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Some ideas for thought! First of all, I'd think about avoiding any over sized, over stuffed couches, chairs, love seats. Of course they need to be comfortable, but the extra bulk makes any room look smaller. A three person couch, a two person love seat and an upholstered side chair would seat six, and although I don't have any (yet) I've heard a lot of good things about the durability and simpler cleaning with the microfiber type upholstery for these items.
You might try putting the couch in front of the wide opening to the dining area (leaving plenty of walk around space, as well - as long as the couch doesn't have a high back, you will keep that open flow feeling between the rooms.) Add a love seat to the right and another chair to the left, then plant the TV on the wall opposite the couch. (It drives me nuts that the TV decorators always want to hide the TV, especially if you enjoy watching TV!) Place a mid to small size coffee table that those sitting on the couch or love seat could use and a small end table next to the lone chair for a nice family room area.
If you have extra wall space (and want to keep the dusting to a minimum) add a few shelves (shelves, not book cases) for decorative accent pieces. An area rug, anchored under and in front of the couch/love seat/single chair sitting area will help define the space.
As far as colors go, go with what you love that works with the rest of your house. I'd keep the seating all in the same color family and add accent colors with throws, pillows and the area rug. Darker colors will help hide dirt better, unless you get a white haired dog or cat, but the best choice is to start with fabrics and textures that can be easily and cleaned affordably, as dirt is dirt is dirt and will eventually need to be evicted! :-)
Does this help at all? Good luck. Iit all seems a fun project. Hope your family enjoys!
I would move the TV to the wall on the left of where it is now. You'll free up floor space. Then put a corner storage unit (I realize it's narrow, but every little bit helps) in that corner where the TV is now.
I love to decorate, so will try to help you. I agree that microfiber is a good idea. Put a comfy chair where the TV currently is. The TV will have to go along one of the 17 foot walls. I don't know exactly where your door is, so hard to suggest for sure, but could the TV go along the approx. 9 foot wall of the 17 foot wall with the 6 foot opening? We wall-mounted our TV and it freed up some space, that might work for you as well.
Get a couch, comfy chair, and love seat or a couch, and three chairs/ recliners. A general rule of thumb is hard, soft, hard, soft-meaning don't have two end tables side-by-side ,etc. Separate by having an end table, chair, bookcase, chair, end table, couch, get what I'm saying? Also, vary the heights of furnishings for eye interest. Having an active, messy boy myself, I recommend shades of browns. I have accented my living room nicely with reds, golds, greens.
By the way, I don't necessarily recommend a coffee table as they take up a lot of space.
Good luck and have fun!
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I have a living room with a corner fireplace that I am trying to buy new furniture for. I want to maximize the space of the room as well as have a good space for seating to watch TV and entertain.