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Need help for living room!

10 years ago

I am doing up my living room but as I just built my home and spent most of my funds my in laws have given me their old suite of furniture! Not particularly my taste and so I am completely stuck for ideas! I don't even know what colour paint to use for the walls or for the carpet! I need it done for Christmas so please help me!!!!!! It's a big room! 39 metres squared in area!

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HERE Design and Architecture
10 years ago
Not my favorite sofa but it isn't terrible and doesn't seem completely unrelated to the architecture. Maybe keep the new stuff to a minimum for now and save your money to buy some things you will want to keep?
decoenthusiaste
10 years ago
I hope they gave you more than the one sofa. You'll have to decide whether you're going to build the room around this sofa, or take your own direction with furnishings and colors you like.
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Wow, I didn't expect so many responses, thank you so much for your time and ideas. I do know that the art is wrong but had to put something up from our last house while we settle in. I do find the fireplace a bit un-friendly and so I would consider changing the colour of it even just the border of it like one of the photos shows. I'm not keen on the small computer cabinet or the ladder shelving I have to admit. I was thinking more of putting 3 full width cherry wood shelves, bottom one being wider and desk height, changing the light fittings to down lights and maybe having a wallpaper or painted backdrop behind the shelves?? I realise I would have to get rid of or change the wallpaper on the other wall and change the curtains too. I take your point, many of you said it, about the curtains needing to fall straight, but I will need a wider pole to do that. Again many thanks, AnnaMarie ps we are in Ireland now but lived in australia for many years and that picture over the mantle is of an old aussie shed with moon light on it.
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Stacy Carter
Original Author
10 years ago
Sorry they came me the sofa and two matching arm chairs.
I think I will just paint the room and keep furniture to a minimum until I can replace the suite of furniture. However am completely stuck as to what colours to put with it! I was thinking creams and olive green?
rinked
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
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.
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NYKB
10 years ago
I would go neutral and don't focus too much on designing your room around the furniture if you don't like it! When you have the money you can replace the furniture but you dont want to have to also redo the room!

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