living room
Lots of good tips for arranging and furnishing a living room.
There are some cool arrangements here that can provide some inspiration for my downstairs.
See the last mudroom idea for an entryway idea. By utilizing the closet it would greatly simplify the construction. The big issue is the width of the closet behind the framing. Could probably create some sort of storage or cabinets to make use of the space while avoiding that shadowy depth look.
Some cool looking mudroom type ideas for the front closet.
This contains another idea for how to do seating in my challenging living room shape. Floating seating would remove the challenge of seating conforming to the wall long the stairs. Could fit some sort of chaise lounge or bookshelf there. Definitely have to pay attention to room to move around, especially at the entryway.
This is pretty much what I envision the fireplace area to be, just replace the built-in shelves on either side with windows.
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