I went through quite a lot of brainstorming to get to my ideal room layout. This first image was drawn as I was reading the script. Hopefully you can decipher what's what...
The perspective of looking into a corner seemed neat, so I explored the ground plan below.
Unfortunately, I didn't think this was easy to maneuver around. The door to the left barely opens! Also, I don't think a couch would be there, diagonal in a room like that, even if you can see only "half of the room."
I moved on to something bigger, more spacious. I messed around with platforms. The piano eventually ended up on the right, so ignore the weird trapezoid shapes next to the stairs. I figured most houses didn't have platforms to put pianos on. The audience can see the piano just fine on the right, on the floor.
I ended up scratching this layout too because it was also unrealistic to have a trapezoid/hexagon shape for a house!
Finally, I hit a winner. It was rectangular, spacious enough to walk around in, small enough to have been owned by lower class, and the picture also includes tiny extra details that finish off the layout, like directions (since they're mentioned in the play) and off stage lighting (for the morning and night effects)!
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