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living room help on blank wall space

last year

We moved to this living room recently, have a chase 3 seater sofa , light gray coming soon but think we have to buy or create some big artwork for the wall on the left and center , can you send me suggestions please ?

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Feo Browne
last year
Have you looked into patinated metal panels? These panels are treated to give a patina, which will have beautiful variation and natural tones.
Chris Morgan-Jones
last year
Choosing art is a very personal thing. I have a couple of generic suggestions that would work in the space - a large mirror in a nice frame or a gallery wall with black and white photos of family and friends in random frames purchased from charity/second hand shops. An easy art project would be buying a large canvas, taping a chevron pattern on it and painting it black, white and gold (or alternative colours to suit).
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Hey, Gemma. How's it going? Are you able to post some more pictures of the space, so we can see it from other angles and how it ties to other rooms (especially the kitchen)? Also, forgive me for asking, but where is the current dining table? Your eye is similar to mine in the choices you made and my living/ dining area is similar so I can certainly relate. It's difficult to know where to start because you're lucky enough to have a blank slate. I think all your ideas are good. I know you're changing your sofa which is good as the chaise element blocks the eye's flow to the light/ window. Something with long legs, with 2 seats - possible a loveseat - would also help to minimise the footprint. I agree with the paint colours. I'd probably paint the whole wall, in case you wanted to change things around at some point. It can also be very difficult to pull off, and especially with varying lights. How would you like the split to be between the dining and living areas? In one of your ideabook photos you have the 'zones' approach at 50/50 but I'm not sure if that's something you were going to carry through or whether the dining space would play a less prominent role. All that said, I think all your ideas are spot on and the space promises to look great.
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not sure how you feel about pampas but i recently bought a wreath from www.naturalfurnishings.co.uk and its added so much character to our white new build wall. what i love the most is that is actuallu works with any colours too.

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