Tiny Cottage needs ideas to keep tidy, uncluttered - ALL ROOMS
We are moving into a tiny cottage.
I am a messy person with dreams of being able to keep everything fairly minimal uncluttered and stored out of sight. I would love some ideas. I was thinking so far:
Living room (alcove units) ? I have a snuggle sofa and a two seater sofa, stone tv unit.
Dining room: I have a small dining table, 2 swivel stool chairs and an ikea expidit 5x5 storage unit.
All ideas are welcome. Want to change the fireplace paint to a neutral hessian as I do like the feeling of light and space.
Many thanks
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lolllie
7 years ago
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7 years ago
Carolina
7 years agoEnd tables that can double up as storage units, are useful too. If you have small things that you want to have on display, group them together. Whether they are pictures or accessories, grouped together they'll have more of an impact and look less cluttered.
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7 years agololllie
7 years agoThank you Carolins, This is the dining room. which is a separate room off the living room. It has an open staircase on the wall that joins both rooms.
I like the ideas. I actually have a round mirror like the one in the bottom picture. It's a beautiful mirror but it's very large, it takes up the whole space above the fireplace. Would this be too imposing or good for creating light?
Carolina
7 years ago
PROPeriod Property Store
7 years agoHi lolllie, although some of these images are not specifically of a living room or dining room, they are of a or in a country cottage situ and style. Most of the images are illustrating our range of Little Greene paints or wallpapers (which are fantastic for period property homes) or images that are illustrating our industrial lighting range which work well with a variety of styles.
See more photos for inspiration on our Houzz page or feel free to browse our website. We have lots of products that would be perfect for when you redecorate your cottage.
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IKEA under the window for toy storage? Bespoke foam pillow on top to make a seating area? Like this:
Carolina