Remember that mini-renovation project that turned into a bigger job that I told you about last week? Well, my husband and I finally finished it!
You see, in preparation for our new TV my husband and I decided that we wanted to rearrange the living room. Sounds simple enough, right? The only problem was the electrical outlets where the TV was going to go in the “new arrangement” weren’t hooked up! We’d disconnected them a few years ago when we were doing other reno projects in the room and never hooked them back up.
So my husband had to rehook up two electrical outlets and we put baseboard molding along that wall. We still have to put baseboard molding around the rest of the room (and finishing putting the Tin ceiling in too!).
We did finish the electrical hook up and the baseboards, but we didn’t rearrange the room because that’s when I started getting sick with this terrible head cold. Yes I still have it! Luckily it’s not quite as bad as last week, but now I’ve got fevers with it, so I’m hoping it’s not about to turn into pneumonia or something. Sigh.
Yesterday we got word that our TV will be ready for pick up on Friday, so since it was my husbands day off and I was feeling ok we decided to get to work and rearrange the room.
I’m now sitting on the opposite side of the room typing this post on my notebook computer and it feels weird! We used to have the loveseat and couch close together sort of in an L-shape but now, I’m on one side of the room on the big couch and my husband is on the other side on the loveseat.
Let me tell you, rearranging all that furniture wasn’t an easy task!
We have really big living room furniture! We have a large leather couch, love seat and an easy chair. Plus we also have a 50″ HDTV and a big dog crate in the room. The living room and dining room are connected (we knocked down walls when we first got the house) so it’s like one big room, but of course we do have a dining room table so it’s two rooms in one big room. The actual living room is about 15 feet wide by 20 feet long. Not a lot to work with when you have big furniture. LOL
We moved the big couch, easy chair and love seat around several times before we finally found just the right spots for each of them, We thought the TV was going to go on the opposite wall from where it had been, but we discovered that it looks much better in the corner by the window on an angle. Yes, it blocks the window just a little bit, but this configuration works best.
It does make the room feel a lot bigger, but it’s going to take some getting used to!
Do you ever rearrange the furniture in your living room or bedroom? If you do, do you find it feels a little strange for a few days?
i haven’t rearrange my living room for 3 years. i used to be. but since we use my living room as storeroom, i just had a chair and a TV in it recently. in my past experience: always felt more comfortable with newer arranged, and spending more time at home would make you have better arrangements, cause it totally related to habitual environment.
Furniture rearrangement totally messes with my auto pilot mode and nighttime navigation!
I have a couch made of 6 pieces in the living room, and whenever I want a change I just rearrange the pieces. It’s fun and i can do it all by myself.
I love re-arranging the furniture. It’s one of those little things that seems like a big hassle before you do it, but can completely re-create (and re-vitalize) an old and familiar space.
I used to rearrange my room every year, whatever I felt like moving around. It isn’t that big of a space though, so it isn’t as stressing as I think this one is for you 🙂 Congratulations on making all the renovations and getting the furniture rearranged! Sometimes a change in layout helps open up a space and bring something new!
Yes of course we feel a little bit strange for some days after rearranging the furniture of our home, but sometimes changes are necessary for getting a fresh look to the interior of your home.
I love getting a new TV, and better yet re-arranging the room. It’s so nice to re-clean everything up and then sit down to a beautiful room to watch television. Well, lately I don’t watch TV anymore because I’m always watching HDTV on the computer, lol.
Agree with sheila…. Furniture rearrangement totally messes with my auto pilot mode and nighttime navigation!
Hey Tricia, thanks for the great article! I only recently bought my 1st HDTV
& it is awesome. The picture quality & sound are sharp & crisp. I
grew up training in JKD with my brothers & watching the Legendary Bruce Lee.
I bought a Box Set of his Movies for my son & daughter & watching them
on HDTV compared to our old 1970s style Sony TV blew me away. Technology for the
21st Century is here! Thanx Natasha 🙂