Need help completing dining room
Rachel Jane
10 years ago
I need some help with this room: eg. a square rug, lighting fixture, art /mirror, and anything else that would help to finish this room.
The upholstered chairs are lighter in colour than I remember ordering. I don't know what I was thinking! Not sure how true the colours will look in the pic, but the chairs are like a light, cool beige/bone, and the drapes are a rich, sheeny, kind of olive colour with a bluish tinge in certain light. Very warm , and probably would've looked better with a warmer colour chair.
However, too late, both were custom, so I now need ideas for colours and items that will pull the colours and the look together. As you can see, the dining set fills the room, and is adjacent to front door foyer, and there's no room for any additional furniture pieces.
Also would love some lighting ideas. Thanks!!
The upholstered chairs are lighter in colour than I remember ordering. I don't know what I was thinking! Not sure how true the colours will look in the pic, but the chairs are like a light, cool beige/bone, and the drapes are a rich, sheeny, kind of olive colour with a bluish tinge in certain light. Very warm , and probably would've looked better with a warmer colour chair.
However, too late, both were custom, so I now need ideas for colours and items that will pull the colours and the look together. As you can see, the dining set fills the room, and is adjacent to front door foyer, and there's no room for any additional furniture pieces.
Also would love some lighting ideas. Thanks!!
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10 years agoI think the room is off to a beautiful start! Hopefully, some of the pros will weigh in here soon. I don't think I'd do a rug because your floors are beautiful (and I personally hate rugs in the dining room).
What about a fabulous light that makes a statement? And large art on the back wall? You could pull in an accent color from an adjoining room in the art. What colors are you drawn to?
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