design. Let me know if you still need help with your living room. I‘d just like to do some projects before I wan‘t to charge anything…😉
@@TheBirdOnTheTreeI’m also designing my living room and it has a challenging layout mostly due to the ceiling angle. Would appreciate your insights if the offer is still open 🙏
America thinks so much about their sofas. I always liked the British lay out with a small fireplace and two wing chairs angled towards each other and a side table for each. So cozy. Many households now contain just 2 people. You can't really sit side-by-side and talk so one person is on the sofa and the other in a chair anyway. When I was married this is what we did. When I divorced and moved in to a very small condo, I didn't get a sofa. I put an easy chair across from the TV, and have a leather chaise lounge for reading. I also have a couple of smaller upholstered chairs that I can move around as needed. I love the flexibility. In a small space you don't need a sofa.
America doesn't have many third spaces or spaces to commune with lots of people in a semi public place- at least not for free. So homes are the next best thing.
I’d suggest keeping the middle of the room as open as possible. Sideboards and BESTA units at the sides of the room for storage. One sofa along the wall. You can even use the sofa for storage of bulky or rarely used item (mine has a hollow compartment under the upholstery). Apart from that, movable furniture that can be easily rearranged as needed, such as a light lounge chair. Can be arranged in a group with the sofa if needed and placed along the wall if space for playing js required. Same goes for the couch table, I use two circular stackable oak couch tables that I can easily move to the side if space is required.
Could you suggest a furniture layout for a living room with slanted fireplace? The fireplace is slanted at 45degree to the area designated for tv. And the tv area is next to entry door to master bedroom. We use the area mainly for watching tv. Thank you
I've lived in a couple of houses with square living rooms, both fairly small 11x11 and 14x 14. I find it significantly harder to figure out a layout in a square room. I would love a video on layouts for square rooms.
Should be able to apply the same principle. Say a 11x11 room, if you go for a 3-seater sofa + 2 armchairs opposite the couch, with a 6’x9’ rug (only front legs), that’d fill the room nicely. Or in a 14 by 14 room, take the same layout, maybe a bigger sofa and rug, and then if you prefer can float them in the middle of the room. 2 sofa facing each other layout (and float them in the middle) can also work perfectly in the bigger room.
Hi, I'm going to have agranny flat built from Elpor in Melbourne. It's the 2 bedroom $152,000 one. I'm at a loss as to where to put my sofa and TV. Is the middle of the room ok? With a large rug? I also dislike the mirror in the bathroom (offset with the widow?? Yuk.) Thanks for any help, I'm at a loss. Love your videos!!
Thanks for the Video. Do you have any Suggestion for a small living room with 2 large longing chairs. we rarely have guests but would like to add some smaller armchairs if we are 3 to 5 people.
Man my biggest pet peeve with modern living rooms is folks placing their tv up high above fire places. Breaks my neck just looking at such pictures. Just cause you CAN place a tv there doesn’t mean you should. I also understand some living room design in newer houses literally can only allow the tv above a fireplace. This trend needs to stop!!! /rant 😂
Yup I totally agree with this! But also understand the frustration people must have buying homes that is literally designed that way by the builders so they have no other choice 😅
Definitely. My sister bought a new build where due to the 'open concept' floor plan and large windows (essential in MN), the only place to put a TV is above the fireplace. Thankfully they got one of those extendable wall mounts where they can pull the TV out and below to viewing height. Those floor plans are a nightmare, especially since they don't have the traditional formal living room for conversation and a family room for TV. Everything is dumped into one cavernous space. Can you tell I dislike open floor plans?! I was lucky enough to find a condo where the kitchen and dining room is connected but the living room is separated by a wall. Without that wall, I wouldn't have a place for my TV in the living room AND lose half the cabinet storage near my stove. A friend suggested we knock down that wall to make it more 'open' and I was like nope, that wall is the reason I bought this condo dude.
This is very useful and educational video. One thing I can't fully understand is how to define small, medium, large living rooms? Is there some good measurements?
