Finishing touches for living room
Hi everyone, so i have had such helpful advice from everyone to get to this point. I think I'm nearly there with the lounge and really like how it's come together, I am just stuck on the finishing touches. Specifically a coffee table, potentially a console table over the footstool, maybe some cushions on the two metal frame chair (rectangular mongolian wool maybe?) and I'm thinking maybe the tv wall is a little blank although I don't want to visually clutter the space.
The coffee table is a major stumbling block mainly because (I don't know if this is particularly clear in the photos..) each piece has a different colour metal/material so I'm not sure what style to go for which would unite the space. The side tables are a very warm copper, I have tried to find a coffee table with the exact same colouring but the supplier said they didn't make anything unfortunately. It's also been tricky finding something large enough; although having said, looking at the photos, that I quite like the space so maybe something smaller would be better....
I'd appreciate your thoughts :)
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PROAt No 19
4 years agoYou’ve created a lovely restful room. My vote would be for a glass coffee table, probably a 120cm x 60cm, anything solid is likely to visually shrink the space. The one in the photograph below was from Greenapple. Love the idea of rectangular Mongolian cushions for your chairs, I probably wouldn’t clutter the TV wall, just wondering though if perhaps it’s mounted a little too high?
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4 years ago
Maths Wife
4 years agoReally love Jules first pic with the unit under the T.V and the two chairs either side.
Love the room in general, but not keen on the two chairs together at the end. The seating looks a little like it lines the walls even though it's not pushed against them, so i'd split the chairs up. Angle one toward the T.V and add the rug and coffee table.
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4 years agoMaths Wife
4 years agoPersonally I'm not sure you need a coffee table. I would definitely buy a unit to stand under the T.V and possibly use both chairs either side to elongate what's on that side. Something like this under the T.V
I agree that the lovely blush chair should be at the end facing you as you walk in.
When all of that's moved and you put a rug down, you may not want a coffee table, after all, you have two end tables.
Maybe a footstool / Ottoman instead to sit on the rug?
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4 years agoHi everyone, apologies if I've misunderstood but is this the layout you were referring to and then to have a rug and coffee table in the middle? I've angled them as well to see which is better. The ottoman and tray could work!
Peggysue, it's quite a firm so not at all squishy but it's not hard. I quite like it as I don't like sinking into furniture so it depends what you're looking for. I wouldn't say you could lounge in it but it's comfortable to sit in but a bit more like you'd sit on a dining chair.
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4 years agominnie101
4 years agoHi. The room is looking lovely.
Would you be able to try another slight rearrangement?? Move the sofa about a foot down towards the door and try the side table between the chairs on the end wall (Moving the chairs towards the window a bit). I don't think the art is helping being positioned on the centre of the wall rather than to the chairs so have tried moving it.
maybe then a slim console (so it doesn't overlap the chairs) under the tv although I do think the tv needs to move down. It may be better to pay for the electrician to come back? The stools may work under the console. I think a cocktail trolley could work the other end of the room, would work with the style (ignore actual one pictured)
Maths Wife
4 years agoI am trying to like the grey armchairs, but they are quite deep and in my opinion over power the room.
It still looks like a posh waiting room with all the seating facing each other........harsh, but i'm not sure how to put it any other way.
I'd remove the armchairs completely. Push the blush chair further back towards the wall, probably push the sofa further that way also, so that it's more in line with the window.
Add the rug and the chest.
If there's spare room towards the door, then add another small table and use the armchairs at that end.
I think that trying to group all the furniture in the middle is what's causing the problem.
Patrina
4 years agopeggysue67
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4 years agojessa61
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoMinnie is this what you meant?
So whilst i was moving things around i tried the original layout but with the stools under the tv, what do you think? Any better? Would a floor lamp in the corner next to the right picture/behind the right chair help? Maybe a wooden floating shelf under the tv to tie in the legs of the sofa like Jules's photos?
minnie101
4 years agoHi Jess. That was what I meant. I think you can probably move them another few inches to the left before they overlap the sofa arm though? What do you think of it? If not, then personally leave them on the back wall, they stick out too much under the tv imo. Another option would be just having one chair angled in that top right right corner and have another on the opposite wall in front of a bookcase/shelving unit?
The waiting room look is only because you've just got furniture around the edges, it will be gorgeous once finished :) is the side table the west Elm brass one btw?
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Carolina
4 years agoAgree about the chairs under the TV looking a bit cramped. I love the furniture combinations so far and wouldn't add wood myself. You'll lose the elegance then. Unless it's a walnut or dark wood.
Love the last layout with the table in between. You could try and angle the chairs a bit towards each other if you move them more towards the window.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoSo as per Minnie's suggestion, i have moved the side table between the two chairs and have put the flowers on - i think it is looking much better. I was thinking of getting another of the same side table to put the other end of the chesterfield purely for symmetry - what do you think?
Do you think i still need a lamp? Also do you think i should have another pair of cushions on the chesterfield? I'm currently searching for rectangular mongolian wool cushions for the 2 chairs but i can only find grey but i thought a more taupe colour would be better - unless you think grey could work?
Peggysue i'm glad you like it, they have 15% off today so i think i may go for it, ii'm still worried it's too small (depth wise) as it's only 60cm deep (120cm in length) so i'm worried it won't feel the space enough. To give a sense of perspective, the side table diameter is 50cm.
Hmm looking at the photo below, maybe the base is too much - i keep going back and forth, i do love the marble though. I don't know. Now the side table has been moved, i'm not sure glass would work i'm thinking it either needs a marble top or, as per your suggestion, an ottoman with a tray.
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4 years agoMaths Wife
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoLast attempt............using Minnie's ideas with the two armchairs at the end, but pushed back and splayed out so less formal. Artwork at end moved apart a little.
Blush chair bottom left.
Sideboard and rug
Rug in Heather from John Lewis
Sideboard from Atkin & Thyme
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4 years agoOh no lol, I've got to follow on from Mrs Maths photoshop skills!! I like that idea, here was mine... The table is 110 (comes in different finishes) which I think works with the dimensions if my maths is correct. I think you can get away without something below the tv (or just add a slim shelf) and just add a ginger jar, plant etc on the floor between the pink chair and tv. I thought it might be nice to add jewel tones to the pink and lilac. The plant would be lower than the floor lamp btw just didn't have time to adjust it.
I don't think the matching coffee table is big enough and a rectangular one doesn't work as well with a table between the frame chairs (sorry to cause a problem!)
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4 years agominnie101
4 years agoHI Jess. It was a liang & Emil one on offer at furnish c£900. I know it's dear but you wouldn't need more side tables (in my defence!) I also found this the other day but didn't have time to post at the time and have now forgotten where it was from..
i will try and have a look later to see if I can find it again
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4 years agoHere's a version with a walnut top coffee table (Westelm). With and without a fluffy rug (LaRedoute). Think I've made the rug a bit bigger in the pic than it's 135 x 190 size. Oh well...
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoMaths Wife
4 years agoI think as the T.V is a contentious issue and that you don't want it to be a focus, and, given that you have T.V room elsewhere, i'd remove it.
The chairs as they were originally positioned made it look a little like a waiting room or focus group chat room. Therefore, you need to angle the chairs and make them face something, a fireplace, whatever.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoOoo, what do you think about 2 of these under the TV: https://www.choicefurnituresuperstore.co.uk/Baumhaus-The-Nine-Schools-Qing-Chinese-Oyster-Grey-Medium-Sideboard-p80281.html
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