Living room dilemmas
saoirseduvivie
8 years ago
Hi there. I'm looking for advice on colour schemes and furniture. My husband has just knocked through our living/dining room and I have painted. We have a beagle who casts fur like you wouldn't believe so my husband has insisted on leather sofas. In my head I'd like a formal setting. Two identical sofas facing each other and two sleek armchairs against the wall facing the tv and maybe a coffee table. I think the floor is going to be a light chalky oak Karndeen but that's as far as I have got. I don't know what colour pallet to go for... I don't want to make a mistake!
Here is the living room before, during and after. We have come a long way but hopefully you lovely people can help get me over the finishing line
Here is the living room before, during and after. We have come a long way but hopefully you lovely people can help get me over the finishing line
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minnie101
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Comments (17)Oh dear, so many votes for changing the door! I really think we've left it too late. We're due back in next week...this is why you should think of living room layout at the start of a project! Ultimately, the middle (darkest) room will be the t.v room - don't know if this changes anything?but for the next few years it'll be a playroom so we can shut the door on the smallies' mess. My husband always wanted to close up the door on this front room but I resisted as I liked the idea of entering the rooms separately. Was I wrong? We are a family of 5 with extended family visiting frequently so quite a lot of seating required. It seems that if I'm not willing to move the doors at this stage, then my least bad option is the corner sofa under the window, TV in opposite corner, perhaps with one door always shut into the playroom (there will be glazed panels at the top of this door so luckily light can still get through). The lady in the sofa shop suggested then placing perhaps a table and lamp in the bay, is this the best we could do? To add to the pressure, there's a sale on the large sofa, reduced by 1k, but only until the end of the week! So not much time to look into option of built-in day-bed. Thanks so much for all your advice!...See MoreLiving room dilemmas
Comments (13)Hi everyone , thanks for all your comments, everything you have said is exactly what we have been thinking.... flush simple ceiling lights and a floor lamp in the corner, although we are now toying with the idea of two matching lamps on tables at either side of the bay window and maybe adding some wall ornaments or something to add detail above the lamp to balance the curtain height . Yes we were going to add some wall art between the sofa and cabinet. Yes the sofa can be moved closer to the other sofa but that works better if the tv is positioned more in the corner and because of the huge tv it had to be flat on the wall ( I would love the TV to be wall mounted but my husband is old fashioned and the tv HAD to be on a cabinet) there is more space than it looks between back of sofa and cabinet so it's not too univiting and the ottoman seems to line up where it is....See MoreLiving room dilemma
Comments (3)It depends on the shade of turquoise but coral, terracotta and shades of orange or yellow could work. I might consider doing the cocktail chair in a patterned turquoise fabric and the wing chair in a shade of orange...See MoreLiving room dilemma
Comments (2)Did you have wallpaper originally? Looks like the wall has been stripped and I was going to suggest......well, wallpaper. Something with a natural look so it doesn’t distract you when watching tv. So things like grasscloth, concrete effect, brick effect etc., nothing with glitter or a metallic sheen. Actually brick slips or slate brick slips would look really nice, depending on budget. A couple of low side tables either side of the tv unit to help disguise plug sockets and a tall indoor plant next to the patio door will finish things off nicely. Hope this helps, here’s some inspo....See Moresaoirseduvivie
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8 years ago
PROCorinne Natel Art Ltd
8 years agoHi
- looks good so far. if you would like to add any original abstract artwork,
please have a look at my work: www.corinnenatel.co.uk. Think this painting 'Kinetic' would look great in your living room!
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHi - you have come a long way!
Personally what I love at the moment is a neutral colour on the walls and then splashes of colour around the room to bring a little life back into the room... I think with accessories you can probably achieve this, and with different fabric/leather to complement each other, heres some ideas for you!
The Haresfield Large Sofa · More Info
Holmfirth fitted medium sofa in Khalana Brick · More Info
Grassington Sofas · More InfoPlease keep us updated to how you get on! Hope these ideas help!
Abi @ Sofas & Stuff
Jonathan