My living room with our new linen tufted ottoman.
(Sorry for the crap photo. I'll get a decent camera one of these days!)
Furniture layouts with a corner fireplace are tricky. Add an obnoxious TV mounted on the adjacent wall (some battles are just not worth the trouble folks;) and it is super tricky!
It seems the mister is not a fan of relocating the fireplace to the adjacent wall to make things symmetrical.
As an architect, my first instinct is always to fix the floor plan. Unfortunately, that's not an option here.
**note to architects and home builders: please stop putting corner fireplaces in homes. Add to that, corner kitchen pantries and angled kitchen counters. Thank you.**
Sooooo, I have to fix it with furniture.
I've chosen to make the fireplace the focal point, and ordered a round tufted ottoman as our coffee table.
Anything square or rectangular placed more focus on the TV and fought with the fireplace.
And that's no Bueno!
The ottoman arrived late last night, so I just pulled out some things I already had to style it. A carved wood bowl, vintage sterling silver bowl filled with shells, a geode, candle and a plant. It's ehhhhhh.
I need a smaller tray, perhaps something hexagonal or oval to add a different shape.
So, let's look at some inspiration to create a shopping list for some new goodies, shall we?!!
Vicente Wolf
Amy Morris & Greg Palmer
Peter Dunham
Amber Interiors
Brooke Giannetti
Alex MacArthur
Joe Lucas
Windsor Smith
Philip Sides
Eleanor Cummings
Ginnifer Goodwin's home
House Beautiful
Windsor Smith
Windsor Smith
Windsor Smith
Mary McDonald
John Minshaw Designs
Donna Ballard Maselli
Dot Dimiero & Dana Aichler
Peter Dunham
Well, I'm ready to go shopping now!