Help with bringing an open plan room together
We have now been living with our open plan room for 6 months and need help with colour and style. we are happy with the kitchen and the wall colour there however the tv area needs some colour, I feel it could take a bold colour but unsure what. Also we need a sofa, possibly an L shape, we need an idea for configuration and even any opinion on different layouts. I know we need a rug but can't decide until we decide on main colour. We also need new stools but can't decide on style/ colour. We had curtains made and they are completely wrong, they are too plain, too bulky and an expensive mistake. This is why we need help. Please help us bring this room together.
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Ellie
4 years agotamp75
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Comments (10)Thank you for your response. We had plans pretty finalised until we found out that we can keep just that long wall into the large space as it is a load-bearing. There is an opportunity to put a door in though. I am attaching what it looked like with all the walls that we can now remove. We have also been tinkering with ideas which I am adding as well. I added some comments on the plans as well. What we want to have is a dining area with a large table that seats 8-10 people. We want enough space for two people to work and cook in the kitchen. Thus, we were thinking of an island or an L-shape workspace coming out. We'd like to have a utility room to have space for all the cleaning utensils. Washer and Dryer will be upstairs in a separate laundry room. The living room is nothing formal but an area to relax and watch TV. We'd like to have an L-shaped cough in there for a family of four (2 kids under the age of 10)....See MoreBringing together colours in kitchen/living/dining room
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Comments (5)Hi all, Thank you for your comments; I appreciate them! Natasha - the units you have suggested are very much what I had in mind. We will have a shaker kitchen and the media unit would also be shaker style and would have 4-6 cupboards with the TV in the middle with book shelves either side. Part of the reason we kept a partial wall was to make the space more usable. I can’t envision how the fully open plan room will be able to meet all our needs, but I am open to ideas! I feel that open plan would be more impressive, but potentially less usable. With regards to the doors. I do plan to reverse the doors both into the kitchen and family room part, but couldn’t work out how to do it on the app I used for the floor plan. It is a 1920s house and we have the original doors which we are planning to keep. We are also keeping a lot of floor space as when the table is not extended, we still have young children with lots of Lego and trains etc. I plan for these to be hidden in the cupboards at bedtime. J - we haven’t installed the kitchen but we have ordered it and paid a big deposit. Some of the units are bespoke/irregular sizes and I don’t think we would be willing to change this. I have attached a photo of our rendered kitchen plan. Thanks again for your comments. It is good to have other people’s opinions and ideas....See MoreEllie
4 years agorachrobinson87
4 years agotamp75
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Juliet Docherty
4 years agorachrobinson87
4 years ago
Sonia
4 years agoBeautiful kitchen, and I too love the curtains. Are they Laura Ashley? I think there aren’t enough rings on the pole and that’s why the curtains are dipping a bit. You can buy extra curtain rings which will make a huge difference. I also thing a tie back hook on each curtain will tidy things up a bit If there is space.
That wall is crying out for a nice bold colour on it and I think Inchyra Blue will do the trick. It is such a lovely teal-green-blue and will bring in another element to the room. I also like De Nimes. I also think a chocolate hue on the wall will tie in nicely with the taupe of your units, but may be a bit dark! A nice neutral rug in taupe or grey would finish the look.
F&B BURGUNDY
INCHYRA BLUE
DE NIMES
rachrobinson87
4 years agotamp75
4 years agorachrobinson87
4 years agoThe tv can be moved to the wall with the window and we could have two sofas opposite (this is my husband's preference). Or a corner sofa instead of chair and sofa, which I would prefer. I just don't want the sofa to dominate the space.
rachrobinson87
4 years agoI originally thought I would put these sofas in the corner opposite each other, then I changed my mind. I tried the chesterfield chair but felt that was too bulky although I like the style.
I know I have sofa issues, this is why I need help before I purchase anymore!
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