Living room dilemmas, I can't get it right!
nickiboz
8 years ago
Any advice would be gratefully received. I can't decide whether to keep the white curtains and add Roman blind to the bay window or go for colour? What kind of coffee table would you suggest? Table lamps and floor lamp will that add something?
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nickiboz
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Comments (15)Sukiharrison and Odd job Hadyman, Thank you very much for your comments :) We actually intended to have the sofa on the opposite wall and built in cabinets and shelves exactly like you've suggested but I absolutely loved this big L shape sofa so desided to have it as it is now. There is no problem to move one part of the sofa to the opposite wall and the other to the wall against the window, but for now this is more convenient lay out. The shelves have to wait for now but I imagine them in white. After hearing a few suggestions about the secondary light by the window I will probably listen to the pros and remove it In favour of a floor or table lamp. No curtains.. For now :) I have a big thing about dust and would like this house to be as easy to clean as possible and generally don't like curtails Over radiators. Thou I understand this will affect the appearance I'd like to keep it simple....See MoreHelp with new kitchen design - I can't get it to work!!!!!!
Comments (4)Definitely lose the wall. Is the fireplace in use? If not, maybe you could also build in front of it. ( Maybe you could have the hob where the fireplace is in the corner? ) I see also that you've gone for a free standing fridge freezer taking up 1.6m of space. integrate in to the island or long run of units and have more units in the freed space. I think once you lose the wall then you've got plenty of room for your island, in face plenty of room for everything, just get a good kitchen designer on the case. Maybe consider some irregular shapes if you can utilise the fireplace area? I'm no kitchen designer, but those qualified i've seen come up with some amazing designs to unify odd spaces. !! Safe to say one thing though, i think it should be fairly easy to use more than the one wall. Good luck!...See Morenickiboz
8 years agoThis is without the throws. The foot stool usually lives in the middle but I wondered if a coffee table would look better?
The sofa is in that position because of the TV being in the corner. We could hang the tv over the wall above the fireplace which is more central then slide the sofa along which would balance out the room.
Thank you for all your comments they are really helpfulnickiboz
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agominnie101
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHi Nicki. It looks as if you like a modern style.
Perhaps boring (!) but I might just go for grey blinds to tie in with your sofa. Add some colour in accessories. I'd pick burnt orange with maybe a little green both of which are in your art (nearly burnt orange anyway!). As the sofa has cut off the bay I'd add a console table behind, I'd also add an arc lamp but not so arched as the one in the pic! As you'll have a statement lamp I'd look at other accessories for the console. Would also pull the sofa out of the corner a little. Do you have other pics re chair placement? Perhaps a couple of ikat patterns would work in here for a cushion or lampshade? I do like the idea of a coffee table but other pics would help. Oka do have great lamps and cushions btw but I would recommend checking some of the lamp sizes carefully as some are huge and best viewed in the flesh! (Said from experience!)nickiboz thanked minnie101nickiboz
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