Advice on colours to bring a room together
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Comments (9)Hello James! I like your sitting room design and I see you have put a great thought and lot of time to achieve the look as it is now. Well done! Colours are set right and orange feature wall looks fab! Don't change colour scheme and you don't need any wallpaper, leave as it is. I will agree with comment above, on picture grey wall works well with curtains. And I see why room doesn't look 100% finished. You need to change you accessory arrangement. You don't have enough textures around a room. Let's start from walls: I see the reason why you place mirror in front of window but better move it on central part of grey wall, let it reflect orange feature wall and let it to create first expression of the room. Leave two framed art works on each side of the mirror, place mirror where you have a small frame. Mirror in this position will add volume to the room and will help to spread more colour on grey side. On the wall, where you have mirror right now, place a black metal vintage clock (For example) or metal wall art, better black and matt finishMetal is a new texture and will add attraction. Make sure to scale the clock size, not to be bigger than size of this mirror. Now console table in the corner: you are very good to consider colour splash but display doesn't look finished. Add set of small mirror frames on a wall, for example from Ikea (Black frame)I don't know dimensions of this area), in any case I will suggest to add 2 mirrors and place in diagonal or three (Up side down triangular) or four mirrors (square pattern). You are good scaling, so leave it to you. In addition, you have two displays: on top of console table and your coffee table. You will need to rearrange objects to make it more interesting and add depth in what you show. Here you will find more details how to set stunning display https://alenacdesign.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/make-stylish-accessory-display-on-a-shelf/ For more ideas, here you will find guidelines and inspiration how to add and spread texture around a room https://alenacdesign.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/textures-as-a-powerful-interior-element/ In general, add glass jars, faux flowers, metal urns. If you don't like flowers, go for green plants. You don't need a lot but one or two small pieces in a jar or glass bottle will add fine organic texture. All these little things will make place cozier and that's exactly what you need! Hope it will help! Good luck!...See MoreNeed advice on my living room colour wise I have a brown leather sofa
Comments (2)Hi andykate1, With darker rooms it is best to stick to a light colour palette that will make the room feel more expansive and open. Opting for a fresh neutral tone such as ‘Rocksalt’ will give the room an uplifted feel and make any dark room feel airy and balanced. ‘Rocksalt’ is a modern mid-tone that fits in between grey and white- not as stark as bright white and not as deep as grey. Why not create a beautiful feature of the main wall within the room? ‘Sun Dust 2’ is a lovely warm tone of golden yellow and is sure to bring in personality to the space and help the whole room feel ‘more together’. This can also be a colour to bring through in accessories and dressing the room. Try also using a co-ordinating colour with your accessories that will finish the scheme such as a rich navy. I'd suggest this gorgeous patterned rug from John Lewis, as it's sure to bring a cosy element to the scheme and adds dramatic interest: http://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-kalkan-rug-multi Adding textures to your sofa breaks up the dark colour and gives a homely feel, here are two I love!: http://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-pebble-cushion http://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-tamaki-cushion Finally, it wouldn't feel like autumn without a place to rest your feet in front of the fire; introducing a pouffe or footstool could be a really lovely idea: http://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-diamond-shadow-pouffe Good luck decorating - It'll be so worth it on those cosy autumn nights to have a living room that feels like your sanctuary! Kind regards Jessica Dulux Design Expert www.duluxamazingspace.co.uk Beautiful Interior Design for everyone...See MoreBringing together colours in kitchen/living/dining room
Comments (14)Hi Tracey, if you want some advice, we do online interior designs at a very affordable price (starting at £50 per room). We can send you a moodboard with all the elements and how they would fit together, choose a colour scheme that works, etc Once you are happy with the design, we would send you the shopping list with all the elements and where to get them online. We would adapt to your budget so you only spend what you have in mind. Have a look at our website and let us know if you are interested! www.lucianasanchez.com...See MoreAdvice to bring this living room to life.
