New living room-North/west , not great light.
Colours? Any ideas-obviously lighter. I am changing everything!! Like the settees facing each other?? HELP
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Monica
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI LOVE the green wall as well and I could see that carried over onto the fireplace wall. I like your idea of two sofas facing each other either side of the fire, I love symmetry in a room and it looks like with your room layout you could achieve that. . Round mirror above the fireplace like Minnie suggested, and possibly two large pieces of art (rectangular).
You could maybe also consider a one sofa two chairs arrangement, something with small thin arms to maximise the seating space.
Colour wise? What colour sofas are you thinking?
Cumberland Townhouse · More InfoAs for the telly I would position it on the wall opposite the fire one, you could have a lovely built in section there. If that's not in the budget you could have a console table under the tv like you have now but it would need to be bigger to expand past the width of the telly. You could then dress this with some lamps either side to increase height and balance out the TV. Good luck its exciting when you start a new re model from scratch.
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Revive Your Space
8 years agoAlways! As a declutterer I'm usually looking at what people need to get rid of, but in your room, I would look to bring in a few more personal items, such as a painting that has significance, or getting some of your own photos blown up. Pick a colour you love and then use that to inspire you by choosing other things to tone in and higlight that colour. I love Raspeberry Diva from Dulux but colour is highly personal! Happy to consult!
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