Need help with a red carpet
11 years ago
My style is contemporary and I'm moving to a home that I'm very excited about. As much as I love this house I'm very frustrated with the family room/TV room. As you can see in the picture the red carpet is very challenging to work with a contemporary look. This room is very big 31x34. I have no idea what to do with it, don't even know what color to paint the walls. By the way the furniture in the picture are from the previous owner, I will be buying new furniture. Any suggestions? I'm attaching the picture. Help!!!!
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PRO11 years agoAre you opposed to wall covering, I would love to see a natural woven camel covering! If you do leather sofa, a rich camel or whiskey leather. Philip Jeffries attached! Good luck looks like a great space.
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- PRO11 years agoThank you tanay 1020, I would get a nice comfortable chair for your husband..try and convince him that a chair and ottoman is the best choice..maybe you should try and coordinate a leather comfy chair for him and keep the white chair for yourself. ;)
As for the area rugs the bigger the better..keep them simple, no pattern, I am not one to be trendy however, I love the new shag..That will help eliminate the look of your carpet..it is the texture of the shag that will do the trick..yes get an area rug for under any table that you may want to add to this space again something totally neutral..Replace the fans with something cool like the fixture I have attached. Good Luck..You can always send us Houzzer's a picture of the finished product..
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11 years agoTake a look at Sherwin Williams Windsor Beige with your red rug. Although the inspiration photo is a bedroom you get the idea of how the warm neutral looks with a red rug. This is a massive room that will require correctly scaled furnishings to keep it from looking like a basement rec room. A free standing bookshelf used as a room divider would help to define the overall space. I also like the idea from previous posters to use a neutral or sisal rug in the TV area to break up the sea of red flooring. Are the rectangular lights florescent or skylights?
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PRO11 years agoWarm tan/gold walls, a rich brown color for seating. Create separate seating for television viewing, try hanging a couple ceiling mounted drapery panels with tie backs for space separation. Another area for game playing, reading & perhaps a refreshment wet bar area with a pub table.
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