Living room help please
SA Thomas
8 years ago
I am having a hard time filling this room, walls look bare and so much empty space I feel. Looking for suggestions on how to make this room feel more cozy. I do want to add curtains, gets really cold in the winter so need to help block some of that cold out. Mainly what should I do with the walls (especially the last pic wall). Previously I got a suggestion to add cabinets on either side of the fireplace and add art work above each cabinet but I can't seem to find low cabinets that would go in a living room.
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Comments (9)Hi, the room mostly looks airy & calming. I think the difficulty is the sofa which is so dark compared to most of the rest of the furnishings. If you’d had some natural wood furniture it would have helped blend the light & dark tones. However, I like your white furniture & think some pattern, eg monochrome patterns would help to bring the room together. You could add any colour but if you want to stick with mostly pale neutrals, adding some different textures would also help. Some artwork above the sofa would be good & also some greenery - maybe a large floorstanding plant....See MoreLiving room layout help please!
Comments (5)This is what I've come up with so far - https://planner5d.com/view?key=aff85ece19d9b74772321723d983c60a Electric fire wall mounted, new settee and sofa chair, coffee table, rectangular tv unit. Large open shelf unit at end of room. Also, ditched the wood and going cream carpet throughout. Any suggestions appreciated!...See MoreLiving room layout help please
Comments (4)good idea, here’s a few photos that were on my phone. As you can see it all needs updating/redoing etc. the sofa is actually broke and the chair belonged to my dad when he was unwell and I plan to sell it cheaply or donate to someone who needs a rise and recline. im unsure about structural changes, whether I will knock the kitchen and ‘dining room’ (which I’m using as an office currently) into one. depends on budget. I like the idea of a combined social area, but I hate noise and not sure I want to sit in kitchen as such. But for now my next room is this living room. But i do need to consider whether I have a Door into the dining room, or if I do make it one kitchen/diner I wouldn’t need a door really as the one into the kitchen would suffice. so difficult! Because I don’t have a massive budget. And as you can see everything is in need of updating. the kitchen is the same as it was in 1986, and too embarrassing to show photos of....See MoreLayout Living room. Help, please.
Comments (2)Hey! If the floor plans are correctly understood the second one does more sense but a quick question. Are you going for a four-seated sofa?...See More- PRO
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8 years ago leelee
8 years agoI like these thinly framed map. They take up plenty of space without looking heavy or overpowering.
wickedwhite
8 years agoSA Thomas
8 years agoSA Thomas
8 years agoWicked white - drapery rod was delivered and is up already, drapes supposed to come tomorrow so will take a pic after that.
Wall of canvas photos - still waiting on a few more being taken for me by a friend back where I grew up (on the other side of the globe). Did a quick template though on my wall. Top 4 I was thinking to be 20x30 (paper I had is 18x30) and bottom two are 40x20 (paper in pic is 40x18)
Suggestions?
(The light is making the walls look dark yellow)
wickedwhite
8 years agoSA Thomas
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8 years agoMy curtains have arrived but what is this? Some kind of metal clips that came with it.
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8 years agoSA Thomas
8 years agoTry to ignore the mess in my room now, I need a lot more curtain rings I found out. Is the color ok? I need to hem the bottom too
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8 years agoSA Thomas
8 years agoI don't see a lining on the back but it is blackout. First pic is the front and second is the back. I wanted some kind of thermal curtains because it gets really cold with that whole wall being glass. Changing those patio doors to more efficient ones are on my long list of things to do but not for a few years. I have 4 other sets of such doors, besides these 2 so doing them in phases.
I'm wondering now if I can just do three panels so won't look even more bulkier.
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8 years agoSA Thomas
8 years agoSo I played around with the hooks that came with the drapes and used them like this because I really didn't like the clips showing below the ring. Does this look ok? I used 14 rings on a 100" wide panel - spaced enough? I thought I'd ask before I order rings for the other panels. I only have one panel and room already looks different
Pictures - some smaller ones Grover? Or arranged differently?
Track light focusing on that wall - brilliant idea, thanks.
groveraxle
8 years agoIf you're doing art alone on that wall, don't be afraid to go low on the wall.
If you use a console to ground the art, then keep the art in proportion to the table and within the confines of the top.
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7 years agoThe pictures you've chosen look great. They'll look FABULOUS once you lower them to here:
Yes, really.
SA Thomas
7 years agoGroveraxle - I took a picture from this angle, so like lower it where the bottom lines up with the top of the two chairs?
groveraxle
7 years agoEven lower. I'd put the center of the paintings at about 3/5 the height of the door.
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