Unsure which walls to feature in my unsymmetrical living room :-(
Pips Evans
8 years ago
Hi - I live in a 1930's semi which has the living room and back room knocked through leaving a large room with 2 chimney breasts, 2 small alcoves and one large. I would like to have neutral walls as the base colour and use a nice striking wallpaper or paint colour to create a feature - but not sure what would look best - do I paper the alcoves, leaving the chimney breasts sticking out - or do I just feature the chimney breast (but think that might look weird?) and leave the alcoves neutral? We use the one half for dining and the other for the living area .... I have no idea what to do as the room is not symmetrical and every combination seems wrong...it's driving me crazy? Any ideas would be grateful received xx
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Pips Evans
8 years agoPips Evans
8 years agoEmma Tracey
7 years agomopher70
7 years agoHi Pips,
Have you thought about adding staggered modular shelving and using it as a room divider?
Useful for storage too & you can have as much or as little as you feel is appropriate for your space.
Paula Evans
7 years agoPaula Evans
7 years ago
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