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HELP!!! Newbie here - first post - and I am in need of SERIOUS furniture placement help. Background: my husband and I serparated about 5 years ago. After dragging myself and my three girls out of the pit, we settled into a two-bedroom rental about a year ago (not sure about overall square footage). The kids and I have done a lot of work on the place and I've gotten raves on it. All well and good, except now hubby and I are getting back together and the wrench is - his couch. It's a behemoth!!!

My current couch is about 79" long and 40" deep, placed against a 113" wall; cattycorner is a 56" long, 40" deep matching loveseat against a 96" wall. Both walls are partial walls with entryways on either side (entry from the hallway on the longer wall to the left of the couch, entry to dining area/kitchen from shorter wall to the right of the loveseat). In the small gap area behind where the two couches meet is an endtable with lamp (22" square). Everything fits nicely with no problems with traffic flow (and with three kids running around that's an issue). There is a TV/Entertainment unit on the wall opposite the loveseat; this can't be moved because I had to BEG the cable installer to completely rewire the connection in order to place the TV on the one wall furthest from where the cable comes in.

HIS couch is 89" long with a 60" left hand chaise. I don't think (other than the chaise) it's as deep as my current couch (approx. 36" deep). All three couches are approximately the same light tan microfiber which goes well with the rest of the furniture in the room.

I'm willing to part with the 79" couch (the set is about 8 years old and I've been wanting a new one). The thing is - how do I fit an 89" couch in the space left by a 79" one and still be able to walk into the room? Am I better off putting the couch on the shorter wall? If so, what do I do with the lamp (the apartment is pretty dark, so the lamp is important).

Sorry so long but I haven't figured out how to post pictures yet!