How would you arrange a living room that is entered from all angles? 2 entry ways from the kitchen /dining room (the living room is adjacent and there is a fireplace between the two openings) an entrance from the front door. Entrance to staircase leading to basement. Entrance to side hallway leading to bedrooms, entrance to side hallway leading to garage
I'm no expert but with so many entrances, I figure you don't have much free wall space to anchor a sofa/large couch. If there is enough space, I'd say float the furniture away from the walls, define the space with a rug. If there is a TV or focal point, angle the chairs/non-dominant furniture towards it. The main sofa can face the TV/focal point. I guess the key here is to make sure there's enough free space around each entrance so you don't have to dodge arms/tables to get in or out. I hope it helps!
I've got the challenging fireplace/tv square living room. RIght now, the TV is mounted over the fireplace, angled down for viewing. But I've seen this is generally a no-no. Moving the TV perpendicular to the fireplace means I'll lose an additional wall and have 2 focal points. Ugh..
Love your ideas but it doesn’t help me - I don’t like my tv above the fireplace and I can’t switch my furniture around to the opposite wall because it is a walk through to stairs going to the basement- I never see examples with this floor plan- any suggestions?
Do you do online consultations? I just purchased an old house with lots of old world charm but I want to choose a modern design concept on a budget without removing any walls.
Great video. Thank you for the knowledge! I also love how other subscribers mention it is a relaxing video...I thought the same thing! #reynardlowell you should consider doing meditation recordings as a side-hussle. Oh! Or a golf commentator. 🧘♂️
I just bought a home and i really need help with designing my small living room with a real brick fireplace. It was built in 1952. The mantel too high so my TV would be placed too high. I'd prefer it to be at sitting eye level. Plus, I'm not comfortable putting my TV over the mantel because I may want to use my fireplace. I'm thinking about putting the TV on the opposite wall and creating a conversational space instead. Thoughts?
My problem is trying to figure out the layout for an 11 X 16 foot media room! With the full wall entertainment center on the end (11foot) wall and a bi fold double door entrance on the other end, with a huge 3 window grouping on the one long wall, I cant figure out how to arrange seating to fit 3 couples and NOT look like a movie theater so we can sit and talk when we aren't watching TV on movie night! Any ideas?
Hi, recently i have been watching your UA-cam videos regularly as we rented a new house . I live in Paris. I shall be highly grateful if u could help me in planning my house. Tried to look for someone over here but can’t really find anyone.
I don't know what my focal point is in my living room. We do t have a tv, but it's also our family room. How do I decide? Is the focal point the wall opposite the sofa or the wall behind the sofa?
Normally it's architectural features. Huge windows, fireplace, beautiful view, built-in shelvings. Otherwise you can make one - huge artwork, gallery walls, bookcases, wallpaper, etc.
Interesting but these rooms rarely have a fire place. I don't want my tv over the fireplace so I have two focal points and an odd shaped small living room with a door at an odd angle. I have no choice but to push the seating back against the wall as their is simply no room/no flow if I do anything else. Useful ideas but mostly for rooms with regular shapes and room to move around. Love your channel - however would like to see you focus on some irregular rooms. Many of us are struggling with design dilemmas like this.
My favourite interior design UA-camr!
Mine too!
Indeed!
Facts!
thats a fact!
Mine too!
No offense for previously commenting on the way you spoke before. I noticed you changed. You’re very good at speaking in your videos. I have zero complaints and my place is so damn cozy thanks to you man.
I literally feel like you posted this video just for me! I’m moving into a new place this weekend after moving states and I have to start from scratch all over again!!
Beautiful presentation. Your voice is so calm I could listen all day. Now, if I can pry the oversized leather recliner from my husband’s desperate grasp, and faithfully implement your perfect plan.
These videos are so calming and also very helpful for my large 1 br apartment. I like chill, stylish, minimalist, functional living. This hits spot on for me. Great content
The best living room layout I ever had, was when I just had a bean bag and a lamp.
It was the most relaxing time of my life.
You mean before you had to start thinking about all this stuff?
Can you make a video with weird living room layouts? Mine is small and has the stairs right at the entrance, plus it has the doors to a bathroom and the laundry room. Basically, it has many entrances.
