Need help for my living room
Orla Ryan
7 years ago
Really need help with this room .its too bland .would love to change the walls colours to compliment the couch maybe darker and warmer .nice rug and cushions etc I'm in Ireland so paint is farrow and ball , color trend .dulux .any ideas greatly appreciated .
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Comments (7)Hi Emmeline. Have measured as best I could. The room is 9ft wide and 18ft long going right up to the bay window sill.Imagine you are standing in the doorway. The door opens inwards and to the left. The space between the open door frame and the wall perpendicular i.e. facing the bay window is approx 2ft. On that perpendicular wall are cubes for art work, a tv and a flat chrome edged gas fire. The fire is 1ft of the ground.. The cube unit is 2ft off the ground as is the tv. So not much space to play around with there. Still standing in the doorway on the wall to your right is a longish radiator. At a slight diaganonal opposite you is a window. Height from floor is 2ft6in. Length of window is 3ft Distance ofrom fire place wall to window is 8ft4in. . Distance from end of window to alcove wall of bay window is 3ft2in. There are two small alcove wall each 2ft6in in length. The bay window is a square shape rather than curved. The length is 4ft. Depth 3ft. Height 2ft.6in.from floor. We moved house recently so the furniture does not really fit the space. I would like to keep the sofa if possible. It is a standard shape with rounded arms and very comfortable. It is a 2 and 1/2 seater approx 5ft 8in long and 3ft high. In an ideal world I'd like 1920s 30s or mid century scandanavian. But would also like to keep the sofa. The only thing I can think of doing is put the sofa facing the fire and take it from there. What about a window seat which would also provide storage? If the sofa faces the fire what do I do with the rest of the room? Chair angled at small window... ottoman??? As for colours the room is painted chalk white. When you come in the front door ( 1930s with coloured glass) there is a curved polished plaster wall in burnt umber. So am thinking moss green, mustard i.e autumn colours a la Orla Kiely??? Many thanks...See MoreNeed help for my living room
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PROOates & Co.
7 years agoOrla Ryan
7 years ago
PROSmartstyle Interiors
7 years agoThe warm colours that Oates 7 Co has suggested sound amazing and are in keeping with the feel I'mm getting from your mood boards. To add a big splash I would move your TV to one of the alcoves and wall mount it on a bracket so you can pull it out at a good angle when viewing and push out of the way when not. These then leaves your chimney breast free for a feature art pieces which will bring a splash of colour. If you aren't in the market for art Star Burst Mirrors, like this gem from Not on teh High Street, are great for bringing some bling and breaking up the boxiness of a room by introducing something round.
Orla Ryan
7 years ago- PRO
Smartstyle Interiors
7 years agoI find a lot of clients are worried about using dark colors because they worry it will have no light. I find that you get such a dramatic effect and your eyes are drawn to the light so your light sofa will really stand out and become a fantastic focus, as well as your wood work and the windows.
My client had the same feeling about this dark blue before we did it, she now loves it and it's a stylish dramatic space.
Farrow and Ball often do talks about using colour and they often talk about using dark colours in dark spaces for that wow effect.
Finally your walls are the backdrop to your furniture, lamps, art and accessories. I suggest before deciding it's not for your painted a really large sample of the paint on a piece of lining paper and tape it up on the wall and see how you feel about it over a 48 hour period in all the different lights.
Hope this helps.
Oates & Co.