Furnishing our kitchen/living area
Hi everyone. My wife and I have recently moved into our new home which comes with a fairly long and narrow kitchen living area and we're really struggling on how to furnish it. We don't plan on adding/changing anything to the kitchen itself so it's more around the living and dining areas. We're considering purchasing an extending dining room table to go in the middle width ways into the bay window area behind the kitchen work surface (you can see the space in picture 2. We are trying to base the colour scheme around the picture on the wall at the far end which is a purple night time scene, but we're also struggling to work out what dining table set to purchase on the basis that our kitchen worktops are very dark brown and cupboards are white, along with the light vinyl flooring. Any ideas on how we can get the most out of this space and colour scheme? Thanks in advance.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHello Sean,
Congratulations on your new home! One thing to decide is where do you want to go in terms of style... You have the beginnings of two looks here... One could be dramatic and moody with the painting... The other is light and more neutral..
So sticking to what you have said you'd like.. You could paint the rear wall in something like Juniper Ash from Little Greene, replace the sofa or add dark layers to blend it with a darker wall. Look at colours here and texture...Beautiful cushions.. . For the other walls another Little Greene colour that would be nice is Arquerite.
Replacing the curtains to compliment the wall colour (lighter) would add to this and rug too but something bigger as current one is too small.. It doesn't want to define the space by contrasting so much with the floor... and for this I would suggest the light colour for inspiration.. Try some tester pots.. Paint onto sheets of paper and have a look at different times of the day... Consider painting the doors and architrave... If you have UPVC then you can buy plastic primer and then paint the colour you like that would compliment these.. Usually for wood it would be an eggshell..
Then have a look at the lighting... Pendant in complimentary colours...
For the dining table, consider something with a glass sheet table top... You can buy the table as a whole or legs and have a top made. There are also extendable glass tables... As there is not a lot of room to play with here, it would be nice to have something that isn't solid... This then gives you the idea of more room... What about an arrangement of transparent chairs.. For limited space areas these can be fantastic.. Functional but discreet...
Create a beautiful table arrangement of flowers and or a glass centrepiece...
Then onto the kitchen... you may be able to add some of the colour scheme in this area too... Cupboards? Matt paint, walls, maybe a collection of inky hued cups and cutlery...
: ))
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Chantal Ouyang
8 years agoHey Sean:
Congrats on your new home! There are already too many colours in the room so I would not add anything grey, unless you paint the cupboard grey?
Would you consider a purple sofa and floor lamp to match the artwork?
Chelsea house · More InfoI would also go for an off-white dining table and an off-white and purple strip curtain, to match the kitchen and the artwork.
Sean B
8 years ago
minnie101
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PROJB Curtains
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