Please help with rug and furniture decisions....
pannacotta
8 years ago
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I really need to finish off my sitting room as it has been a work in progress for too long. The furniture if a bit of a hotch-potch following a divorce and some pieces going to my ex. What I am struggling with is whether to keep the small red sofa which doesn't go with the other two and what colour rug to choose. The two large sofas are hard colours to describe, one is linen/silk mix in pale gold gree, the other is old gold. The walls are mid olive green. I don't have a big budget and need a rug of at least 2x3m so at least one sofa can sit on it, partly to stop both sofas sliding around... I have two kids so do need practical choices. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! Thanks
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Comments (8)Yes, it's a complete nightmare! Thank you both for replying. We have tried dividing the room with the large sofa, where the smaller armchair is, and the TV used to be on the patterned wall. The smaller armchair went where the TV is. Whatvwe found was that there wasn't much space between the two chairs to get in and out of the kitchen - the chairs are both very deep so they really come into the room . when the chair was where the TV is I always felt like I was missing something that was going on behind me - that sounds silly, I know!! I love the idea of zoning with a rug and a coffee table would be so handy - currently we have to twist right round to reach the tables on either side of the sofa. If you'd have a writing desk where the TV currently is, what would you do with the armchair? At the moment it feels like there are two chunks of wasted space on either side of the big sofa. Yes, yes, yes to the yellow and grey! I love your photos, and it would really lift the dark wallpaper. I bought the cushions for Christmas 2015 and didn't change them afterwards, so a fresh look is long overdue! Thank you again for your ideas, feel free to throw more suggestions around - I'll try anything!...See MoreWhat colour rug/s and furniture
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