Pulling the Living Room Together, Ideas please...
chickadee70
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Comments (17)Thanks all for the comments so far. Let me see if I can respond: teacats - the chairs I bought first because I liked them and they were on sale! This was before we had even started looking at pianos (I originally thought we were just going to have an upright). I can't really return them so I think I have to work with them for now or maybe move them to another room in the future, if possible. I was disappointed in the rug color - it was a lot darker than the picture online. I still might be able to return it but I'm contemplating that one. It's a nice rug. I may be able to use it in the dining room instead. I was unsure on having the backs of the chairs to the door - you think that would work? The room is about 18' long x 13' wide. Your suggested artwork is very nice as well. I'll keep it in mind! pipdog - I thought about the corner by the window as well but that means the lid opens to the wall and its in the light and by the furnace register. The lamps aren't staying - they are just temporary for now! aktillery - thank you for that post. There are some other options to consider there. I need to figure out how to make a floor plan to scale so I can see if the room is big enough to have the piano more toward the center. I'm afraid for the piano by the window. My parents' black piano faded over time because it was right by a huge picture window (and still is) cyn427 - I'm having a hard time visualizing what you mean. The corner to the left as you walk in? Seems like the piano would stick out in front of the door but maybe I'll have to try it. It's only 5' long (it's a baby baby!)...See MoreHelp me pull my room together...please
Comments (3)I am probably the last person to get this right for you. But here goes. I do think a celery green on the walls would be wonderful because I am partial to greens. The rug couch and cubes are all good together. I would pull the couch up over the edge of the rug to ground the couch or pull the rug back to the couch which ever fits the space best. The front of the couch needs to be on the rug. It looks like too much space between the couch and cubes. Might just be an illusion so if they really are that far away to be used as ottomans move them closer to the couch. The red pillow is not the right red for your room. Maybe go more on a burgundy or green. What glares at me is the dark hole of the TV set up. Can you set the TV on a small wood dresser or something other then what it is on? Or hang it on the wall? Spread out the components some and make a better living space for the VCR or DVD , game, or whatever it is. And move the stereo. If that is impossible can you cover the base of the stand with something cloth? Now crazy me. If you do not need the long curtains to cover the windows for privacy and warmth. I might move the whole rod off to one side and let curtains just hang on one side. .In your dinning room area do it one on left side of window one on right. But then I am a virgo and need to see balance. Some one else will have a better idea. I can not help you at all with art. I have very little and what I have certainly will not be your style. This is coming from a thrift store shopper is why. So now I am done.Great space to work with.Love the rug and cubes. I am sure some one else will have much better ideas. Loving those darling little tables in the corners too. Chris...See MoreNeed help pulling my living room together
Comments (28)I'm most competent guessing what I'd do with a space, which is my pleasure on these forums. I like small rooms better than too large, and I love the idea of all the living you do in there.. I also love blue, and easy to imagine that's the direction I'd go. I notice yours has a lot of dark stuff around willy nilly, contrasting with the light walls -- black chair, mirror frame, a lot of wood trim, black TV, wood pieces, and so on. Assuming I was keeping it all, and adjacent spaces would allow, I'd take the walls darker, to a medium tone at least. That's the opposite direction of most suggestions, but it would encourage all those currently high-contrast darks to blend at least somewhat into the background. That'd make the room feel larger and provide a better, calmer background for our things we love around us and all our living. Less contrast would mostly fix any off-center FP issue. And it would allow me to deliberately introduce accents that do contrast, including whites, of the exact kinds of pieces and colors in the nice places I wanted attention to go. I could also very happily go the direction of Manon's gorgeous collage with light walls, but I think it'd require significant editing to lighten up much what you already have. Otoh, with something like a muted tone of that beautiful blue for the walls?...See MoreWish to update and pull together living/great room
Comments (21)To be honest where you are and where you want to go are too far apart to make use of most of your furnishings...in concept cozy and zen are sort of opposites...zen is crisp and minimal and every element needs to be perfect...and functional....the most successful path would be to select new zen furniture and arrange it in a more cozy fashion...also scale really matters as your room needs to offer more open and unfurnished space...so your zen furnishings need to be on the small side to allow the room to feel almost empty while still accommodating the number of people who usually use this room and also guests if you entertain in this space...this is a worthy goal as a successful zen room is a joy to inhabit... a restful uncomplicated zone to escape all the normal pressures in life......See Morechickadee70
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