Need help to improve my flat

8 years ago

I am trying to re decorate this flat , i cant get rid of furniture as it is not my flat but wants to make it look nicer.. Please any advice?

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Tani H-S

8 years ago

It's a really nice flat. I think all it needs it some colour on the walls to zone it. Can you paint? Or put up some large pictures/wall art?

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Tani H-S
8 years ago
Also perhaps some cushions
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Máire Daly
8 years ago
I agree with Tani, you've huge blank walls. If money's tight, (and my suggestion isn't too boho), a fabric wall hanging might do the trick. You can give it some weight or structure using dowel rods. If you haven't got one large piece of art, a cluster of smaller pictures/photos, can do the same job. Remember, most people hang their pictures too high. the centre of the picture should be at eye height.

A large plant wouldn't go astray (keep an eye out for freecycle). Regarding your bed, pulling the bed cover over the pillows to hide them is a very old fashioned way of 'making' the bed. Turn down the top of your bed cover and show the pillows.
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Jane Fitch Interiors
8 years ago
I think you need a slight layout change in the lounge. There's no point having the table and chairs if you can't move around them? It's difficult to suggest the layout without seeing the full room plan and electrical points etc, but maybe you can play around with it.

Also, can you paint the walls or add artwork?

If you can add artwork - then a large canvas's on the lounge walls could work wonders. You could even create your own - try and channel your inner Mark Rothko and create something that unites all the colours in the room.

Adding accessories (cushions, vases etc) which also echoes the colours in the lounge/ dining room will also help tie it all together, as will some additional table lamps.

In the bedroom, the small pictures above the bed look very lost. Replace with larger framed pictures that either compliment or contrast the headboard. Also, as Maire says, dress the bed and show your cushions and enhance them with some extra scatter cushions in bold colours taken from the duvet.

Most of all, have fun creating a space that's uniquely yours :-)
minnie101
8 years ago
It's a great flat. If you moved the White sofa nearly against the wall where the table is (with maybe an arc lamp behind), moved the red sofa up towards it and put the tv in the left corner would the table fit to the right of the tv? It may be a little squeeze to the kitchen area but it looks as if there are 2 entrances. add cushions with some red in on the White sofa and maybe white and red geometric on the red sofa to tie the sofas together maybe with 1/2 in Olive green. A couple of large pieces of black framed modern art on the current tv and tables walls. In the bedroom, I'd probably go for white bedding with a mix of bright and dark grey cushions and throw (patterns and plains). Also a large print for over the bed. I wouldn't touch the wall colour.
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8 years ago
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Really nice flat Tesy Lb but I have to agree to the people above. Looks a little stale, have you tried to move around some furniture?

Also, the pictures on the walls and the lack-there-of. Smaller pictures go well on small corner walls or on side tables, don't put a small picture on a massive wall because it draws your eye to it and it makes the whole room look empty. If you are interested in some sort of wall art (we have over 300,000 images to choose from), check us out or give us a ring. We'll be more than happy to help =)

See the examples below with a customer who put 2 canvas's on their wall. Bedroom canvas is ~16" x 40" and canvas by table is 36" x 36"
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