Dining room dullness
What can we do with this room?! The rest of the house has come orerty easy to us but this room just depresses me. It was all white so would like to keep the grey and navy. Light needs replacing but cant decide what with. It just has no wow factor. Thoughts?
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3 years ago- 3 years ago
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Comments (13)Move the rug so that the sofa sits on it. It is currently a bit "stranded" in the middle of the floor. You may realise that you need a bigger rug or a second one but it will create connection if it's placed with an edge well under the sofa. Think about dumping curtains and curtain rail and getting lined, interlined Roman blinds at the window. You get more light, it creates more style without clutter and would allow you to bring in colour, pattern or texture without overpowering the room - simply because there's the folded fabric only during the day and then the panel when the blinds are lowered in the evening....See MoreHello! My living room is very dull and 'cold'.
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Comments (16)Hello John! :) October Squash painted on the back wall as a feature wall would look gorgeous and brighten up the room, making it really warm and inviting! Here is a link: http://www.paintbyconran.com/en-GB/collections/kitchen-garden/m/product/view/71/preserve-elements Also, have you thought about purchasing any nice throws for the sofas or bright pillows?! I like your plants, too. Perhaps even buy some more plants and make it a themed room? It would look really cool and the warmth of the orange wall and soft throws would balance out the tone of the room perfectly! Let me know if you need anymore help. Georgie :) x...See More- 3 years ago
3 years agoI agree with @Sonia that the room would probably be lifted with a different warmer colour (a warm green for example). However, it is trying to do two jobs: office and dining space, but the two areas aren't zoned seperately. You can zone them with different rugs and their own art/wall decorations and their own lighting arrangements. The pictures currently on the wall are too small and look lost. Below is a studio which achieves the very subtly using plants, lamps, pictures and a rug.
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How about adding some warm yellow in accessories, so maybe some lovely velvet curtains and some artwork with yellow within them? Or burnt orange? A large piece of art on the navy wall and another above the desk would cheer things up no end. They will look lovely with the grey and navy. Etsy have a great selection of artwork.
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