Need help with living room
I'm trying to decorate my living room but I think this needs a touch of "something" or "warm" color to bring some sort of contrast. My concern is that, given the final look is more towards classic, how can I use color here? Questions:
1. Should I do an accent wall
2. How can I decorate the mantel to bring some "life" to it?
3. Any other ideas?
Thank you!!!!
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susan2494
8 years ago
Sarah
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Need help with living room design
Comments (19)I would suggest that it's impossible to give professional advice that can be relied upon without full measurements and details. For this reason, I'd suggest you contact a professional in your area (Houzz has a great pro directory) and let them know your needs. Perhaps sit with them and discuss at length your seating requirements, lifestyle, functional uses for the space, and have them work out a floor plan for you with measurements that you can use to shop yourself. This is usually an inexpensive service and will yield much more usable results than posing the question on Houzz discussions thread. For instance, have you thought about whether or not you want a desk in the space for doing bills or using your laptop more conveniently? Have you thought about whether there might be use for a game table, or one where your kids (if you have them...) could do homework or eat snacks, or what you can use as a buffet during large parties. When you complete a renovation like this, you have to determine how the space will now be used and incorporated into your life. Without doing this you will likely buy the wrong type of furniture for your needs. A designer should and would discuss all these details with you, look around the rest of your house, make suggestions, and give you an accurate, professional floor plan to work from. I hope that this advice if helpful to you and wish you the best....See MoreNeed help with living room interior.
Comments (2)Your new furniture looks lovely. A vibrant blue would work well with the white and wood furniture and also your sofa. You could think about a feature wall, (behind your sofa maybe) and some new curtains that pick out the chosen colour. Keep the rest of the scheme neutral, some black and white prints on the wall would add a hint of cool and also bring in the grey sofa cushions. Good luck!...See MoreNeed help with living room
Comments (3)Deep reds look lovely in old cottages. Get a couple of testers, paint A4 Sheets of paper so that you can move them around easily and avoid painting patches on the wall in dark colours that are harder to paint over. Go for it. You can also take one of the cushions from the couch to B&Q where the colour matching service for Valspar paint is really spot on. They can scan the red in the cushion and get a match for you that way, then you'll know it will work....See MoreNeed help with living room lighting arrangement
Comments (1)Hi N K hope the move is going well and you are enjoying the new home. what you can do to combat this issue of off-centering is use a simple hook and grip to loop the cable over from the outlet so that you get a centre hang. Please see image below. There isnt an exact science to hanging heights as everyone is different, but you should try offering it up and seeing what works best for you so that you do not have to keep changing it for watching the tv. hope this helps...See MoreTati
8 years agoSusan I really liked what you created above, all the comments were really helpful, thank you VERY MUCH!!!! I got the furniture delivered yesterday and still trying to decide what to do, maybe a nice painting with the same blue color on the wall below...
I haven't decided what to do with the breakfast area either, was thinking of black chalkboard wall but since the room is too classic, i'm worried it wont work..the cabinets are also white and i know i need some color on the wall to contrast, slightly darker at least, like a beige.... :)
susan2494
8 years agohttp://www.pier1.com/Nature-Walk-Art/3035488,default,pd.html?cgid=art-cool-colors#icid=cat_home_decor-subcat_mirrors_wall_decor-subcat_wall_art-banner_cool_colors&start=1&sz=115&showAll=115
Pier 1 has some nice art and accessories. If you have one near, check them out.
Tati
8 years agosusan2494
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drdeb1234
8 years agoTati
8 years agoThank you all for all the suggestions. I wasn't happy with that mirror from ZGallerie and ended up returning it. I bought this Chelsea lamp from Pottern Barn and really loved it, and I'm using yellow to contrast. Any other suggestions? :)
Kim C
8 years agoTati
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decoenthusiaste
8 years agoI like the warm and creamy yellow you've added, but I'd prefer using it in the winter when all the light furniture could use a warm up. In warmer weather I'd opt for a cool color. Would you consider purple? Art above the FP should include the tones you'll use as your accent, and it isn't too expensive to switch out art and accessories twice a year. At the dining wall, I'd prefer a mirror to reflect the chandelier, as long as the TV doesn't dominate the reflection. If it does, then art or a carved screen could to the trick. Here's a color inspiration for you...
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groveraxle
8 years agoUser
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agogroveraxle
8 years agoI'm not generally a fan of mirrors--they're used way too much when people can't figure out what else to do--but in this case, I wish you'd kept it. Your room is beautiful and deserves to be doubled.
I like this art with your new yellow pillow and throw.
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8 years agoanthip
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It's a quatrefoil mirror from Horchow. I don't know if it's the proper size, but lots of places have similar mirrors (and probably for cheaper, too).susan2494
8 years agosusan2494
8 years agoTati
8 years ago
Thank you for all the help, all the comments were very helpful. I just found this amazing paint that has yellow on it and I'm pretty happy with the final result (still need to hang it though ;-)
susan2494
8 years agogroveraxle
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PROTati
8 years agoI finally took the courage to paint the wall in the breakfast area, and I'm impressed what an accent wall can do to the final look. Now I finally have some contrast. Still working on the fireplace, got that mirror and will be delivered in 7 days. I know that z gallerie has a similar one and I saw some nice candle holder (tealight trio aquamarine)
terry toon
8 years agogroveraxle
8 years agogroveraxle
8 years agoNever mind. 12, 16, and 20". Very pretty. You have a great sense of style!
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Tati
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PROPamela Qarbaghi
8 years agoI would add original artwork. https://www.etsy.com/shop/PamQArts?ref=hdr_shop_menu
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