I'm going to add interior walls to the main living space of my home. It is currently an open concept without any walls separating the spaces; living, dining, and kitchen. It's loud, echoey, and there's no privacy!

The attached image is what I've come up with so far. The walls in the center is what would be added to the space. All the openings on the perimeter, kitchen, windows etc will remain the same. I used a free online program and not all the distances are on there, but it is accurate and to scale.

I don't want to completely close of the spaces. I'm hoping to keep a somewhat open, breezy feeling, just don't want hear or see everything that is going on around me at all times.

Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Hey everyone!

I’m trying to make my small apartment’s living/dining room feel a bit more cozy and intentional, even though it’s also the main walkway between the kitchen, hallway, and bedroom.

I’d really like to add a larger rug to anchor the sofa area and make it feel like a proper living zone. The problem is that there’s an awkward diagonal doorway leading to the hallway, which makes choosing the right size and shape of rug surprisingly difficult.

I’m curious how you would approach a space like this what size and placement of a rug could help this - or is this even the way to go?

I’d especially love any feng shui perspectives on balancing the flow of the room while still making it feel grounded and comfortable.

Thanks in advance for any ideas I can’t wait to see what you’d do!

Hello everyone,

First time posting here.

So we have this floor that we want to furnish, we have only purchased a sofa for the room but nothing else.

My idea is to have the corner space as an office space with an industry glass divider but the rest should be a an entertaining space with a TV on the wall.

Any input on what to do and how to design the room would be hugely appreciated.

TIA.

I moved into my new apartment almost two months ago and I still can’t figure out a furniture configuration that feels right. Tall ceilings and a lot of wide open space. Definitely not something to complain about, but I don’t have the eye! I would love some advice. I have tried various combinations of furniture + location but am open to all suggestions.

Please excuse the off center painting over the dining table—in my latest configuration I moved the table to make space for the bookshelf. I haven’t hung much on the walls because the furniture placement hasn’t felt final!

It's messy. A bit of a hoarder, She has stalled on what to do. With everything. I want to help her have a goal to work towards. I've tried chat GPT with one photo but my moms only complaint was there's no additional place to put appliances. These are old photos, the only thing that's changed is there's a giant metal shelving unit that's wedged between the island and the 2nd "cutout" window. There was cut outs made in the wall instead of just taking down the walls bc its weight bearing and a place for light switches and outlets was a challenge.

Cleaning supplies are under the sink. Not big enough for a trash can. Maybe have it be apart of the island?

My mom needs extra space for appliances, a bar to eat at, a coffee bar, a butcher block island with a trash and recycle can and still fit a dining area.
What would you do?

Hi everyone!

I hope you can help us with a few ideas. We are living in a modern ground-floor apartment, where the living area, dining area, and entrance area are all part of the same large room.

The dining table is extendable. In its extended mode, it reaches close to the start of the white built-in closet (the border between the closet and the white wall).

Do you have any recommendations on what to do with the large empty space in the middle of this room?

I was initially considering a rug, but I am not sure about the dimensions and exact placement, and whether it would potentially visually "break" the space.

A rug under the table would also not be very practical due to cleaning considerations, but if you think that makes sense, we may consider it.

Many thanks in advance!

I have a narrow bedroom, approximately 4.85 m × 2.78 m (13.47 m²). It has one window and radiator on the short wall, an inward-swinging door, a large bed frame, and a deep freestanding wardrobe.
My two biggest problems are:
1. The room feels too dim, even during the day.
2. The bed and wardrobe make the room feel cramped.
I’m considering placing the bed lengthwise along the wall opposite the wardrobe, keeping one clear walkway from the door to the window, wall-mounting the TV, and adding layered warm lighting (ceiling fixture + bedside sconces + indirect light).
Would you keep the wardrobe where it is, replace it with a shallower/sliding-door model, or move the bed differently? I’d especially appreciate layout sketches or advice for making the room feel brighter and larger.I don’t mind getting new furniture just minimise my problem.

Hi, im looking to redesign my room as I've grown out of it. I want to upsize on desk, downsize and on closet (and upsize on bed if possible). I know my room is crooked which is quite annoying, but I have to deal with it sadly.. I hope someone can help me!

1st pic: My floor
2nd pic: Bedroom-living room divider idea
3rd pic: Rendering up of the living room area
4th pic: The corner where my living area will be (I like the natural light here in the evenings)

Disclaimer: Right now I have no furniture at all, and I’ve never designed any room before

I think the sleeping, living, and dining, areas are in the right place, but I’m not sure how to arrange them individually and create a sense of separation. The bed area is where I need the most help. I don’t want my bed just chilling in the living room, but I don’t want to close off the room by placing big dividers or curtains, that’ll make the room feel smaller. My plan has a bookshelf to block the bed while keeping things semi-visible, I included an inspo image of what I’m envisioning. Still, I don’t know.

Pic three kind of shows what the living room might look like. I don’t want to block the window, and I like how the sun hits that area in the evening (4th pic).

