Please please help! Urgent advice on decor!!!
We have converted our garage into a TV room / den / playroom.We'd originally wanted to do away with our usual super conservative taste and paint it an orange or green or something else that was fun and playful (even a more conservative blue) but then we started worrying that because it is not a huge room (about 5m x 2.60m) it would look even smaller. So we thought we'd start off painting it a conservative off-white. It now looks like this (please ignore the spare fridge freezers in the middle of the room which need to be removed). There is a window (1.5m width) at the far end behind them:
Closed door leads to other garage and open door to kitchen.
This door in this last picture leads to the other garage.
We have bought a sofa like this one for one side wall (or maybe under the window?)
We're hoping to move this unit which is currently in the dining room but which is modular and therefore really practical for the TV room / playroom on to the wall opposite the sofa (obviously without the books and silver):
And we are thinking of oak look flooring.
However, I'm now worried that we're ending up with a really plain room. What can we do to brighten it up? Should we, for example paint one wall behind the sofa orange or some other bright colour? Or should we put a border around in a bold colour? Just worried that it''ll bring an already low ceiling even lower.
Please, lovely people, HEEEELP!!!!! Builders close to finishing and we have no clue what we are doing!!!
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PROUser
8 years agoI think your display cabinet is going to look a little lost against the oak flooring in that room, it's big and dominant, therefore why not paint that the orange that you like? It has big flat surfaces and is relatively easy to do. I'd also get rid of the glass doors and change the shelves to wood / mdf.
You can then add blinds or curtains with a little of the same colour ( don't go overboard with orange ), Keep it fresh with greens / whites. As and when you get bored with it in a few years time you can paint again or change completely without spending a fortune. I couldn't see a a picture of the sofa, but stick some contrasting cushions on that too. If you're feeling brave enough, paint the whole wall that the cabinet is going to stand against and make it blend, super trendy at present.
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8 years agojessica615
8 years agoThank you all so much. I soooo appreciate you all taking the time. And am absolutely loving the ideas.
I absolutely love the idea of painting the unit but our builder says he wouldn't do it. :-(
I am not sure why the picture of the sofa didn't come up but here it is :
You can see it's quite snuggly and wintery. Xxx
PROCorinne Natel Art Ltd
7 years agoHi - perhaps some original abstract artwork to give
some colour to the room? Have a look at my work and feel free to contact
me: www.corinnenatel.co.uk. Here are some example
pieces (1m x 1m) that could work well:
PROAnna Siodelska
7 years agoWhat about something both functional and artistic that would add character to the room? Check my large handmade wooden clocks:
Thanks
Anna
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