Tricky floors...
rhouss
10 years ago
We're about to renovate this house from the 1920's. The floors have two kinds of wood in chiaro-scuro patterns, while the doors are in red wood. We're struggling to come up with ideas for walls and furniture that would blend nicely into the existing woodwork. Please share your suggestions. Pictures of similar floors in decorated rooms would be especially welcome!
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Geneviève
10 years agolast modified: 10 years agoRelated Discussions
Unusual room, tricky!
Comments (15)OK so I agree with a lot of the advice here: Curtains- keep them simple, eyelets, plain fabric, hung straight to the floor, with no swags or anything fussy. Choose any colour......I actually liked the earlier mentioned green but for a feminine feel choose a flower colour for accents in cushions, lamps, rugs, pictures and ornaments. The wall where you have your sofa currently is crying out for something big and tall to match the proportions of your window. Personally I would get a sideboard then fill the wall with either: several matching framed pictures or mirrors, or hang a rug like a tapestry or I would buy a wall mural and frame it with panelling. Alternatively you could wallpaper that as a feature wall. Scale (those are big windows so other things also have to be big, especially on the wall). Pattern and texture: think soft furnishings. Lighting- table lights, a chandelier, perhaps an LED wall washer. Try unusual positioning of lights- under the stairs, behind the sofa and behind the mezzanine. Furniture placement- try to have a feeling of a separate living space - this can be achieved with anchoring it all to a large rug that goes under most of the furniture. Move your exiting sofa in front of the window and move the TV under the mezzanine. Then add a couple of chairs, flanking the TV so that you have a sociable area without obstructing the path to the stairs....See MoreFlooring to match new kitchen
Comments (3)The two images shown seem to show very different colours. The upper one looks quite warm and the lower one cool and blueish. If the worktop is cool then I would go for a wooden floor or something similar to wood, its a warmer grey then a floor in a similar hue may work. I wouldn't have a cool grey floor....See MoreKitchen/dining/living area floor
Comments (1)We're in the middle of doing an extension but are trying to pick a floor for our new kitchen diner/living area. The living area used to have oak laminate which went very well with the oak doors and fireplace (which are being retained). The floor however will most need to be replaced in this section as it is a different level to the rest of the room and there are radiator pipes that need to be removed. Its tricky to find a floor that will work with the oak features and our new kitchen which will be cashmere doors and marble look worktop. We were considering the following floors (which are wood effect tiles- covered by the tender). Any opinions on a favourite or other type of tile/flooring? I asked about the herringbone and was advised it would take around 1 week to lay.Heres a picture of the kitchen colour scheme and how the living area used to be with the oak laminate before the wall was removed...See MoreTricky open space layout help please
Comments (11)I think either way, your going to have a view of the kitchen as it’s a small space! Having two sofas as @OnePlan (Concept planners) suggested could give you a more cosy feel. I mainly suggested the L facing outwards for more openness and a better view of TV as it’d be too close on the right wall and you’d be viewing sideways. You could turn the L-sofa 90 degrees clockwise and place a slim sideboard behind it creating a ‘half wall’ of sorts for a more enclosed seating area. The l-sofa pictured is 2.3m long, so definitely can downsize! I think a round table would be easier to manoeuvre around, can fit more people and are better for conversation. My in-laws have a 1.2m round table that extends to seat up to 8. It works really well. That’s a personal preference though, probably from my stint in event catering 😁...See More
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PROASVInteriors
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10 years agoThanks everyone, we appreciate your suggestions. We're attaching a few more pictures to give it more context. We believe the first three pictures show original walls and ceilings, these are two little offices each side of the entry hall. The motifs are perhaps not the nicest possible, but at least the colors are light and blend nicely with the woodwork, so we'll have these repaired. But the two living rooms are what you can see in the fourth picture, and we're a little puzzled as to where this decor came from, and to what we can do about it...
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PROYoung & Borlik Architects, inc.
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10 years agoContemporary furniture in solid, very saturated color upholsteries, in an historic room
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If you want to go with an area rug in some areas, which would be understandable, go with something muted in color and pattern (the ONLY thing similar in this room lol)
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Eclectic mix: antique sofa, modern floor lamp
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Completely different kind of house, but eclectic mix of neutral colored furniture
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Kevin Patrick O'Brien Architect, Inc.
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Kevin Patrick O'Brien Architect, Inc.
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10 years agoI'm blown away! Have you looked at the Old House Journal site?
http://www.oldhousejournal.com/
I don't have much to offer other than that. Here are a few random pictures of historic interiors.
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elcieg
10 years agolast modified: 10 years agoI'm going more toward the Art Deco style, but there are Craftsman touches (doors, etc). I would highlight those floors big time with this look (no rug, though). Stay with the colors in the floor. Get one piece with the tortoise shell faux finish. Truly unbelievable. May I ask where you are?
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1970s Pair of Faux Tortoise and Nickel Obelisks · More Info
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