r/InteriorDesign

First photo is a Pinterest photo example to help visualize. Second photo is from our actual plans.

We’re building a house, broke ground last week. We plan to have a two story great room with an upstairs hallway which ends up being a bit of an overhang into the living room. Didn’t think much of this initially but now second guessing if the asymmetry of this is a bad look. We didn’t want sound to travel upstairs so planned to do a full height wall instead of a balcony railing as shown. Not much we can do to adjust this without changing house plans drastically.

Would you do a railing instead of full height wall so asymmetry isn’t as apparent?

Would you keep plans and full height wall as is, and it’s not that bad?

Should I scrap all the plans and start over to fix this because it’s horrible?

Thank you in advance.

The current owners have the leather couch in the picture. I am hoping to buy the couch in the last picture (not that color) which would be slightly larger because of the addition of the chaise. Would this look okay in this space? I am horrible at interior design!

I’m finishing my stairs and I have the most awkward wall and I need to work with what I’ve got.

If I start the railing at the top of the stairs, it just looks off next to the wall. But if I start it lower on a step, it leaves a pretty big open gap at the bottom that also feels weird.

I feel like I’m stuck between two not great options what looks better vs. what actually makes sense.

Has anyone dealt with something like this? Where would you start the railing? Open to any ideas or suggestions!

Debating mainly between these two options right now. I have everything but the couch, table, rug, TV, and TV stand, but could potential swap other furniture. Obviously the furniture is not perfect matches, but measurements are accurate. I really don’t want to get rid of my L desk!

There is no door to kitchen, just arch. Ignore door in first layout.

Is one of these better? If neither - what do you suggest?

Dealing with my first studio so appreciate advice!

My husband and I are currently in the brainstorming part of planning our main bath renovation. We moved here in November and one thing I loved was the fact that I had my own tub. I kinda feel like the current builder grade tub takes up so much room and we’d like there to be a bit more space in the shower. I’m also 5’2” and need to lock my knees and slouch to lounge in our tub.

All that being said, we need help with the layout. I don’t LOVE the idea of not having a walk in shower (pic 2) as I may need to have c sections in the future and it can be tough to enter. But here are some pics of the current bath and some super general layout directions we’re thinking of. Thoughts?

P.S. ignore the dirty bathroom I just had abdominal surgery and plan to finally get to it this week.

I’m moving into this house and am feeling a bit stuck on other ways to set this space up. I’ve essentially mimicked the current owner’s setup and don’t mind it, but it seems like the only space for the tv is where it currently is, between two doors in the walkway between the kitchen and rest of the house. I think the dining room has to remain in the front of the house because of the layout as well.

Is there anything you would do differently in this space to optimize utility while keeping a nice flow? The current owners seem to have no storage in the living room but we play board games often and I’m not sure how to create a design with all this in mind. I was thinking of getting a thin console cabinet under the tv but worry any added depth into the walkway would disrupt the flow. I’m also considering adding some sort of thin storage behind the couch.

I don’t own any of the furniture in the picture, but I will be using an MCM round coffee table.

Moving into this condo soon and hoping to do some kitchen remodeling. I want to make good use of the space but I'm worried that if I get any newer bigger appliances in here that I won't have room for anything else.

I'm intent on getting an induction cooktop and a double wall oven to aid in my baking business and make the place well-suited to hosting stuff like Thanksgiving. I'd like to replace lower cabinets with drawers, replace the island countertop with boos block and maybe replace the granite on the wall counter with stainless steel.

I'm thinking of maybe busting a hole in the wall of the den and using that space as a butler's pantry (moving the fridge in there, extending cabinets to that wall, and installing shelving.

Any advice?

Hi I'm looking for feed back on how to fill this space.

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edit: just notice, i didn't place the front door, bottom left of the floorplan pics

the grey is just rugs, the lighter brown are for tables. and dark brown is for sofa. not the colors i was considering, but was thinking of leaning more towards darker tones because the floors are so blond.

this is my basic plan, for the kitchen, i was thinking about adding a bar style table with some functional storage, [kinda like this but not wayfair crap]\

cant decide on how to do the tv and couch, I have not purchased furniture, and have always liked a good sectional, but could be easily convinced of a sofa/loveseat combo.

im also tempted to paint the fireplace a darkish blue/light navy as that is what i plan to do the upstairs carpet try to get those two to match. only thing holding me back, is the paint is fresh on the fire place so it is a pretty frivolous expense in a home that pretty much needs to be fully furnished still.

I really hate the fire place, so helping it disappear would be great.

thanks for looking

Hi all- we are renovating our new home and have almost completed the shower. It looks a bit cold at the moment with how large it is. We are doing a bit of a Spanish traditional style because some of the house has Saltillo tile. This isn’t reading Spanish at all. The walls will be a more warm white and we are planning on adding more warmth throughout.

We were thinking of enclosing the shower and creating an arch… would love to know thoughts. I think it would be neat but also might cramp it too much? The first is after mock up and second is current.

I’m not sure what to do with the upper cabinet to the right of the fridge. We don’t need more storage as we have a butlers pantry. I don’t love open shelving. Any thoughts?

Hey, I could really use a fresh pair of eyes on this. Need help with layout

I’m about to move into an attic apartment and I’m kinda stuck trying to figure out how to make everything fit without it feeling like a mess.

Here’s what I’ve got:

• 2 large leather armchairs (95×95 cm each)
• Sofa (200×95 cm)
• Coffee table (95×95 cm)
• Dining table (117×74 cm) + 4 chairs
• Big double-door fridge (90×70 cm)

The tricky part is the layout. The kitchen is built-in and can’t be moved at all — it’s roughly 360 cm long. On its left side there’s also a built-in wardrobe (about 60 cm deep), so that whole section is basically locked in place.

