Furnishings help pls
I have repainted my living room from a pale duck egg to F&B Vardo but I’m now unsure I like it. We have bought new leather sofas and our IKEA chair is from another room but not sure it now goes. I would love advice on whether you think the chair goes and ideas of cushions - I find the whole grey carpet, grey units and grey sofa just too grey! But don’t want to paint anymore. I’d love a rug too but unsure as to what will go. My initial thoughts were teal and yellow but I feel the teal is too dark now and yellow doesn’t go with the sofas!
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Sonia
3 years agoi find Vardo quite bright, but one of F&Bs inspiration pics is very similar to your room. They have used a lot of grey with it. The rug I think would work in your room. Here’s the pic plus another I found.
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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 MoreHelp furnishing & decorating bathroom
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3 years agoIf I was going to stick to mixing in yellow which was my original plan, I have found these lamps from Dunelm https://www.dunelm.com/product/sara-ochre-floor-lamp-1000158556?defaultSkuId=30674203&ds_c=Lighting_Floor+Lamps_%5BGOO-PLA-LIGHTING-FLOOR%5D&gclid=Cj0KCQjwvYSEBhDjARIsAJMn0lgMIAhr6-9ji9jRlqNslwlMD3XMfPQYaaPrqV8vuHiUW8yA0lAiLuYaAr1oEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
and I do have other yellow accessories (from another room)! I just always find that I am rearranging throws to make them look tidy! Id like to incorporate other colours such as purple as suggested about but don’t want the room to look garish with too much yellow. I think the blinds need to be changed and maybe add some natural colours too as suggested.
Sonia
3 years agominnie101
3 years agoIt’s a nice room. I think the existing floor lamp works?
I think the room could probably do with some wood to add warmth? I think brown works well with teal, and would add a coffee table ( not this way round obviously!). I’d also stick with the yellows, duck egg etc as Sonia suggested. The mirror seems a little at odds so might swap that if in budget (Sorry that looks odd too as couldn’t get an image of it from the other direction and I moved it too far over so you could see the frame 😂)Anyone who gets a throw to stay on a leather sofa deserves an award so you could just put a couple of throws in the basket I added for chilly days
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