help with adding a modern touch to my living room
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Comments (20)Some people have seen these pictures ad nauseum, so I apologize, but I am a big supporter of both honoring the historic fabric of the structure while furnishing the house for your own aesthetic, for comfort, for whatever. My apt is 1838 so most of the units never had any kind of ceiling fixture at all, and the first floors at some point had a chandelier mounted at the medallion. Only the Gentleman's Chest and the Japanned cabinet on stretchers would be vaguely "period" in this room, all the rest is modern. (The wing chair is the wrong period, too). But when I bought this place I actually emphasized the 1838 by stripping anything off the perimeter that wasn't period. In the hall I did put a fixture that was at least "more" period appropriate, although modern fixture would be okay too. The public hallways mostly have fixtures like this: And I think something like this could work in your LR if you did not want another large drum shade. I would consider putting the current LR fixture in place of the small bell at the vestibule door, if you don't store it away. Personally I like the tension between historic elements attached to the house vs modern contents....See MoreNew Modern home needs a added touch
Comments (18)I am engineer and a project manager who oversees many residential construction projects. For my home my wife and I hired an architect firm to design us a modern home on a unique lot. We are thrilled with the design and how everything turned out. Things became an issue when our stair installer brought us a sample of our 2inch which butcher block treads which were to be gray like our flooring. The stain was blotchy. We called a meeting with the architect and he advised that going natural would add to the home rather than take away. the staircase on it's own is beautiful however we are having an issue absorbing the whole picture....See MoreNeed help decorating my living room using the pieces I have and adding
Comments (15)Hi Wynda. You have a nice family room. You just need to have a plan. I find this often: people ask how to decorate, but that is the last step. Here is what I recommend. 1) Find photos of rooms you like. I found this in your ideabook. Notice how uncluttered the room is. If you are seeking this look, you will need to unclutter yours. 2) Create a floor plan. I recommend placing the sofa about where the coffee table is now. Move the recliner closer to the pillar. (Not sure if this would work without exact sizes of furniture and room dimensions). But worth trying. Tv would go on a console table to the right of the fireplace. Not sure there is room for any other main furniture. 3) Finaly step is decorating....See MoreHelp Decorating & Modernize 90s Living Room in New Home!
Comments (32)New modern art, rug, lighting, window shades and great looking sectional sofa that all work with the warm floors would get you off to a good start. It's not the mantel that's the problem, it's the enormous TV that needs to go on the side wall and the man cave sofa and chair. Work with your trim, floors, and cabinets but go a little out of the box with great well-designed fairly modern pieces. Go on Craigslist and see if you can find a wide console for the TV. Search for "midcentury or MCM console, sideboard, dresser" Art for over fireplace in this palette of golds, touch of blues, gold/orange, green you can echo in rug and pillow. Go online to Etsy and just put in "abstract paintings" and see what comes up. From your art, choose a rug--something like this with golds but with green from your art. Sectional sofa in camel/gold leather. Not a bunch of things in this photo--low lines of sofa; window treatment; great piece of art in corner; graphic rug You'll want a round coffee table to tuck into the "L" if you get a sectional. Go with wood with maybe a pullout to use from both ends of sofa. Get modern nesting sides tables as well so you and guests have a place to put down a drink while you're either looking at the fireplace or the TV --Get a modern round white tulip table for your kitchen dining area. It's too dark in there to be inviting. Bigger tulip table than this, but keep your current chairs so you don't have to change everything. Save your money to put same window treatments--roll-up shades in your bay window. Ikea has a decent sized tulip table. This shows how great any kind of dark chairs look in contrast with the table. While you're at Ikea, get a modern white pendant to drop over the new table:...See MoreUser
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