I am so thankful for Interior Designer UA-camrs like you cuz you make our home designing easy. 🤗 We are really learning a lot and I thank you for that really deserve millions of subscribers. 💗
This is the most helpful video I’ve ever seen on furniture layouts. Thank you! I’m a huge fan.
I'd love to see a film that takes into account the multi-function use of living rooms that a lot of people living in small apartments have. I have an electric guitar, amp, and pedalboard, and an exercise bike in my living room in addition to the TV and sofa!
Wow I just ask that question. I am a musician and my living room is my music room.
@@MsPurpose23 I can't believe how lucky I am to have the space I have. I have friends that are doing a lot worse, and I guess some that are also doing better. I live in a really safe neighborhood that is very walkable. I'm 15 minutes away from my congregation, and there is a fantastic market 5 minutes away. I think I'd go nuts in a larger space. It would be a different kind of nuts than I currently feel, but I'd still find a reason to be dissatisfied.
@@ShimiHalperin I love my neighborhood too. Very quiet and neighbors are kind. I do not know how to make my living room social friendly for when guests stop by and have my music equipment and art in same room. I have a 2nd bedroom but that now serves as my home office and library. I am very fortunate to be able to work from home as a professional.
Yes, this is my main question as well. My dining room and office are one room, and my living room is my music room as well. And really, those two rooms are just one big room!! And I'm a bit stuck about how to make it multi-purpose...
This video was so helpful and inspiring. I completely changed my living room layout and I couldn't be happier with it now. Thank you so much!
Just found your channel today and we are full throttle renovating now. No furnishings chosen yet so it’s just in time to incorporate your design wisdom. We are coming off a highly restrictive L shaped living room- dining combo room and have removed 2 interior walls to fully expose kitchen and go open concept on one floor of a 3 floor split. We have never had a tv in this on this floor. And after watching several of your other videos, it seems far better that we should keep it that way! More serene. It certainly takes over a room’s design strategy and personality. To TV or not to TV. That’s the million dollar question, as it will certainly dominate the new great room if we add one into the mix. Soul searching is required on this one. 🔮
Yeah it's always the million dollar question for living spaces! I do like the Frame TV for exactly this, halfway between a painting and TV. Nowadays a short throw projector looks decent as well if there's enough blank wall space. But again, everything depends on what you need - no point having TV if nobody watches the TV in that room anyway 😅
Our living room layout is one of the many you’ve explained in this video but yes we also have a TV that no one watches, just because we couldn’t find a better place to put it elsewhere
so glad I find this vid before buying any furniture to my new living room
This is one of the best videos I have seen on this topic. It’s a keeper that I will refer back to as I furnish my new living room. Thank you so much and I look forward to exploring more of your ideas!
Ohhh, this is great timing! Mom and I are gonna figure out how to update my apartment living room soon. I have a small living room, but it's also an office because of how small my apartment is. Ha ha! And a half wall peering into the kitchen. I have much to think about because I have some junk in here, but also some machines that I need for work (and play!).
This has to be the best video of furniture layout and helpful idea! You rock! Thank you!
Love listening to your speaking voice while learning. It’s very calming.
This is such a good video! The specific examples are so useful to me trying to figure out my living room situation 👍
thanks for displaying the cm conversion from inches 😆🙏
Thank you for this video. What I find particularly helpful was the advice you gave regarding specific size/height of a coffee table (1/2 or 2/3 length of sofa and not +/- 4 inches shorter or taller than sofa) and rug (4-6 inches wider than widest piece of furniture).
Yup the little details matter but not often talked about!
I love the subtle placement of the Never to Small book.
Multumesc pentru tot ce postezi! Toate sunt frumoase, interesante si placute iar vocea ta si felul in care le prezinti au mult farmec. Felicitari!
I always learn a lot from your videos. Thank you!
Hi there! Love your content. This comes at a perfect timing! We’re in the process of buying a sofa and we were thinking about how to layout our living room. My question to you is: how come the wall where you put the sofa is never a focal point? I mean, if you put a big painting above it, wouldn’t it be one also? Thanks!
