By angling furniture into the room, designer Sandy Kozar whose Decorating Den Interiors firm is based in Knoxville, Tenn., used more of the space and created an intimate conversation grouping. Photography by Edie Ellison

Blue painted walls add a sharp accent against the beige carpeting. The TV placed atop a credenza rather than on the wall avoids it overtaking the space. Photography by Edie Ellison

The shape of the taller Wingback chairs works with the lower sofa because of a shared commonality of curved forms — in the chairs' rolled outer edges and the sofa's rolled arms. Photography by Edie Ellison

By angling the furniture grouping into the room, Kozar reserved enough space for an entertainment unit along one wall, so that it can be used without traffic getting in the way of conversations. Photography by Edie Ellison