Fireplace opposite tv layout

Learn to make the best use of your space with these furniture arrangement tips and living room layouts...even if it has a fireplace and a TV.

To keep the fireplace as the focal point, try these 5 furniture layouts when arranging a living room with a fireplace and TV on opposite wall.

Okay, this is a pretty specific topic, but it's definitely a interior design conundrum and it's been on my mind. As we've been house shopping, I naturally try to picture our things in each space. Every time I see a home with a fireplace my mind immediately thinks, "where will I put the TV?"

How to arrange a room with a TV and a fireplace

I love these living room layout designs. Whether you are decorating a living room with large windows, with a TV or with a fireplace (or all 3!), you will get lots of tips on how to arrange furniture so that it works with the focal point in your space.

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Opposite focal points are not ideal, but sometimes can’t be avoided. There must be a gravitational pull towards something in a room with opposite focal points or you’ll end up an unfocused room.

TV opposite window

I love these living room layout designs. Whether you are decorating a living room with large windows, with a TV or with a fireplace (or all 3!), you will get lots of tips on how to arrange furniture so that it works with the focal point in your space.

If you have a fireplace in your living room, you may be wondering what to do with it. Do you put the sofa in front of it? Or do you put the sofa on the other side of the room?