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Living room help

7 years ago

HELP!
We have the ugliest fireplace!
Unfortunately we do not have a fireplace so our options are limited and we currently have a gas version of a wood burning stove... and a weird floating shelf.

Any ideas how to improve it on a tight budget??

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There are some great ideas here. I particularly like the beigey pink paint suggestion as it will warm things up without overwhelming the space. It would also go well with all the items already in the room. I also agree with other Houzzers that there is no need to replace your sofas, which do look very comfortable and in great condition. I would certainly add lots of patterned, colourful cushions; perhaps loosely geometric (as in Sonia's well-chosen pics) to echo your rug. Texture would also offer a cosiness (Doo LM's suggestion is great). Once you have the cushion fillers/inners, I would suggest buying extra cushion covers, which are easy to store and can be switched in and out as the season or your mood changes - Etsy is a great source for these. For me throws are must-haves as they provide instant cosiness and can be switched about for seasonal interest and feel as with the cushion covers. I agree with those who feel that your TV should remain in the same position on the attractive unit. Moving it to over the fireplace would definitely detract from the lovely wood burner and mantel. It is great to have those as a focus when you are entertaining and not an overbearing television. Plus it would be a terrible viewing angle and bad for your neck! I would suggest concentrating on art works for either side of the fireplace so that becomes even more of a focal point. I would also be inclined to place a taller plant to the left of the television but you could just wait until the one you have grows! By the way you have positioned it well at a transitional location between the 2 walls. I think you are well on the way to creating a lovely space without spending a great deal of money. Good luck.
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It’s genuinely hard to say without seeing the space & understanding how you might use it, but the generic answer would be to fill the space with a rug and then create a seating area around a centre point. I’d also place large objects in the room corners - like an oversized plant in one for example. Other option, as Kazzh has suggested, is you break the room up - perhaps create a built-in window seat. Just remember to make everything you dress the room with proportion with the size of it
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