Please help with living room - blank canvas
Sarah McNally
9 years ago
We're moving into a brand new house and are struggling as it's such a blank canvas - more so in the living room.
The layout of the room is attached. 5.88x4.22metres.
Against the long wall nearest to where you walk in we'll have a TV and already have a long 2m white unit we'll keep.
Against wall opposite to door a sofa - see pic - corner style.
Carpet will be a charcoal with coloured fleck - v nice.
Struggling where else to go from there - furniture?! Stick with white?! Can look too cold so is like wood. Perhaps the mango - pic attached - as has grey streaks so look ok with carpet.
Walks are white is like to paint will soften - farrow and ball cornforth white?
Feature mirror above sofa? Mustard accents?
Really appreciate some ideas/colour schemes / general ideas of how to furnish please!
The layout of the room is attached. 5.88x4.22metres.
Against the long wall nearest to where you walk in we'll have a TV and already have a long 2m white unit we'll keep.
Against wall opposite to door a sofa - see pic - corner style.
Carpet will be a charcoal with coloured fleck - v nice.
Struggling where else to go from there - furniture?! Stick with white?! Can look too cold so is like wood. Perhaps the mango - pic attached - as has grey streaks so look ok with carpet.
Walks are white is like to paint will soften - farrow and ball cornforth white?
Feature mirror above sofa? Mustard accents?
Really appreciate some ideas/colour schemes / general ideas of how to furnish please!
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minnie101
9 years agoDepending on tv position, maybe try a silver starburst mirror over the unit. This is from bedroom furniture world. I'd go for geometric cushions in a few shades lighter or darker than sofa and then add mustard ones. This is from park designs on eBay. Did you say before you couldn't have a rug?
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9 years agoYes think feature re chair next to a bookcase create a little snug but need to see space first really.
Seen a few rugs in ikea very reasonable and love the patterns
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