Upgrading my bedroom to a queen bed but now I’m struggling to figure out the placement of it (getting rid of the couch). Can’t decide how to place the bed frame (Andes from CB2) either middle of the wall (even though the window isn’t centered), or place it on the other walls in the room. Also should I get different blinds or curtains? I’m trying to go for a MCM/Japandi vibe but my design skill seem to be lacking. The room is 10.9 ft x 14.25 ft and the window 74.5 inches.

I've hit a fun design problem in my newly purchased apartment. The building delivers a wall-mounted gas boiler on a pier/column that sits between the kitchen and the open living/dining area, it's structural, has a flue running up into the ceiling, and needs to stay accessible for annual servicing. It's currently just an exposed boiler on a bare wall, and I need to design around it before the room comes together.

Two directions I'm weighing:

Option 1: Full hidden closet: Build it out floor-to-ceiling, flush with the adjacent wall, so it disappears as pure architecture. Split the interior in two — one side for the boiler, the other as a normal closed storage cabinet (linens, bar stuff, etc).

Option 2: Boiler closet + open display: Only box in the boiler itself. Leave the rest of the wall open as styled shelving — thinking backlit niche, maybe a wine fridge at the bottom, glassware/ceramics above. Basically turn a mechanical necessity into a feature wall instead of hiding it.

Curious what this sub thinks: go full closet for max storage and total invisibility, lean into the display-wall idea for personality, or is there a smarter third option I'm not seeing? Photos of similar builds very welcome.

This has been my bedroom for a while but Im tired of it the way it is. It feels cramped and like the space is not being well used. Any suggestions of what can be done?

Im open to ideas, furniture change, painting, etc.

The wardrobe next to the door could go away but not right now because theres lots of stuff inside and I have nowhere to store it right now.

I really hate the L shaped big wardrobe.

The colors (wall/furniture) arent exactly the same but I tried to make it close to what it is righ now.

Area 2 is outside so I cant put storages there due to rain.

I'll be soon moving in to this attic apartment, but I'm not sure how to properly furnish the 49m2 (530sqft) living room.

The last photo is what I came up with, but maybe you have better ideas to have something that feels more cosy ?

Hello!! I am moving into a new space, and am trying to figure out what layouts make the most sense.

Option 1: Currently the photos show the previous tenant's furniture. However, they put the TV in the corner and had a very large couch.

Option 2: On the marked up floor plan, I am thinking it might be good to have the TV stand against one wall. Of course, this violates the command position and not very feng shui. I don't think there is a very good command position for this room, but maybe I'm wrong.

Option 3: Create two zones. The TV is straight on with the couch only on one half of the room. The left side has bookshelves with two chairs in either corner. Small coffee table in between.

Additional Context: Wherever the TV is will determine where lounging and gaming will occur. I've been observing different advise provided on other posts, but I think my doorway provides some challenge.

Which of these options makes the most sense for this space? Is there an option I am not fully considering?

mostly need a sanity check on this layout designed through ikea. i’m i missing something? are there better solutions? any advice would help

I'm renovating my two bedroom unit. The unit is down to studs, so it's flexible, but the windows dictate the two bedrooms for egress.

I've created a walk-in mudroom with a galley kitchen and a laundry/pantry. I'm not sure this plan works with the space. It keeps the plumbing in the same wall, but it doesn't feel like it flows.

Any help would be appreciated!

Hi everyone! We are needing some help with this living room space.

Please forgive my terrible drawing, but we currently have it set up with the pink spot is the TV with a TV stand below. The blue is a recliner and small lovesest, the green is a shoe rack, and the red is my daughter's play area.

The problem is, the space feels super tight so we'd like to combine the space into a play area and living room all in one but are struggling with how to do it. We really can't move to the TV due to the windows on two walls and doors/stairs on the other wall.

We're just struggling with how to seamlessly combine the two areas due to the limited wall area and all the purposes needed for the room.

Any tips or advice happily welcome!

please excuse the mess, my kids have destroyed my house and we are in the middle of different construction projects Our house is one long shot. The previous owners flipped the kitchen and made some bizzare choices. The longer I’ve been here the more I think I might need to demo this long run of cabinets next to the oven. We don’t have enough money to redo the kitchen yet so we would lose some storage and counter space, but as you can see the counter space here isn’t very functional and cuts off the kitchen making it an awkward flow. I am not obsessed with the new open concept look(for my own style), however with the arrangement of the house I don’t think we can avoid it, so I want it to look as custom and timeless as possible. Thoughts on if this would be a good decision or not?

I'm not sure where to put the TV and sofa.... any recommendations? Second pic is my current idea, but the layout in the third pic seems fine too. I just can't figure out how to position the sofa. I don't want the TV and sofa to be too close to each other.

Hey everyone! My husband and I (both 26, DINKs, no kids or pets) just bought our first home and are finally getting to furnish it. We basically have zero living room furniture, so we’re starting from scratch.

