Facing south, great room
One day we can update our old rug and couch to go better with the new space, but overlook that for now. I read all the TV/fireplace articles I could find on Houzz. We live in an increasingly hot North Carolina, today is February 16 and nearly 80 degrees. So we selected a corner gas fireplace and put the TV against the west wall. It's cuddly in the winter (now about 2 months long) and frees up the room the other 10 months of the year.