How to furnish a high traffic dead space
Katie
5 years ago
Hi there... I’m trying to work out how to furnish and decorate a dead space between my open plan kitchen / dining table and lounge. It also leads to access doors, one to the garage and one to the basement. I’m trying to avoid the sense of floating furniture of little or no use, or blocking traffic. It seems too large to leave empty. It’s about 10ft by 8ft. Any ideas??
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Comments (6)I would say you’re nearly there. I think it’s quite usual to have a crisis of confidence at this stage! I think the table needs changing - the wood doesn’t work with the floor and there’s no other wood in the room. It also looks a bit lost there. Maybe a rug to anchor it might help although personally I’m not a fan of dining tables on rugs but something is needed. For me, the door being the same colour as the wall makes it more difficult as it’s such a long bare space without anything really to divide it up. So I think a sideboard / storage (maybe tall storage) along the wall to the right of the door would be good, with a mirror / artwork above if a sideboard. Some artwork behind sofa plus either tall floor lamp or floor standing plants would help. The kitchen area looks good so I don’t think anything major is needed there. You could consider some window treatment, even if just decorative to add some warmth to the space. We didn’t have any curtains or blinds on the windows / doors along the back of our bungalow for 2 years after renovating as we weren’t overlooked but when we finally chose some, it instantly made the space feel more cosy & homely, so maybe something to consider....See MoreConservatory decor and furnishing help please
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