Love the room!! What are the dimensions please?
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This great room/dining room needs some spice! Please help!
Comments (31)Here are some pics from Houzz that might give you some ideas. I love the blinds in the first on that hide the upper windows, but it's a pretty contemporary look. The interest on the ceiling along with the chandelier brings it down a bit. [contemporary living room design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-living-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_718~s_2103) by new york interior designer David Landy ASID CID NY State This has a strong horizontal element with lighting that breaks up the height: [traditional living room design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-living-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_718~s_2107) by dc metro general contractor Moss Building and Design [ the last two use lots of wood/built-ins to add heft and interest [(https://www.houzz.com/photos/st-clements-great-room-traditional-family-room-toronto-phvw-vp~81556) [traditional family room design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-family-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_720~s_2107) by toronto design-build Schnarr Craftsmen Inc [traditional family room design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-family-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_720~s_2107) by atlanta interior designer Mary Trantow...See MorePlease 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 MorePlease help!!! what's wrong with room
Comments (41)Sorry to pile on, but you're asking everyone to comment on walls that will be painted a different color and floors that will be stained darker and without curtains you already purchased. You're not getting great answers because we have to project too much to "see" the whole thing. You have beautiful warm wood floors. Why are you staining them darker instead of playing up the warmish colors of the floor? Here's why the room is gloomy--lighting as others said. But everything else adds to the gloom: --Your huge, dark couch is placed against a nice wall of windows and occupies so much visual space. Move it out a bit to gain more flow and airiness. --Your huge dark TV is the focus on the lovely fireplace wall. Place it on the opposite wall across from the windows. --The rug is nice, but too monochromatic to balance the dark sofa. You need a larger one with some pattern that picks up a tiny bit of the current warm floor color and also has , place the dark sofa in front of beautiful windows. If you are going to change out the rug, then incorporate a bit of the current floor color in the new rug pattern, along with an accent color that works with the gray rug. But do this after the walls are painted. A larger rug, not necessarily this one, picks up warm floor color, sofa color, the future wall color, but adds other colors you can echo with lovely sofa pillows and curtains. --A dark coffee table takes up more visual space. Get a round clear coffee table framed in wood that matches the floor. Ditto accent tables. They don't have to be these, but you get the idea--connect furnishings to existing floor....See MorePlease help with entry tile into powder room. Love terrazzo, but...
Comments (6)The pebbles are fine; some lines mesh together better than others, so get multiple samples if the ones you're considering to view. Be sure to hire a qualified installer to ensure a good outcome....See More- 11 years ago
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