Need help with living room furniture choices
Gayle
10 years ago
Hi there,
I have a long rectangular shaped living space with a dining area at one end and living room area at the other. I recently bought an L shaped sectional couch which goes against one of the long walls.
I'm trying to decide what furniture to put on the opposite side of the room (by the large window with wooden venetian blinds) in order to balance the room out and make it less one sided.
I have this red armchair which I like. Does the white Eames chair work beside it or does this now make that side of the room too "busy"? Does the simple little end table work better beside the red armchair and leave it at that?
Would welcome your opinions! :-)
I have a long rectangular shaped living space with a dining area at one end and living room area at the other. I recently bought an L shaped sectional couch which goes against one of the long walls.
I'm trying to decide what furniture to put on the opposite side of the room (by the large window with wooden venetian blinds) in order to balance the room out and make it less one sided.
I have this red armchair which I like. Does the white Eames chair work beside it or does this now make that side of the room too "busy"? Does the simple little end table work better beside the red armchair and leave it at that?
Would welcome your opinions! :-)
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10 years agoPull the red chair in so its front feet are on the rug. Move the shelves that are next to the FP. You need a much larger picture for over the sofa. Move the pic that's over the sofa now over the fireplace. A horizontal pic over sofa will work better than a vertical.
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10 years agolast modified: 10 years agoMaybe something like this over the sofa? It's 140cm x 100cm ( 56" x 40" inches)
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10 years agoyou did well Candeela.. waiting to see the final result of your living room. And i would like to suggest this cushion fabric design to your red chair and put wall light.
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10 years agoLatest update!
Made a few changes to the book cabinet to the left of the fireplace. Added chrome legs to match the legs on the tv cabinet and added doors to the top half to try to make it look less cluttered. The lighting in the photos isn't great but hopefully you get the idea.Am quite pleased with the result.
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10 years agolast modified: 10 years agoor this is another canvas I like - they're basically the same piece with slight colour variations. They're both approx 30" x 20". Is that big enough or should I be aiming for something larger again? Would welcome your opinions! Thanks
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10 years agoWhat do you all think of this zebra print canvas that I got for over the sectional?
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