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Living room ideas please!

11 years ago

Hi there,
I just moved into a modern newly built apartment. I have darkwood floors and finding it hard to choose a living room style. I firstly bought a biscuit beige sofa but didnt think it worked so i've now gone for a grey/brown. Any ideas on colours, styles, shelving, frames will be very appreciated! Thank you

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Ed
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Hi Linda, congrats on the new space. On Houzz's top menu bar, click BROWSE ROOMS > Living Room, and you can enter keywords like "dark wood floor", and choose different styles "traditional, modern, etc." to see many good ideas! --
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Linda A
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11 years ago
Thanks Ed! Do you think the grey works with the colour floor i have? or should i go for a different colour? Also what about sofa style? Its hard to see when decorating yourself, sometimes another perspective is needed. Thanks!
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