Help with Living Room!
There are multiple issues here. The furniture is unfortunately non negotiable at this point. Navy blue wouldn't be my first choice, but it is what it is. I don't know how to arrange this living room. The french doors feel like they are awkward in taking up a wall. I'm wall hugging all the furniture and I know it, but I don't know what to do. I had a family tree wall with frames, so the tree decal needs to go. We got a new tv so it's now larger than the fire place which I also feel like looks bad. I can add other pieces of furniture but the couch and love seat pretty much have to stay. I might be able to eliminate the chair and do some sort of accent. I'm open to area rug, console tables, side tables, lamps, a new media center wall situation, plants, art, whatever could help here! It's just so awkward for me, and it's dark with all the oak. Painting is an option too. It used to be gray, but with the oak and carpet I felt like it made the room even darker yet. Maybe long flowy high curtain panels on each side of the french doors could help? I have a toddler...and a baby on the way so...we still need to be toddler friendly.
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Comments (5)Looking at the oak doors and baseboards, I'd say go for a warm white (no cream, but a bit tan or olive -ish). Neutrals will last longer too, regardless of the funiture and decoration you will use. If the dog is yours, I'd use my budget for a faux wood ceramic floor and worry less about furniture, replace the old stuff once you're lived in the house (hint: slip cover). And walls can be painted afterwards, so focus on the floor (and window treatments) instead of the furniture and start out with offwhite walls....See Moreneed help with living room decor
Comments (1)You'll need to deepen the wall color for the contrast you want. One overhead light is not enough for your dark corner. That is what we call "ambient" light - just a way to turn something on so you don't fall over furniture when entering in the dark. You'll need both accent and task lighting - lamps. Your current furniture is very large and is eating up this small space. Before you replace it with an equally large "suite" consider mixing it up with a pair of chairs and an apartment sized sofa. Here are some inspirations for color and a pair of chairs....See Morehelp with living room
Comments (13)Thanks maumason I think you're right about the more vibrant pops of mustard yellow, and I definately need an area rug. I've photo of romans below, they're a charcol grey and the walls are a light grey. Blenheim I like your photos and do think white fireplace is nice with navy wall but I don't think I'll attempt to paint my marble fireplace! I do like that mirror in your photo and maybe something similar would look better than what I have. I think i've too much going on with the feature yellow on the fireplace and the canvas and perhaps why it looks out of balance. I think if I paintrd he fireplace wall light grey like the other walls, changed the mirror, and painted the wall behind the couch instead (maybe navy? Dark grey?) it might look more focused? I know sofa and chairs are a bit chunky and I don't love them, but will have to put up with them for another while. They are recliners and super comfy which is important for me though!! I do like my coffee table and tv unit, it's reclaimed pine and looks nicer in real life - perhaps it'l work better once I get my dream sofa!!...See Moreneed help for Living room,dining room
Comments (9)Thanks, I wasn't sure where the 9'4 measurement came in. If you're buying all new furniture then look for items on legs, as you can see the floor beneath it will make the space feel bigger. You can also use glass ie a glass coffee table or Louis ghost chairs for example. I'd also go for a large mirror over the hearth or not knowing your style could also have a ŵall of glass tiles for the same effect which will also bounce light. I'd go for a pale tone sofa and use warmer/darker colours for cushions if wanted. If you want a rug then I'd keep it in the same tone as the floor else to visually maximise floor space. I've drawn a very rough plan (not entirely to scale and obviously not knowing where doors etc are!). I assume you're wanting to buy furniture before you move in? If so do you have a similar size room where you could cut out paper templates of all furniture to see if the space works? I would mount the tv on the ŵall if you have one. Hanging it over a slim console (or slim cabinet for storage) means you can add art on the ŵall and accessorise the console so the tv doesn't become the feature of the ŵall. You could go for a coffee table or a small footstool which can double up as extra seating and table. I'd go for a round dining table, 3ft will seat 4 and you can pull it away from the corner when entertaining. i'd go for a 2 seater sofa (c5f?) but try and get a slim one. I don't know the size of the windows but blinds, shutters may also be an idea so curtains don't encroach on the floor space? In terms of decor do you want light and neutral or dark and moody then people can suggest paint colours?...See More
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6 years agoI am not convinced about the cornice either...
And I'm not even sure curtains would work because there is no space between the door and the window, and the window and the wall on the other side, so the curtains would have to permanently mask some of the windows, you will have to reach behind them to reach the light switch, and you can't have finials on the wall side.
But maybe none of that is an issue?
Or maybe a simple roman blind might be the solution, but how high should it go?!
You should start another thread to ask about this specific dilemma!
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI do have to say...this window already has the mini blinds so this whole curtain dilemma is for looks only really. If I got a roman shade or whatever it is I don't need to actually use it. I guess the entire bare space above just bugs me. I'm hearing you all on the cornice. I'm not sure why I can't settle on something here. I'm ready to buy stuff. LOL. So here's another mock up..the best I could with that area rug. I like the to the ceiling curtain mock up Jen posted too. I like turquoise/aqua/teal with the navy. I really like that rug. I feel as though I'm going to freeze again because the rug locks me in to the colors of the rug for future right? I know some comments about function/furniture have come into play, but I feel like I need to settle on a color theme before I can do anything else. I keep considering the dining room as well. I feel as though the kitchen table really needs an area rug under it. I don't want the 2 competing with each other either. I really appreciate all of your ideas and sticking with me through this process. It's like it gets worse before it gets better. LOL. I can't quite tell the background color of that rug, but the linen drapes could hopefully match. I'm not sure if it's more beige/ivory or grayish. Do I find an area rug and play off that first? I was looking at jossandmain. Maybe I need something more neutral, or maybe I find one with less of a pattern for the dining room or vice versa?
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI do love the rug. Of course it's pricey. LMAO. And I need to figure out what size. Seat cushions could work for dining room. Yes, the table is oval. I think that large window also needs curtains to soften it up in there. Things are so minimal, bare and bachelor in here right now. These could tie things together maybe? I kind of like that floral for some reason!
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6 years agoI like a patterned rug in a room where a family lives. It's more friendly to the wear and tear it will get. If you found something you like, go for it. Be sure it is the right size. Will it "walk" on your carpet? I've never used a rug on a carpet.
So am I correct that since you already have blinds on the LR window, the curtains you're proposing are just for appearance? So they could be just a tailored valance? A tailored valance is attractive and would leave your light switches accessible, with no problem of the lack of space to put drapery on the left side. What is the height of your room, and the height from the top of the molding to the ceiling?
Something like this but just the valance, not the drapes.
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Whatever you do on the living room, do the same valance on the sliding glass door.Jamie Brokus Fox
6 years agoSo I went and got the chair cushions today....I'm not so sure they work on these chairs?? I haven't ordered the rug yet...I keep stalling for a good coupon...it's from world market and $699. I wish I could see it in the store before I ordered it. I'm still pondering that one and if I love it that much. I think I do? I love partim's curtain ideas.
I was loving this look...this rug under the table but now I'm second guessing all of it. Or maybe I need new chairs...less bulky chairs maybe?
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6 years agoWhat did you decide for a coffee table?
Be very careful with a rug over carpet. They will crawl and then if you have a heavy coffee table it will be harder to straighten the rug.
I wonder if your space looks empty because you don't have a coffee table? Get the coffee table before the rug so you can decide if you even need a rug.
Don't go for a heavy, chunky table. Your furniture is already heavy. Consider one with legs to lighten the room. Also, you are pretty well maxed out on white furniture. It will stop looking interesting and start looking overdone with more.
Love this one
or this type of table.
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