I am not sure and i am afraid to say the wrong thing! But i think he means that the focal point is what you are looking at when you are seated on your sofa. I hope i didn’t make a fool of myself, internationally.
I really like the format of this video with the different layouts and explanation of each. How do the layouts change when your focal point is wide because you don't like having the tv above the fireplace so it's next to the fireplace?
You will get more ideas in designing your home!❤ Very knowledgable! Thank you for sharing!!!❤❤❤
Thank you for this! This is awesome!!! I'm moving to a slightly larger apartment and this video was very helpful in helping to plan my future space.
This was such a helpful video. I’m so glad I decided to google b4 I buy my furniture for my small family room. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us
I love these videos so much
I need the same video for guest room / home office combo.
Feng Shui is really important to learn cause it just makes so much sense when you think about it and arranging furniture suddenly seems simple.
I love your simple design aesthetics and many artists are creating their livingroom for music and art studios. Can you do a video for those who have music (piano) as a focal point in a small living room.
Thanks for helping us creating a cozy sanctuary in our homes. 😍😍
Excellent!! insightful and helpful. Thanks for the detailed explanation :)
Really great ideas! You're a wonderful designer, and so pleasant to listen to. I have a living room with similar problems as the "design challenge" one you showed, so thank you for the ideas. Now, if I can get my very tall husband to give up his very large recliner... 🤔🤭
Great ideas. The challenge in my long and somewhat narrow living room is that walls on the long side of the rectangle are askew. Part of one wall is missing to open into the dining area. This makes placing the sofa (really a love seat) and TV/stereo console difficult because they can't face each other equally spaced within the length of their walls. If I place the TV and sofa on the short sides of the rectangle, they would be very far apart. I currently have the sofa, armchairs and coffee table arranged in the "U" shaped arrangement (6:02), but the sofa juts into the opening to the dining area. I also think my furniture is too big for the space (at least the armchairs are), so I have a few issues to solve.
This one will be added to my 'keepers'. The images are beautiful and the advice essential.
I do have a question. What are the boundaries of small or large rooms? Tiny and enormous are easy, but can you please clarify what is considered a large room?
Thanks for the video! A lot of new things to learn!
My living room is so crazy awkward, I’ve tried loads of different layouts but it’s still not right. Wish I could send you a plan for your thoughts!
Mine too
Hi Kate, I‘m currently training in interior design. Let me know if you still need help with your living room. I‘d just like to do some projects before I wan‘t to charge anything…😉
You should contact him. I see that he uses viewer’s apartments sometimes, so you do have a good chance of getting help.
@@TheBirdOnTheTreeI’m also designing my living room and it has a challenging layout mostly due to the ceiling angle. Would appreciate your insights if the offer is still open 🙏
This video is really helpful. Thank you!!!
Layout 8 is perfect for us. Thank you!
America thinks so much about their sofas. I always liked the British lay out with a small fireplace and two wing chairs angled towards each other and a side table for each. So cozy. Many households now contain just 2 people. You can't really sit side-by-side and talk so one person is on the sofa and the other in a chair anyway. When I was married this is what we did. When I divorced and moved in to a very small condo, I didn't get a sofa. I put an easy chair across from the TV, and have a leather chaise lounge for reading. I also have a couple of smaller upholstered chairs that I can move around as needed. I love the flexibility. In a small space you don't need a sofa.
I love sitting side by side to chat 😅
America doesn't have many third spaces or spaces to commune with lots of people in a semi public place- at least not for free. So homes are the next best thing.
How about multifunctional living rooms which commonly need a space for kids to play in and store toys ?
I’d suggest keeping the middle of the room as open as possible. Sideboards and BESTA units at the sides of the room for storage. One sofa along the wall. You can even use the sofa for storage of bulky or rarely used item (mine has a hollow compartment under the upholstery).