And since it’s an attic, both side walls are slanted. The ceiling starts dropping pretty low (around 120 cm), and the slope kicks in roughly 165 cm from each side, so only the middle strip of the room has full height.

So yeah… I’m struggling to picture a setup that actually works.

Another complication is the fridge — it can’t go into the kitchen area, so it has to be placed somewhere else (apparently the last tenant had the same issue).

If anyone has ideas, layouts, or even just “I’d try this” kind of suggestions, I’d really appreciate it. I’m open to moving things around however needed, I just can’t quite visualize a good solution right now.

Thanks

I have this weird long rectangular bonus room at the top of the stairs with no door.

I wanted to use it as a sorta office/computer space, but im just unsure where to put my desks, i have two long desks, than can also be used as a L desk, and been trying to take in concepts such as Feng shui and putting things in the command position but I just dont know if its possible.

i also don't know if i should have my desk on the back wall or the side with the windows or on the wall.

any help would be appreciated.

My dining room is 13x13, three sides don’t have walls

I’m thinking of doing a 72in dining table. Is that too big? Also, any tips on where to find those? Struggling to find any

Rendering struggles - We dont wanna mount the tv above the fireplace, so we're moving it to the other wall (also making the kitchen island smaller from 11 ft to 9 ft). That means the couch will face the tv direction. We're planning to get the West Elm Leroy 108" reclining sofa.

The blue arrow shows the walking path...does it look like there's enough space for people to walk comfortably?

Any suggestions?

Thanks!!!

Furniture is approximate size and shape. Left door is hallway to bathroom, bedroom, and front door. Left most furniture is free standing pantry/kitchen storage because this apartment has a tiny kitchen with few cabinets. I'm feeling iffy about stuffing the living space into the corner behind the bar counter, but the other layouts I've tried don't utilize that space well.

Blank picture attached if anyone wants to do a mock up.

Any advice appreciated :)

I recently moved into a 2bd/2bath from a shared house situation and a lot of the furniture was my roommates, so im semi-starting from scratch.

All furniture pictured can be re-arranged if you have better ideas (including the mounted TV), so please hit me with your ideas and thoughts. I know I need artwork and plants and rugs, so any advice on those would be amazing, but I want to figure out the furniture layout before I get into the finer details.

I also don't have a dining room table yet, so really my top priority is figuring out the best option for that. In the tool below I have some of the tables/shapes I was considering, ive got it narrowed down to one of the two options there (the shorter table extends out to the one with leaves.

The door near the kitchen leads out to an attached Garage. The main entrance is in the living room. The steam trunk is going to be replaced with a media unit.

The couch is likely going eventually be replaced as well since its cat-scratched/stained and nearing 10 years old. It will possibly go into my office.

Ive been using this Ikea Kreative tool to get an idea for space, so feel free to use this link if you want to play Sims, but I dont NEED to buy from Ikea, this is just for ideas to picture the space I have.

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/home-design/share/9df9a27d-ed7b-4b88-b49e-c87127175bbd/

Thanks in advance!

This is my family room. We have five seats and six people who need to sit here on a daily basis. That means that we need another place to sit, now that my twins are getting big enough to not be able to share a seat anymore. I need to find a way to add a seat without impeding traffic flow, and while meeting the needs of all family members.

Twin A is medically complex and is mostly g tube fed. I use the end table between the 3 seat couch and the 2 seat couch to hold a lot of his supplies, and the charger and the pole for his pump is between the two couches. That allows him to sit and watch tv while he gets his feeding, and also keeps the pump from being a hazard since it’s tucked out of the way. Because of those factors, I don’t want a sectional that would not allow a space between the two couches.

The room is long and narrow. We have it broken up into a seating area and a playroom on one side. It is open to the kitchen on the other side. We also have a small table and chairs on the kitchen side of the room. That allows the kids to eat at a table while they watch tv, instead of on the couch. It minimizes spills on the rug and upholstery. We would prefer to keep that setup, at least for now.

Possible solution #1: find a new couch that seats four across for against that back wall where the 3 seater is right now. Keep the other side a two seater, and voila! We have 6 seats. My worry: four seaters are harder to find, and it might look awkward.

Possible solution #2: keep the current 3 seater and 2 seater setup, and add a chair for another seat. This would require pushing the couches into the playroom area or we would have to give up the table and chairs.

Possible solution #3: get a sectional that goes around the corner on the kitchen side? And keep a two seater on the other side? I worry that it would further close off the room and create a traffic flow problem.

Please help me choose between these possibilities so that we can get another seating place in the space, maintain traffic flow patterns and meet the needs of my tubie kid.

Hi all,

Looking suggestions between the two options (or a better option not shown). Thank you!

Note: Looking to purchase a new media unit that is minimalistic and airy.

Option 1 (TV further from sofa across room):

Pros: Open concept. More space. Better for socializing. A bit nicer view from entrance.

Cons: TV viewing is less ideal (14ft away) and on a bit of an angle - worse is from the chair with the supporting beam nearly blocking the left side of the TV. TV and media unit beside piano may look crowded and awkward. Less areas to put a potential storage unit for blankets/media etc.

Option 2 (TV close to sofa):

Pros: TV viewing experience is more immersive and overall better (less distractions from piano and beam). Fireplace looks a bit more appropriate since now you can actually see it when seated.

Cons: Less open concept. Worse for socializing. Sections off the room into two kind of (neutral). More crowded in right side of room and near breakfast bar.