Please help with tips and ideas to create some character to my living room!?
catmeow
11 years ago
I need some help with what colour to paint the walls in my living room. Whether to paint all the walls red or just have the one feature. The whole room needs a make-over, but I just can't think of what to do. The feel I'm going for is retro/cool, but still with a modern touch.
Hope you can help!
Cat x
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Hope you can help!
Cat x
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Comments (18)I have a similar fireplace in my north facing living room in my Victorian house and I have painted the surround white and it looks lovely (ours was a darker wood than yours and not very nice). I have grey elsewhere in the house but opted for dark blue, Farrow and Ball Hague Blue, in the living room. I decided in a North facing room to embrace the fact it is not that light and go dark, and I found that blue wasn't as cold as grey. It looks great although I have to say that we don't use that room during the day as we have a family room on the back of the house which is south facing and that is white at the moment, I like the contrast and the living room feels like a lovely cosy grown up room. Hope that helps!...See MoreHelp please for my living room!
Comments (23)There just isn't enough in the room, but all these things come with time and money. I don't think the leather sofa gives at all in the room, it looks really small and heavy looking compared to the new gorgeous one and the chair at the back serves no purpose and looks kinda dumped there. Pictures, side tables with objects on them a rug, large basket with logs or books in it. Don't be afraid to mix things, I have urns, a wooden horse, lanterns, candelabra in my room varying sizes, some real statement pieces. A set of pictures always looks nice too, 4 or 6 together. TK Max is a great place to pic up one off unusual bits for the home it's where I get most of mine from. P.s a nice big mirror always looks great too. X...See MorePlease help with my living room
Comments (3)Hello gryer84, Have you considered curtains that blend with the wall colours.. That way they are not so prominent. Why not bring the sofas further into the room and have then facing each other either side of the fireplace.. Not too close so the room is equally filled, then the room is more proportionally arranged., Coffee table in between and then you could have a console table if you have one behind the sofa facing the kitchen with a lovely vase of decorative piece.. this offers a nice visual feature that splits up the dining and living areas in a nicer way that just a rear view of the sofa.. Perhaps you have another mirror or something to sit with the round mirror on the wall.. It looks a bit lost by itself.. Maybe another smaller setting would be ideal for it and something larger, picture, canvas or something.. For the rear wall, you may possibly have a larger piece to offer some height and an armchair to compliment the sofas... Bring the side table forward and have that with the sofa furthest away from the kitchen.. possibly in the window corner side. This could go with a floor lamp for the opposite back wall corner to give warmth and extra accent lighting.. So a few ideas that you might want to try out.. : ))...See MoreHelp Creating Work Living Room Space
Comments (19)The fireplace is looking great. It looks like a fun project. I work from home too and it can be sometimes a bit much, not being able to break away from the work. I like surrounding myself with things that inspire my work rather than the work itself. Although, that niche you've got is screaming for a built-in bookshelf. But instead of using it as storage for workstuff, you could fill it with things you love instead. It would add texture and colour to the space. You could also consider having it in wood, to bring in the wood texture your wanted on the floor. I really like the colour palette you've chosen. I have a grey carpet myself. It would be easy to add a pop of blue on your chairs. If you are worried about the desk chair, there are products with castors for carpets. Another thought, is perhaps the desk can be pulled away from the wall, so it fills the room. It can act as your desk, as well as a meeting space or a family space in the evening. It also won't feel like you are facing a wall all day long....See Morecatmeow
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11 years agoCatmeow, Your red and black color scheme is bold but unfortunately cold. Consider warming up the stark white walls with neutral paint and add some more pattern in the room. The fantastic rug in this inspiration room is from Home Decorators.
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