Apart from that, movable furniture that can be easily rearranged as needed, such as a light lounge chair. Can be arranged in a group with the sofa if needed and placed along the wall if space for playing js required. Same goes for the couch table, I use two circular stackable oak couch tables that I can easily move to the side if space is required.
most excellent presentation, thank you
Could you suggest a furniture layout for a living room with slanted fireplace? The fireplace is slanted at 45degree to the area designated for tv. And the tv area is next to entry door to master bedroom. We use the area mainly for watching tv. Thank you
Wow! Great video
I've lived in a couple of houses with square living rooms, both fairly small 11x11 and 14x 14. I find it significantly harder to figure out a layout in a square room. I would love a video on layouts for square rooms.
Should be able to apply the same principle. Say a 11x11 room, if you go for a 3-seater sofa + 2 armchairs opposite the couch, with a 6’x9’ rug (only front legs), that’d fill the room nicely. Or in a 14 by 14 room, take the same layout, maybe a bigger sofa and rug, and then if you prefer can float them in the middle of the room. 2 sofa facing each other layout (and float them in the middle) can also work perfectly in the bigger room.
Brilliance!!!❤
wow! that is a lot of great info👏👏👏
This video is amazing.
Great video!
Blue tape idea 💙💛
I love your design videos, so helpful Ed for people who live in smaller spaces.
I love the table behind you - where is it from please?
Alternéitively
Hi , Can you share what software you are using with your tablet to create the design Thanks !
I enjoy your videos, they are soothing and insightful 😊. What is the app you use for laying out the furniture?
Hi, I'm going to have agranny flat built from Elpor in Melbourne. It's the 2 bedroom $152,000 one. I'm at a loss as to where to put my sofa and TV. Is the middle of the room ok? With a large rug? I also dislike the mirror in the bathroom (offset with the widow?? Yuk.) Thanks for any help, I'm at a loss.
Love your videos!!
Moving in to a new place in Copenhagen soon. Hoping to implement as many of your style tips as possible😅
Your content is fantastic
Excellent presentation with clear examples.
Thanks for the Video. Do you have any Suggestion for a small living room with 2 large longing chairs. we rarely have guests but would like to add some smaller armchairs if we are 3 to 5 people.
Man my biggest pet peeve with modern living rooms is folks placing their tv up high above fire places. Breaks my neck just looking at such pictures.
Just cause you CAN place a tv there doesn’t mean you should.
I also understand some living room design in newer houses literally can only allow the tv above a fireplace. This trend needs to stop!!! /rant 😂
Yup I totally agree with this! But also understand the frustration people must have buying homes that is literally designed that way by the builders so they have no other choice 😅
Definitely. My sister bought a new build where due to the 'open concept' floor plan and large windows (essential in MN), the only place to put a TV is above the fireplace. Thankfully they got one of those extendable wall mounts where they can pull the TV out and below to viewing height.
Those floor plans are a nightmare, especially since they don't have the traditional formal living room for conversation and a family room for TV. Everything is dumped into one cavernous space. Can you tell I dislike open floor plans?!
I was lucky enough to find a condo where the kitchen and dining room is connected but the living room is separated by a wall. Without that wall, I wouldn't have a place for my TV in the living room AND lose half the cabinet storage near my stove. A friend suggested we knock down that wall to make it more 'open' and I was like nope, that wall is the reason I bought this condo dude.
This is very useful and educational video. One thing I can't fully understand is how to define small, medium, large living rooms? Is there some good measurements?
Can you make a video with living room layouts for families with kids that have okay spaces in the living room?
Get a cage, put toys and kids in it, perhaps some food and a drink, preferably in another room nearby, then follow Reyard's advice in the video.
How would you arrange a living room that is entered from all angles? 2 entry ways from the kitchen /dining room (the living room is adjacent and there is a fireplace between the two openings) an entrance from the front door. Entrance to staircase leading to basement. Entrance to side hallway leading to bedrooms, entrance to side hallway leading to garage
I'm no expert but with so many entrances, I figure you don't have much free wall space to anchor a sofa/large couch. If there is enough space, I'd say float the furniture away from the walls, define the space with a rug. If there is a TV or focal point, angle the chairs/non-dominant furniture towards it. The main sofa can face the TV/focal point.
