Marrying Two Different Themes..
Hi there,
We are looking to replace the floorcoverings in the hall, stairs and landing and as we have no door between the hall and the kitchen, have decided to run the same flooring through into the kitchen (and possibly the diner as it's open plan). The difficulty I've now found is that I have styled the living room quite differently to that of the kitchen/dining space and am clueless as to how I can make that work.. I don't feel that what would suit the lounge will suit that of the kitchen/diner and vice versa. Do you think there's a way I could marry the two themes successfully or should I just change the curtains/blind in the kitchen and start again??
Lots to get in this post so apologies if it's a bit confusing! Hopefully it'll make sense.
I've attached a picture of the kitchen/diner set up and a view from the lounge into that space. Hopefully that gives a better idea of the two styles etc.
Comments (6)
Sonia
4 years agoI love your teal/blue curtains, so perhaps you can get some additional teal coloured cushions to marry with the grey ones on the sofa? Maybe a teal or blue throw too? Yellow would also marry well with the grey and teal. As both rooms have a calm neutral pallet you can add a bit of colour with your accessories. Here’s some ideas
Antonia Clowes
4 years agoRelated Discussions
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tamp75
4 years agoAntonia Clowes
4 years agoThank you. It's reassuring to hear that you both think the two rooms work well together. I always tried to see them as separate spaces but now I've come to think about replacing carpets etc I'm not sure how it's all going to work together.
I am going to go for LVT in the hall and through into the kitchen. Possibly into the diner too but am unsure how this would work in with the lounge as I'd definitely prefer carpet in there. I don't know whether to treat the lounge/diner as one space and carpet all of that or treat the kitchen/diner as one space and run the LVT all through there - just carpeting the lounge.. Not sure about the flow there.
In terms of colour I've seen two shades of LVT that I'd consider - a stunning white oak (which is leaning towards grey) and a warm wood shade which looks like a bamboo flooring colour. Something along these lines.
tamp75
4 years ago
Sonia