Wallpaper/paint choice for large living room (& other dilemmas)
We are redecorating our living room and I need some inspiration please! At the moment we have 1 grey papered wall and 3 very light grey painted walls. I want to get rid of the grey walls and go lighter/brighter. I definitely don't want to have dark walls in this room, even though I know it can look fantastic if done right. So I'm thinking cream, white, and/or pale gold. Possibly a textured wallpaper with no pattern (like grasscloth effect), but open to other suggestions.
We'll be upgrading to a much larger TV and it will be hung on the wall. There will be something going above the sideboard, and also above the piano. We're still deciding on curtains. The rug, all furniture, and everything else will be staying (apart from the clutter!).
I've attached some photos of rooms that I like the look of, just to give an idea. I'm just not quite sure how to achieve this look.
So my questions are:
- Could you suggest any wallpapers or paint colours for this room?
- If going for a plain textured wallpaper like grasscloth, could you do it on all 4 walls?
- If only wallpapering part of the room, would you keep it on the long TV wall, or paper the 2 short end walls? (We used to have it like that and we liked it.)
- Are there too many lamps in this room? We like the light but there are quite a few!
- We have a rectangular painting to go above the sideboard but would something round look better?
- Any other changes at all that could make the room look better?
Thank you, I look forward to any advice!
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Julie C
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4 years agoHi Mishmashe. I do agree with altering the tones if you're going for a neutral scheme. I'm just wondering whether you'd thought about the tv? It looks really large and will really stand out on pale walls and presumably is too big for the tv unit. I wondered if you'd thought about building a frame and recessing the tv? It will also help break up the length of that wall. The first pic is just in terms of style rather than colour and they've used grasscloth on the 2nd. I know it's a bit of work but I assume it would be cheaper than using the paper throughout the room
mishmashe
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThanks everyone for your input, it's really giving me some ideas to think about. I really don't want to go darker on any wall, just change the colour scheme from light grey to a more warm creamy tone. I really like that last photo Minnie101, and we wouldn't be able to build a frame like that, but I wonder how putting in a large fireplace mantel would look? Then hanging the TV above that.
minnie101
4 years agoI think the tv is too big for that 🙁 ideally the middle of the tv should be in line with your eyeline when sat down otherwise you'd get serious neck ache. The tv in this pic is also too high but what about a wood recess for the tv and then the grasscloth in the rest if you want really light tones? I would however use a few mid, dark tones (and texture) elsewhere otherwise it could look really flat
mishmashe
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4 years agoWe have booked decorator for next week, and I've narrowed it down to these 3 wallpapers for the long TV wall. They are all creamy/beigey/gold in colour and the far left is quite shimmery. The middle and right are Laura Ashley. Any opinions welcome :)
minnie101
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agomishmashe
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThanks Minnie, I will look for a couple of darker accessories to bring the room together. We loved the grape wallpaper and had it until recently, as we fancied a change. We haven't had the grey wallpaper long unfortunately, but it just doesn't look right so decided to have a redo. (This is the only chance I've got though so anxious to get it right!)
We are upgrading to a bigger TV, but it's still in the box at the moment! Hopefully the electrician who will hang it on the wall will be able to fit us in this week or next, and then I can decide what to put above the sideboard and piano. I know the TV will be wider than the TV cabinet but unfortunately we can't change any of the furniture. I'm hoping to find a way to make it look more balanced maybe by placing something on either side of the TV cabinet like plants and/or lanterns.
Here's another photo of the wallpapers up on the wall - I'm maybe leaning towards the left one, as I like the textured look - might be longer lived than the patterns? I'm not sure.
Sonia
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The first is silk, the second is silver foil, you can try bold design style. Pattern and size, silk color can be customized. We are jameite high end silk wallpaper.Check our website for more options
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mishmashe
4 years agoJust wanted to say thanks for all the input, and share how this room turned out. I love the new wallpaper which gives a much brighter and warmer feel to what is a surprisingly gloomy room. We also switched the position of the piano and tall cabinet, which has broken up the long wall.
Sonia