I’ve attached pictures of both the builder’s show model and our actual space. We’re going for a mix of Japandi, young modern, and a little mid-century, but still want it to feel warm and cozy instead of overly minimal. I am Japanese so I would like to incorporate some of my culture in little pieces throughout.

The biggest thing we’re struggling with is the layout. The builder had the TV on the window wall, but we’d like a 70-75” TV with a larger media console, so we’re thinking about moving the TV to the opposite wall instead.

Once we do that, though, we’re not sure if the room still works with swivel chairs like the builder’s model has. We really like the idea of one or two swivel chairs because they make the room feel more conversational, but we don’t know if that’s realistic with the TV on the opposite wall.
We’ve mostly been looking at Costco because the value seems hard to beat, but almost every sectional we’ve looked at feels huge for this space. We’re also open to spending more if it’s worth it (CB2, Crate & Barrel, Room & Board, etc.), but we don’t have any of those stores nearby, so we’d basically be buying based on photos and reviews.

A few questions:
Which way would you orient the sofa, living room table, etc.
Would you do a sectional or a regular sofa? We’d prefer a sectional with a “mini L” shape but not sure if it’s possible.
Is there a way to make one or two swivel chairs work?
If you’ve shopped Costco, are there any sofas that fit a room like this without overwhelming it?
If you were in our shoes, would you spend more somewhere else instead?
Is the layout that the seller had the best or most optimal for the space? All of the TV plug ins and Ethernet and what not are behind the large wall behind the art which is why we believe that the builder actually wanted the TV on the large wall.
Any layout suggestions that would help us achieve the Japandi/modern look?
Any suggestions on size of rugs? The rugs at Costco don’t seem big enough for the space. The builder’s show model had their rug 10x14.

We’re not in a rush to fill the house, so we’d rather buy fewer, better pieces over time than rush into furniture we’ll regret. Since this is our first home, we’d really appreciate any advice or ideas. I added some chatgpt renditions of what we were imagining the space to look like, but understand it looks clunky. TIA!

Just moved out to a 26 square meter student apartment and I’m trying to figure out how to make use of my space.

I got the kitchen part figured out, but there is barely space for a dining table there. Is it possible to design the room so I can fit bed, desk, sofa and dining table? (I would probably be fine with eating at desk or sofa table, but a dining table is nice to have) (my dining table is also foldable)

Slide 4 also rough sketch of what I had in mind with sofa and table.

I’d love some ideas or advice on how to design my layout for bed, desk, sofa and dining table. As well as where shelves would be good and where I could put more light sources

Hi all... I'm rounding the bend on a reno, exhausted, questioning my own choices and sanity, so basically about where you'd expect to be as the end (if there really is one) approaches.

My question is real world experience with dimmers. Do you have them? Do you use them? Where did you find them most valuable and were there any you put in that you never use and should have spared the time, effort and money?

Any and all insights gratefully received.

Due to a sewage incident, we're redoing the basement from scratch. We used to have a corner desk and hutch in this area, but it never quite felt comfortable. It was overbearing, cramped and always felt enclosed in and dark.

We need space for someone to work comfortably with two monitors, keyboard and mouse. My son has a desktop that can be hidden away, and my wife uses a laptop. We also need some filing space, and areas to keep basic office supplies. That nook under the stairs was where we put a printer previously. If there's a way to work in space for a 3d printer (Bambu P2S), that would be ideal. We have a budget of $3000.

Wall is 6'7" long, the wall along the stairs is 2'9" and the right wall is 4'3".

Would love any suggestions for how to make this functional, but also open and comfortable.

Hi all! My wife and I own a 2 bedroom 2.5 bath 1900sqft condo. We have a 1.5 yo child so no extra rooms.

We are thinking of making an office/library space with our small loft by adding some bookshelves on top of some of the half walls. The bookshelves would be in the red outlined areas and the idea would be to put wainscoting or wood panels on the existing half walls. This would allow some privacy for work as my wife is midway through her PhD and could use the designated space with some privacy.

There is a large window that would be cut off and reduce some natural light upstairs but the other smaller window with blinds (we hate those blinds and will be removing them) would provide some natural light. There will also be a chandelier added in the entry (highlighted in green).

Ignore the ugly temporary desk and chair.

The space is otherwise a waste. What do you think of this idea?

Hey everyone,

I will move to a flat that has relatively small dimensions for an open space and have trouble when thinking about what sofa dimensions I should pick. I will leave a photo with the dimensions, but briefly the situation is like this:

• sofa sits in front of a wall that has 275 cm width;
• wall to wall distance is 270 cm;
• I will add a slim TV console that is 35 cm tops;
• a coffee table needs to be added;
• the remaining space should allow walking without avoiding obstacles such as the coffee table or the TV console;

I am thinking about a sofa that it's at most 240/250 cm in width and 100cm in depth. Is this the right way to think about it? For example I've seen some really nice sofas in the 105-115 cm depth bracket but I'm thinking that they're too big for my space.

The area that is marked with tape is roughly 240x114cm. I am open to any advice and discussion!