Placement ideas for long and narrow rooms
I do not know how to place my furniture in this akward room! I am having a hard time not filling up each wall with a shelf or picture and keep buying furniture to fill up the room. Its akward due to it being soo long and narrow. I feel like the wall space around the kitchen table is not being utilized. ive debated between a sitting area where the kitchen table is with bistro table on the other end under the black shelf OR a big dining table with hutch under black shelf OR removing black shelf all together. The problem Im having is there is a bar stool counter, we entertain for the holidays and getting too big of a table will take up half the room, putting it in the way of the hall entry to the kitchen. Im not married to how anything is done and am open to any suggestions as far as furniture placement, new purchases or burning the house down (j/k) Im trying to stay true to the rustic country feel but I have no idea, im no interior decorator.
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IF you are entertaining guests in this room you may want to consider removing the cat tower and litter box from the room. For some of us it is difficult to eat dinner and smell a litter box at the same time. And it might be offensive to some folks if they have to pull cat hair from their food...even though I think food tastes better with a little dog or cat hair added! lol
Good Luck !
Here is what I would suggest:
1. I think the room is getting too busy with small furnishings. I would remove the cat items and place in another room. I would also use a critical eye to "edit" the nicknacks that don't have much meaning to you; I think the items on the white shelf, leaning bookcase, and black wall unit overwhelm one another in such a small space. Also consider whether you really need everything - from what I can see, you have two bookcases, a buffet console, a chunky shelf, and a hanging shelving/hook unit - all in a very small space - but you lack comfortable lounge seating.
2. Like the commenters above, I would also move your table (and the rug underneath) to under the light fixture on the opposite end of the room.
3(a). I would purchase a loveseat and a chair, or a set of two chairs, for the other side of the room (where the table is currently located). Stick with upholstered, non-oversized pieces with neutral or sage solid-colored fabrics, to avoid too much visual confusion.
3(b). If you decide to keep the entire space as a designated dining room, I would suggest that you replace the table you have with a small bistro table near the kitchen and a larger 8-top table on the other side of the room.
4. Remove the drapes, or replace them with ones that kiss the floor.
5. If you decide to keep the white shelf, paint or stain it to coordinate with the other wood pieces (black or dark wood), lower it to shoulder height or lower, and place on it only a few items (perhaps a small collection of 3-4 mixed-height objects).
6. Take the TV off the wall, and rest it on the bookshelf beneath it. All that cord clutter could be covered behind the TV if you position the bookshelf just a few inches more to the right.
Good luck! It looks like a great sun-filled room with lots of potential!