Green and White Living Room

This living room looked good in pictures but didn’t work in life.

The priorities and ideas that made sense when this room was set up didn’t seem to be working out the longer it was used. The right change came from experimenting, feeling into it, and re-assessing the priorities based on that information.

The room was set up to provide a conversation area and allow the large TV to be tucked in an out-of-the way corner, where it was easily visible from the couch but not from many other vantage points moving past the room in the rest of the house. This

The room was set up to provide a conversation area and allow the large TV to be tucked in an out-of-the way corner, where it was easily visible from the couch but not from many other vantage points moving past the room in the rest of the house. This worked for a while, but being in the room never felt quite right, despite all the comfy pieces.

Many efforts were made to make it more relaxing. The ottoman was covered and moved, tables were swapped to try different colors and scale. It looked beautiful in pictures! But despite the windows and light colors, living in the room left a strange fe

Many efforts were made to make it more relaxing. The ottoman was covered and moved, tables were swapped to try different colors and scale. It looked beautiful in pictures! But despite the windows and light colors, living in the room left a strange feeling of dour enclosure.

Interaction with natural light became a key priority and hiding the TV took a back seat. The whole arrangement pivoted 90 degrees and the TV moved behind the chairs. Although it's more visible, it doesn't feel prominent. The conversation circle close

Interaction with natural light became a key priority and hiding the TV took a back seat. The whole arrangement pivoted 90 degrees and the TV moved behind the chairs. Although it's more visible, it doesn't feel prominent. The conversation circle closes the space in front of it, without blocking the view.

The couch moved so the view from that seat looks toward the windows and then through the adjacent room to even more windows and the trees outside. With your back to the wall and the sunlight on your face, it feels more inviting and relaxing to be the

The couch moved so the view from that seat looks toward the windows and then through the adjacent room to even more windows and the trees outside. With your back to the wall and the sunlight on your face, it feels more inviting and relaxing to be there.

Grouping the social and screen space more tightly allowed other areas to be used in new ways. A small adult laptop space was added by repurposing existing furniture from elsewhere in the house. For larger gatherings, the small table can re-moved and

Grouping the social and screen space more tightly allowed other areas to be used in new ways. A small adult laptop space was added by repurposing existing furniture from elsewhere in the house. For larger gatherings, the small table can re-moved and the chair joins the group.

That next room is a flex space that serves as kids play area and guest room, with a futon that folds out into the bed seen here. It can be closed off with large sliding doors for privacy, or to hide mess. When the doors are open, the two rooms become

That next room is a flex space that serves as kids play area and guest room, with a futon that folds out into the bed seen here. It can be closed off with large sliding doors for privacy, or to hide mess. When the doors are open, the two rooms become one larger interconnected space, now with more clearly with designated zones for different activities, including reading, socializing or watching movies and gaming. There's even a low, kid-sized homework and computer zone in the corner. Swapping the small table lamp for a floor lamp later will free up more space here, but this worked with what was already around.

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