Help with pulling it all together
So we are nearing the end of our extension project thought still have lots of bits to do. We have done it all ourselves. I just can't get it to all tie together. It is a big south-facing room 6x6m with kitchen and dining room, all open plan. 1950's semi. We have Amtico Linen Weave flooring going in all through the downstairs (bargain ebay purchase!) a Ligne Roset Togo Sofa in Orange (mint Ebay purchase!). Wall bifold end and ceiling are white sidewalls are Chalk Dust in Dulux and the wall around the kitchen and dining room is F&B borrowed light but this could be changed. I want it bright funky and fun. I love our Le Creuset rainbow mugs and ramekins and would like it to feel a bit like that. I need cushions ( which I am really struggling with) and a rug suitable for underfloor heating and doormats, coffee table can go to, it's just a temp old one at the moment. We also need a big piece of art that goes on the big wall behind breakfast bar that could be dropped down to make a flat lay photography table, as we run a business from home and need to take product photos and I hate kneeling on the floor. I think as we have spent soo much time planning and actually building it during a pandemic and homeschooling and working we have run out of steam a bit. Still to go in kitchen, aluminium handrails, and white end panel on breakfast bar and hickory wood end panel on Oven side. Bookcase by bifolds is a wrongly made unit for the kitchen but would like to repurpose it. (guinea pigs live behind sofa!) The tub chair needs replacing with a statement chair, just leftover from another room. Needs to be a higher chair with arms as my older family members cant get out of the sofa! Would love to hear others ideas, as just really desperate to get it all done now. If you made it this far thank you for reading!
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Comments (4)I wouldn't get rid of either of the settees. They look rather comfortable and seem to be part of your favourite colours. As far as I can see these are ox blood, red, black and a sort of parchment colour for the walls. The busyness seems to be about your displayed objects which seem to have arrived randomly rather than arranged. As proud owners of the trophies these could have their own display case. The book cases then could be for books, photos and medium sized treasures. If you don't have a full shelf of books an attractive bookend would keep them upright and look attractive. Try one third books one third photos and one third objects. The lovely lady needs to find a place to show off maybe on the middle shelf above TV, perhaps with some interesting cacti or aloe Vera. The rug is a bit small it could be bigger and maybe Persian carpet style. Lighting for reading and lighting for mood would help. Too any red cushions. More ox blood and red. White cushions don't look so interesting. It seems potentially an evening room for being cosy, watching TV and reading. A larger coffee table would look good and pull sofas away from walls a bit. If you are redecorating try making a mood board of your colours. Then you can tie it all together...See MoreBringing it all together
Comments (9)I think you can defiantly achieve that look. I quite like the banana shapes sofa as I think it gives an extra dimension to the room I think if it was me I'd maybe remove the TV unit and everything else then play with placing the sofa since its your biggest piece you can place everything else around it. I'd definitely keep the window free from obstruction though. Especially if your wanting dark colours you could benefit from all the light you can get. I think artwork can be so expensive and if your anything like me you never find exactly what you want so letting the kids so it is a way to rectify that. I actually really like your room I think it will look fab...See MoreWin a design consultation at designjunction - September 22nd-25th
Comments (84)We have just purchased what we hope to be our last house. It is a very big plot and we are looking to knock down and get planning for a very large house over 4 floors. (12,000 sq ft). We know what we want internally however our issue lies with the external look and feel. My wife wants classic new build, with pillar entrance, sash box windows with stone cills or surroundings (Surrey Commuter belt!). I like contempory white, modern, square, glass walls, feature cladded walls with balconies (Beverly Hills!) Our compromise is classic at the front contempory at the rear. We need help! Hopeful designjunction will help offer solutions so we can move forward....See MorePlease help me pull this together!!
Comments (9)Hi Dela, I had a quick look on Etsy and the amount of art they have for sale runs into the thousands (Quantity not price!). I searched Teal seascapes and loads came up. I took screen shots of these few, but do have a look as art is such a personal thing. I’ve bought several bits and bobs on there and they are very reliable, although I always pay via PayPal, just in case!...See MoreKate
4 months ago
PROPearl Interiors
4 months agolast modified: 4 months agoHi Littlwiz,
Firstly the kitchen and extension look amazing! The bifolds doors are such a great addition and the room is so lovely and bright - That sofa also looks amazing, not only the colour but looks like a great nap spot!
I threw this moodboard together to maybe give you some things to think about - i hope you like it!
I thought, from your comments about being bold and fun that I would go polar opposite to the beautiful red statement sofe and add some electric blue elements in the form of cushions and keep the tones of blue running through the rug and artwork detailing. Playing around with additioanl textures in the cushions will also add a modern bohemian vibe (if thats something you're after ofcourse!)
Adding warmer elements with a wooden coffee table to match what I think i can see in the background of one of the photos of the kitchen is part of the cabinetry that has a wood effect?
I also thought that the space on the wall in the kitchen would be a great place to add some open wood shelving to display your beautiful bright mugs!
I would suggest, if your budget allows to perhaps looks at getting a carpenter in to fit something to the wall in order for you to be able to pull down and make into a table - Prints and art works can be found on so many websites these days like Iamfy or Desenio!
I couldnt see much from the photos of the wall that the TV was on, but using a bright paint colour, either blue or in the photo something with a red hue could make a really colourful impact on an otherwise plain wall - Something fun and a bit different!
Although not added to the moodboard I would also consider a runner in the kitchen with some reds and blues to transition that colour from one space to the other?
Hope you like it!Good Luck :)
Dani
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Tina Lyons
4 months agolittlwizz
4 months ago
Sonia
4 months ago
PROcolourhappy
4 months agoI would say there are two options.
First is to add other hues that are different to the sofa such as intense blues and even yellows. This would not look out of place with the red, black and white, think Bridget Riley or Hockney.
The second option is to allow the orange red sofa to be the main focus and stick to related but less intense hues. Orange looks fabulous with the rug below as it relates as the rug is less intense. Likewise, it looks amazing with the brown wall below that, as again, the wall colour intensifies the sofa, it's not fighting it.
I prefer the second option. I would look to the colours of the seventies when the sofa was designed and use analagous colours such as oranges, browns, mustards etc.
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