Need help decorating with purple sofa!!
mnkitty
13 years ago
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Please Please help me decorate my great room...need to order furn
Comments (21)You asked: I hate it. The bottom one looks like someone took a traditional, wicker sofa and wrapped it in leather. Those very formal, old fashioned arms, and bun feet, don't go with the eclectic, casual style of the upholstery. The shape of the red sofas is much more appropriate, but it would be better in all leather. Leather is great with kids so long as they don't have sharp things in their pockets and can be trusted not to poke pencils into it. It cleans up with water and saddle soap. But it does stick to bare skin, and can get hot. It's nature's vinyl. Which is why they combine it with fabric. Bad move. Either be fabric or be leather. The weight and texture are too different and they rarely come out looking great, especially after some living happens. The red bench is cool! Less imposing than a sofa table (console), but with a lot of the same function. And it's folky and funky. My Aunt had the two sofas flanking the fireplace in her living room. It's a great conversation grouping, but not so much for TV watching. For that, especially for the kids who probably look at the screen more, you want a straight on view. You can do a big square, though. An L of couch and settee or second couch or loveseat, and a couple of small easy chairs that are easy to get around on the opposite side. You have your red chairs. I'm not sure if they're too big to allow people to walk by easily if you close up the square, but even so, you can always pull them over for company, and keep them by the piano for family time with running kids. Re Larry, have your other family members sit tested him? I totally agree about the shape. It's very tired. But that LOVE thing is important. Your family room couch should feel Ahhh to sit on. I'm sure it'll still be there though. Maybe you can find a similarly comfy couch in a more classic shape that will give you more breadth of possibilities. Comfort comes first, but it can be done with a little more style than poor Larry. ;-)...See MoreNeed help with couch (decor)
Comments (4)I'd use a fabric like this that pulls in the gray, dark brown, and beige of the walls and make new covers for the pillows. You can make an easy envelope style pillow that acts like a slipcover and can be pulled right off. https://www.fabric.com/buy/0288070/magnolia-home-fashions-oh-suzanni-metal Then you can use a simple beige curtain that matches your walls-maybe something with a little texture. https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-2375907/sonoma-goods-for-life-naturals-hopewell-curtain.jsp?ci_mcc=ci&utm_campaign=WINDOW&utm_medium=CSE&utm_source=google&utm_product=61361754&CID=shopping15&utm_campaignid=204517412&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlf_MBRDUARIsAD8Gj8D0LpexWqo-RMBHKeyd86qL7Lm8q-eSCH2oc2IUa1YDQ9uE9oBGrsAaAsZiEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CITLkaOs89UCFU4ZhgodqbgJrw I think you're fine to leave the seats on the dining set as is. Even though it's an apartment, it's a small investment to make in order to make it feel like your space. Hope this helps!...See MoreRedoing family room, need help with decor, colors. Brown leather couch
Comments (9)Really nice room. Looks comfortable and inviting. Good choice w/new sofas. Like the fireplace as is ... but less clutter could improve the look of it. Not sure what the picture is above the piano. If it is a family photograph, reframe it and the family photo on the mantel with the same frames and put both above the piano. Really like your coffee table. One day it will be a valuable antique if you don't booger it up. So, for the coffee table, consider taking the table to a glass company and having a dark gray tinted thick glass top created for it -- no refinish for the table necessary. (Alternately, cover everything but the top and paint the top only -- perhaps black or else the same white as your cabinets.) Do the same for your current end table as you do for the coffee table. If you're going to add a second end table, since matching the existing one would likely prove difficult, consider a totally different look -- perhaps a wood 2-drawer filing cabinet? http://realsolidoak.com/office.html...See MorePurple and Blue Sofa. Need advice on curtains
Comments (6)Lining refers to privacy. A layer behind the face fabric for body, light control. WHITE is the color and can be linen, silk, whatever and shades of WHITE abound as do white fabrics of every content be that linen, cotton, polyester etc Google a drapery store near you, or so custom drapery shop, or GO to Bed Bath and Beyond with your pictures and measurements . Not the best thing for you to do online...See MoreUser
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