Examples of similar 1930s living room
Hi all,
I like to get inspiration for renovating from images on here, however I can’t find any similar images of living rooms like this one. Would you call that area in where the fireplace is an inglenook?
I would love to see some ideas on how I can make a feature of the inglenook and bring the room to life. Any tips greatly appreciated.
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Peter Shep
3 years agoRelated Discussions
need help with my living room
Comments (37)Hello CG, you can buy some of these and try them on site. From the pictures you posted I get the feeling you have 2 colors with similar saturation both fighting for attention. It's a little too much. I would keep the green but go softer on the red (i.e rust). You can also let yourself be inspired by the grey/silver/bordeaux floral and stripe pillows to create a brand new color scheme using these colors instead. For example, a very soft gray on the walls, gray carpet, grey/bordeaux combo in the curtains and for the sofa accents, pillows similar to these 2. It's decision time. Go for what speaks to you, but do it with elegance :-)...See MoreCan't decide on furniture! Please help!!
Comments (27)No, ask away :-) I'm not a pro though, just kind of passionate about design and interiors and all that :-) Great cabinet. I'm really not opposed to mixing metals. You'll get a more eclectic mix. It is the result of going with what you love and not with what you think goes with something else. And that will give your interior your own personal style. Matter of taste. Some people really don't like it. Others do :-) Go for a fairly large coffee table. I would think at least 100 cm wide. Tape (news) paper together to the size of the coffee table you like and lay that on the floor. It will give you an idea about the scale in your room. You need it to be easily reachable from the sofas, since you have these high armrests. And your room can take a large table. If you can't find a large one you like, you can also think about putting together 4 smaller square ones for example. The one with the metal base (I took two from the Soul Lifestyle site) is on the smallish side. The black one is larger. Round fits nicely with the shape of your sofas. Not sure if I mocked up the sizes correctly, but I think the lovely side table is too small. The lamp is about 70 cm tall (again, I guestimated the size), but it does look small on that low table. Maybe it's taller in real life than in the mock up? Mixed metals in a room...See MoreRevamp our hallway
Comments (44)Paint the doors black matt and the fames cream add silver crome door furniture. Huge silver mirror above the covered radiator then add a runner of any colour you like and match it with the lamps and lighting. hey presto done....See MoreFlooring decisions: to go with Birch Plywood
Comments (5)I have a similar laminate floor to yours with white walls and it looks ok, the key really is to try and warm the look up a bit with colors in accessories etc. (before and after). A plywood with a wood finished floor might look a bit extreme though, perhaps you could look at staining the ply a darker shade such as a blue? Having the 2 woods looking similar could potentially look a bit weird....See More
Sonia
3 years agoLovely room and very unusual fireplace! I couldn’t find any images like that either, so I’m wondering if it is a later addition, maybe? I really don’t know. At the moment the thing that draws the eye is the blue carpet. Will that stay and is the furniture yours? I can envisage two sumptuous velvet or tan leather sofas opposite each other with an oriental rug between them. I agree with you that the fireplace can take a deeper colour such as navy or green, and many colours in between (hey that rhymes!). I can picture some gorgeous paintings on those walls, contemporary or traditional, depending on your taste. Lovely full curtains on the big window in a William Morris fabric. That room could be amazing. Here’s some examples of other Arts & Crafts rooms and cosy decor to add to Minnie’s lovely examples.
Peter Shep
3 years agominnie101
3 years agoI think a deeper colour in the inglenook would work as the dark colour brings it further into the room. If you give an idea of styles and colours you like I’m sure people can help with ideas. I wouldn’t have such a contrast with the rest of the room but was a bit restricted on colours so left them white!
Petite Maison
3 years agoHere are some arched inglenook images, they all have more of an arts and crafts feel but could give you a bit of inspiration.
Maybe you need a different fireplace that a little lower to be in proportion with the arch?
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