Help me choose my lounge suite pleeeease!!

What's going on? I'm p*ssing my pants!
Sharee you crack me up!

I dunno, maybe I'm having one of my bimbo moments because I have no idea!!

Hey I swear when I replied to gweluphome's post it just said Sharee and nothing after it! thats why I said yes!

Yep the two seater where I suggested will close of off the room... but the two seater under the window means you wouldn't be able to see the telly... if Sheree is having a chaise lounge in the other family room that means nowhere to watch telly when there's a few people over... footy, cricket, etc, etc.

It's not only a matter of how the furniture looks, but how the furniture works.... I can't see the point of having a couch in a position where you can't see the TV in a TV room no matter how good it looks...

Sorry about before my stupid computer just saying your name and everything else was gone. I saw it come up and had to rewrite everyhting. It was hard enough trying to make sense the first time
Thats hilarious....... Not even sure if I have made sense this time?

It did, it definitely just said Sharee... I'm still laughing!

Thanks, I might check into Freedom (although I'm a bit of a cheapskate so they might be a bit expensive for me!)
The two singles might be an option as well??!

I think where you place your furniture is also about how it makes the room feel. You are right you can put your furniture wherever is best for your viewing but you want to feel like it looks right also.
My guests have to sit on beanbags and ottomans to see everything when they come for footy etc.
But then you are just pointing out Joles that different things are more important to some people more than others. Which is a good thing otherwise all our living rooms would have the same sofas in the positions
Sharee another option is get the dimensions of you different pieces make up out of cardboard or newspaper and layout in your area where you want those pieces to go. You get a good feel for where everything is going to fit and how much room you have left over.
Sorry again for the confusion before

I'm actually really interested in what you are saying because we see this really differently.... Are you saying that the room looking good is more important than the room being functional.
If it comes down to a choice between the two.. you'd pick how it loooks?

I'm the complete opposite, houses, spaces, surely it is about useability and functionality and liveability.... I'm astounded that where a couch looks the best would be the primary consideration in a TV room...

When you are talking about your guests sitting on beanbags to see everything is that because they can't see from the furniture...?

I just couldn't live like that.. it wouldn't feel like a home...

Please don't think I'm not trying to be insulting... I'm actually really interested to know how people prioritise when picking furnishings. I'm functionality to the point where I'll sacrifice aesthetics so we're polar opposites!

No probs Joles, for me when we have designed our homes we have in mind where our furniture is going to be placed. That means considering usability and aesthetics(sp). Not just function, but the way it looks and how it is used. I find both are important.
My guests are definately not sitting on beanbags because of where our fruniture is placed its because we don't have enough seats in the TV room and I didn't add another sofa although we could have fitted it because it would have looked cramped and not suited the space. Thats whereI am coming from, in the feel of a room.
Not sure if that makes sense but thatswhat I was trying to explain.
Sorry for hijacking your thread Sharee.

Sharee is a hijacker from way back.....
Yep, polar opposites. I would have added the extra sofa!
I guess just another variable in the house mix.

Lucky we don't ever have to live together imagine trying to fit the house out.

It is an interesting discussion, it is a balancing act, I wouldn't be happy with an unusable space but neither with an area I didn't like the look of BUT on that topic pleeease check out this idea, do you thing this will work? The the middle square thing will be a funky ottoman (do you think square is the go or maybe I should get a rectangle?) , the couches would be a distance from the tv, but we have a pretty big telly so should be ok? what do you guys think?
http://v3.planningwiz.com/plankey_8e296 ... 3bf3ec4616

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Just kidding
I like the rectangle as it can actually be added to you sofa to create a chaise or you can get a hard placemat or table runner and put it on your ottoman so you can use it as a coffee table and it feels more balanced to me. I would run it the width of the largest piece of furniture.
I also like the rectangle because more than 1 person can use it comfortably.

Thanks, that makes alot of sense! I was so excited about buying furniture, but I'm terrified I'm going to stuff it all up!

Sorry Sharee, I think that looks odd.

I still think the chaise will fit the room better.

Jo - You say a chaise is usless unless you can see the telly, think about being able to stretch out on it to watch the telly.

If your having enough visitors over to have to use the chaise, my guess is your having drinks and conversation not watching the telly.( unless its the footy )

I had a play with this the other day….tried to save my selection so I could show you…but it saved a blank page , great program!

I had a chaise and an arm chair in the corner.

No it wasn't the chaise I was saying was useless... PK was suggesting putting the two seater under the window facing out towards the rest of the house... this I was saying would be useless for watching TV.. not the chaise...
I couldn't, and still can't, see the point of having an entire couch in a TV room that you can't see the TV from just because it looks good..
But love the chaise!

i need to learn to read the whole post

Thanks for the feedback, I still have no idea what I'm going to do! DH says he doesn't want a chaise in the family room because sometimes he just wants to be on a totally different couch to me How rude!