Modular Bouclé Living Room with Arched Feature Wall

The wall is shaped with tall arched grooves pressed into a beige plaster finish. We ran the arches floor to ceiling so the seating area looks like one calm backdrop rather than a busy gallery of frames. The colour stays close to the rest of the room on purpose. Because the pattern is carved rather than painted, the light from the round wall lights beside it catches every ridge and gives the flat wall real depth.

Four round wall lights sit in a vertical line and throw warm pools down the plaster. A cove lighting ceiling adds a soft glow around the edge, and recessed spotlights fill the middle. The wood ceiling fan carries its own light in the hub. Layering these means you can keep just the cove and wall lights on for a quiet evening, or add the spots when the whole family is in.

That is an electric fireplace TV unit built as an open shelving partition. It splits the lounge from the dining while still letting light and sightlines pass through the shelves. The TV sits centre, a linear electric fireplace glows below it, and copper-backed niches hold books and decor on both sides. An electric flame was picked over a real one because it needs no flue and stays cool enough for a shared wall like this.

Near the foyer end there is a terrazzo elephant wall art piece set into the plaster, paired with a tall abstract terrazzo inlay. We used terrazzo because its speckled chips add texture and colour without hanging a framed picture that would date faster. The elephant shape keeps it playful. It marks the entry zone and gives the long wall a focus point as you walk in from the door.

Yes, and that is why it was chosen here. Low modular seating lets children climb on and off safely and lets adults face each other around the round coffee table. You can reshape the run for a party or push it back for floor seating on festivals. The catch is that a low back gives less neck support than a high-backed sofa, so a couple of firm bolster cushions are worth adding for longer TV evenings.

Both need dry care more than wet. Vacuum the bouclé weekly with a soft brush so grit does not settle into the loops, and blot spills at once rather than rubbing them in. The jute round rug sheds a little at first and dislikes damp, so keep it to a dry mop and an occasional shake outside. Spot cleaners made for natural fibre are safest here. Water rings on jute are hard to reverse, so act fast on any spill.

It can, and the partition is the trick that makes it fit. Instead of a full wall, the fireplace TV unit gives each zone its own face while keeping the floor open, so a compact flat still feels wide. Scale the sofa down to fewer modules and pick a slimmer version of the same shelving unit. The one thing to plan for is sound, because an open plan this size carries kitchen and TV noise between the two spaces.