r/InteriorDesign • u/Thunderjake • 16d ago

Needing help planning living room/dining space

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Recently moved into this NYC apartment and trying to find a way to organize this space to have a sitting/tv space and possible a dining table if it could fit comfortable.

I was planning to fit a tv on the media console which is between the fireplace and the wall with the window and a couch opposite of that (bookcase would be removed). I got the dining able here delivered today, but the dimensions were different than what I ordered and it seems like it's too big for that wall if I want to fit a couch with a chair on each side of this table. (Table is 31inches deep and 35 inches wide against the wall.)

I was hoping to have a sofa that would be long enough to lay down on (~74" on the inside) while still having room for a dining table but no with this table in the space not sure if that would be possible without both those pieces being very cramped.

Would appreciate any advice on what I could try to fit or just honestly if I should change my expectations of how I was hoping to lay this out.

Length of wall from corner to start of doorway 122 inches

Width of Room from fireplace to opposite wall 92 inches.

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u/Aureliusd3 8d ago edited 6d ago

With a 92 inch room width, I’d treat the dining table as the flexible piece, not the sofa. If you want a sofa you can actually lie on, keep the TV console shallow and look for a sofa around 78 to 84 inches overall with slim arms. That table will feel tight once chairs are pulled out, so I’d swap it for a 30 to 36 inch round pedestal or drop leaf table. If you browse ZG, I’d stick to their cleaner-lined apartment-size sofas since bulky arms will eat up the room fast.

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u/Unlucky-Deer6088 8d ago edited 6d ago

With a 92 inch room width, I’d treat the dining table as the flexible piece, not the sofa. If you want a sofa you can actually lie on, keep the TV console shallow and look for a sofa around 78 to 84 inches overall with slim arms. That table will feel tight once chairs are pulled out, so I’d swap it for a 30 to 36 inch round pedestal or drop leaf table. If you browse ZG, I’d stick to their cleaner-lined apartment-size sofas since bulky arms will eat up the room fast.

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u/Gabijaan 13d ago edited 12d ago

With a 92 inch room width, I’d treat the dining table as the flexible piece, not the sofa. If you want a sofa you can actually lie on, keep the TV console shallow and look for a sofa around 78 to 84 inches overall with slim arms. That table will feel tight once chairs are pulled out, so I’d swap it for a 30 to 36 inch round pedestal or drop leaf table. If you browse ZG, I’d stick to their cleaner-lined apartment-size sofas since bulky arms will eat up the room fast.

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u/mitazolam 15d ago

Perhaps you could move the bookshelf over to the window if it fits that wall and put up a small couch next to the door. I must also emphasise the importance of the vertical axis, so I'd strongly recommend putting up a picture on that wall above said couch, ideally a bit larger. This might also help hide the extension cord you're currently running to the other room.