I guess the key here is to make sure there's enough free space around each entrance so you don't have to dodge arms/tables to get in or out. I hope it helps!
Awesome 👏😀
I've got the challenging fireplace/tv square living room. RIght now, the TV is mounted over the fireplace, angled down for viewing. But I've seen this is generally a no-no. Moving the TV perpendicular to the fireplace means I'll lose an additional wall and have 2 focal points. Ugh..
Thank you for the video
Encouraging 👍👏👏👏
Can you do a video on decorating a living room for homes with kids?
Love your ideas but it doesn’t help me - I don’t like my tv above the fireplace and I can’t switch my furniture around to the opposite wall because it is a walk through to stairs going to the basement- I never see examples with this floor plan- any suggestions?
Do you do online consultations? I just purchased an old house with lots of old world charm but I want to choose a modern design concept on a budget without removing any walls.
Great video. Thank you for the knowledge! I also love how other subscribers mention it is a relaxing video...I thought the same thing! #reynardlowell you should consider doing meditation recordings as a side-hussle. Oh! Or a golf commentator. 🧘♂️
How would you design an upstairs small living area considering stairs, and entrances to various rooms
I just bought a home and i really need help with designing my small living room with a real brick fireplace. It was built in 1952.
The mantel too high so my TV would be placed too high. I'd prefer it to be at sitting eye level. Plus, I'm not comfortable putting my TV over the mantel because I may want to use my fireplace. I'm thinking about putting the TV on the opposite wall and creating a conversational space instead. Thoughts?
Your hand gestures are a sight to behold when watching at x1.5 speed
Can you do one for a perfect paint in beige color??
We need a bedroom video
There is one. Look on his home page.
How would you layout a living room where the TV has to go on the corner? This is my dilemma.
You should make one of these videos with bedroom layout
May i know what app in the ipad you are using for space visualisation?
Reynard, I have a question. I have a wood stove against the middle of the main wall in a small living room. What do you suggest?
How is the iPad app called that is used in the video for floor planning?
What can be the arrangement for a 2+2+1 sofa in a medium sized living room?
What is the name of the app at 4:28 ?
Keep the good job 👏
Wondering the same 😅
MagicPlan. It’s really good for space planning on iPad.
My problem is trying to figure out the layout for an 11 X 16 foot media room! With the full wall entertainment center on the end (11foot) wall and a bi fold double door entrance on the other end, with a huge 3 window grouping on the one long wall, I cant figure out how to arrange seating to fit 3 couples and NOT look like a movie theater so we can sit and talk when we aren't watching TV on movie night! Any ideas?
Hi, recently i have been watching your UA-cam videos regularly as we rented a new house . I live in Paris. I shall be highly grateful if u could help me in planning my house. Tried to look for someone over here but can’t really find anyone.
Hi! Where’s the rug @4:52 from!? ❤
I don't know what my focal point is in my living room. We do t have a tv, but it's also our family room. How do I decide? Is the focal point the wall opposite the sofa or the wall behind the sofa?
Normally it's architectural features. Huge windows, fireplace, beautiful view, built-in shelvings. Otherwise you can make one - huge artwork, gallery walls, bookcases, wallpaper, etc.
Which app are you using for floor planning in the b-rolls?
Can you define small, medium, large in measurements?
Which space planning app do you use?
How to arrange with two recliners?😬❗️
Small room with sofa coffee table, matching club chair and ottoman.
Fireplace with tv above!
HELP!
Interesting but these rooms rarely have a fire place. I don't want my tv over the fireplace so I have two focal points and an odd shaped small living room with a door at an odd angle. I have no choice but to push the seating back against the wall as their is simply no room/no flow if I do anything else. Useful ideas but mostly for rooms with regular shapes and room to move around. Love your channel - however would like to see you focus on some irregular rooms. Many of us are struggling with design dilemmas like this.
What app is that for the room layout?
How do you put a recliner.
What dimensions correlates to small, medium, and large?
styling for tiny homes pls
Is window be the focal point
Do you do consultations?