Landing Accent Table Decor Help
I am trying to decorate the landing area in my home. This is at the end of a fairly long hallway and just above the stairs. I'm wondering if I need to bring the mirror down some or can I anchor the mirror to the table with different items. I would love suggestions. Thank you!
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Comments (16)That space is ideal for display of family photos. It's a space you will likely traverse many times a day so you will see the pics, yet, it is still on the edge of the "private realm" of a house so doesn't come with all the mixed messages that attach to prominent displays of famili-abilia located in a your living rooms. A chest as a surface for a lamp and maybe a flower arrangment, or temporary blooming plant in a cachepot, or a bowl of subtle natural potpourri (nothing by Glade or Yankee Candle here.) If you think you might pause and look at the family pics occasionally, perhaps an interesting little side chair to sit in? Nothing cushy as no one expects upholstery in such transit area. On a more utiliitarian note, you might have baskets on the landing that would be the in-transit depot for personal flotsam your family members need to take out of the public rooms and stow appropriately. Baskets would hide the clutter, but still you'd have an ordained place to dump their junk when you want it gone (and once-trained your family members would know where to start looking for things.) I'm thinking of things such as the taken-off sweater, iPad, barrettes, scale-model battleship, tie, college catalogue, etc. Someone entering the house and heading to the public rooms would just see the row of baskets, not the contents (well, unless you needed a place to stow some half-waxed skis left in the family room.) Instead of a chest, if you decided to try the baskets, you could use a table and just tuck the baskets under it. L....See MoreGuest Room Help! Need side tables, lamp, decor, and dresser.
Comments (9)There is no reason you can't keep the bed and the art. I might think about having the art re-framed. It has dark colors and could be framed in a wood that matches the sleigh bed, get a slightly larger double mat that is not such a brilliant white. Hang the art over the bed so you see it when you enter the room. Think about how your guests use the room. Weekend guests don't need a lot of storage. If the closet is empty you can place a luggage rack inside the closet. If they are watching TV it is usually from the bed. I would place the TV on the wall where they can view tv as they are laying on the bed. A small makeup vanity can serve many purposes, provide a chair for sitting, a desktop, a place to do their hair and makeup. There is one on etsy that may work nicely with your bed. Cherry makeup vanity Matching vanity stool is also available on etsy vanity stool If keeping the art, I would try to incorporate the blue or green colors from the art in the bedding and window coverings. Add a small blanket folded at the foot of the bed, an accent pillow and recover the seat of the vanity stool. Add a small nightstand with a lamp with a blue or green base and a little blue dish where they can set their glasses or phone or watch. Again - on etsy nightstands...See MoreAccent chair and decor help
Comments (30)In my photo the space between wall & chair back is 43” - more than ample walk space. This chair is very large with a 38” depth front of arm to back. Total space used is 6.75’ You said your space is @ 7’ so it seems like you have enough room especially since you’ll likely be looking at smaller chairs than the one I‘m showing you. But, that‘s the reason to place a cardboard the size of chair foot print in the space. To get a better feel for space the object takes up & see how the traffic flows around it, Remember too that with chairs some of the space they take up is with the slant of the back so it’s air space as well as floor space. I can’t tell what your space is between long side of coffee table & couch. I’ve read it should be no more than 16” to allow both leg room when sitting on couch & ability to reach & set drink down. If your space is wider than that, suggest pulling in to try out. That would also give you more potential chair space....See Morehelp with decorating and accent wall ideas
Comments (73)Oh thanks so much! yes, i dont think i have given much thought before now and been a bit impulsive and looking for comfort. i do enjoy artsy things but would like a more sophisticated look. i have been trying to incorporate the wonderful ideas, and stay away from dark colors. ive recently got a few things and will post below. thank you!...See Moresoutherngirl1913
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI think the dark wood tone of the mirror and the size of the frame is throwing the balance off. But, since you probably don't want to go out and buy a new mirror try staging something similar to the photo below by putting your flowers in a shorter vase (center it under the mirror), use a larger lamp and then finish with 1-2 books on the end. Or use a small figurine/sculpture instead of the book(s).
Me.....I would keep my eye out for a remnant of dark marble, or buy a piece of dark tinted glass, to replace the clear glass top. That would add more visual weight to the table and make the overall arrangement look less top heavy.
Don't worry about the lamp cord......just make a small loop of the excess and use a twist tie to hold it neatly together.
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8 years agoI love that table. I wanted the end and coffee table in that style, but never got them. Would have loved this table too.
Here's a little mock up to give you an idea of what I think could work. Not necessarily these items but more for an idea of placement and scale. As for the outlet and cord, I'd paint the outlet plate to match the wall and the same with the cord too or get a cord cover in a color that would blend in with the wall. You could also had cord clips to the back of the table legs to run the cord through so very little of it shows.
I'd also put some dried florals in the the vases to add a bit more height, but It's bedtime and it takes awhile to do these things.
So basically.
1. center table
2. remove the runner
3. turn mirror vertical
4. add a taller lamp
5. group small items of various heights in a tray
6. leave the floor bare.
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8 years agoWould this lamp work or is cream the wrong color because of the wall? We will paint eventually but not for a while.
Or this?
I may to Homegoods tomorrow but this is what was at TJMAXX near my house.southerngirl1913
8 years agoStill have work to do but I do like the mirror vertical and the table centered.
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