We recently bought a house with a gorgeous family/great room. It features stunning floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook a wooded natural area. We love to sit and look outside. Included are some photos from the original listing.

Now that we’ve moved in, we’re struggling to find a layout for a couch and TV that will work for us. Most of our old furniture already has a home elsewhere or won’t work in the space, so we pretty much have free reign for how we want to go about this room – most everything will be purchased new.

Here are the constraints:

·         Ideally we’d like a seating arrangement that maximizes views out the windows. This means not putting the couch back up against the windows, if at all possible.

·         We will NOT be putting the TV above the fireplace. Not only are there no outlets, but we are also adamantly against this trend. My thoughts are to the left of the fireplace at an angle, although this restricts the size TV we can buy.

·         There is built-in cabinetry on the south wall. It’s not large enough to hold a TV and nor we do want the reflection from the windows glaring the screen. It will be used for books and décor only.

·         We want a clear path to the stairwell.

·         There are no blinds or curtains on the windows. With that in mind, we want to minimize glare on the TV screen.

Any thoughts on how to best go about this?

How to layout this great room?