Comments (5)OK, so here's few thoughts to get you started off... It is a bit stark looking at the moment, but if you like light and bright you don't have to dive to colour to bring life into your room, you just need to come over all Kelly Hoppen and include lots of different textures in fabrics, glass, wood, plants and maybe add a subtle accent colour. This is a big room too, and it needs some large scale items to set it off. Do you have one ceiling light fitting or two? If two they're probably fine. If one, you might consider getting something larger and more showy. How are your DIY skills and does your budget stretch to opening up the fireplace and reinstating a hearth? That would be ideal, as the chimney breast is the central feature of the room and something needs to happen there to create visual interest. ie. you could buy a second hand fire basket and dress it with logs, even if you have no intention of using a fire, but to do this you'd need to stretch to a fire surround to keep things in proportion. We can think up some alternatives if a fire/fake fire isn't possible ( You need more height to your decoration too, to suit the proportions of the room and I would suggest doing something in the recesses either side of the chimney, for example fitting matching shelving on both sides if that was useful, or, as this is a light and bright scheme, perhaps foxed or plain mirror cut to fit the walls above the dado rail. If you are happy to stick to curtains I'd suggest a new curtain rail that is mounted to run around the inside of the bay and has enough length either side of the bay that the whole of the curtain can sit perfectly outside the bay when they are pulled back. This enables you to reclaim the bay as usable area at night when the curtains are closed. If feeling heat from the radiator is a problem you might want to opt for roman blinds instead, which come to sill length. I would also suggest you get a much larger rug and maybe add a coffee table on top to create more of a sense of intimacy. And of course the obligatory cushions! I've attached a few photos for inspiration and I'm sure some mood boards will follow! :)...See Moregardenm1
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHello Susiem,
What about another bookcase on the other side.. I normally never suggest shelving of any kind in alcoves.. I personally feel they detract from the fireplace.. It is a very large piece but you could paint the alcoves to a complimentary colour for the bookcase.. So the bookcase becomes less solid.. It blends into the alcove and instantly looks less "looming"
Another thought is that if you store books and more at the bottom 2 shelves and gradually less as you go upwards.. This too will help the eye to see it as part of the wall.. Which opens the room up even with a big piece of furniture..
Then paint the chimney breast above mantel an accent colour lighter than the grey for alcove and bookcase (if you liked that idea).. So this will then lift the chimney breast out.. Then the mantel and surround could be painted to accent the "surround" I'd let the burner stand alone and look the fantastic piece it is.. Possibly add some stylish tongs etc along with a pile of logs.
Then, what about hanging the mirror.. Maybe it could look good round the other way... Possibly paint the inside of the fire where burner is situated a darker colour so it looks like the rear of the fire.. take the little baskets away so the burner, logs and tongs create a warm and inviting suggestion of lazy Sundays by the crackling fire..
Could the sofa go along the back wall to face the fire? This too will open the space more.. but of course I cannot see what else might be there! Maybe there is another sofa already... If you went down the shades of grey, you could add a couple of cushions to accent the red shade.. : ))
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8 years agoI don't know what you could do for the time being. I think I would probably leave it for now. Then get some decent built in ones and paint them up in your desired colour.
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8 years agoIf you did want to try another option and still like the idea of storage, something like this could be nice for your books and ornaments. I like wood stored underneath exposed but depends if that is the look you are going for. I would keep the shelving white and put in your books piled horizontally/ vertically with nice colourful ornaments - not too many ornaments just a few nice ones, varying heights etc.
Picture isn't the greatest as ornaments etc don't look as good as they could but this is just so you get the idea. I think white might contrast nicely with your mantel and keep the space nice and airy.
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8 years agoStill think shelving is a great idea. Maybe a low cupboard and a few larger shelves above? Here's some ideas
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8 years agoSherbert Barnes
8 years agoSusiem14,
I think this room looks lovely and cosy and like your fireplace. I would add a few bits in cream and fawn/grey. Please don't be offended by the comment above... Everybody is different and we all have different budgets!
I have recently changed my lounge to be neutral tones - still working on the cushions but sending you a photo of my new rug - was from Dunelm Mill - not expensive at all but v pleased with it.
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