Stuck on layout options for large entryway - Awkward window placement
Stuck on the best layout for this large entryway due to the awkward placement of the window (not centered on wall and goes down pretty low). I'm not planning on keeping the pictured console table, so it's truly a blank slate. Few details:
-Long wall is about 124" long
-Window is 36" wide and not centered on wall
-From floor to bottom of plantation shutter trim is 29.5"
I've been given lots of conflicting advice:
Option 1: place a large leaning wall mirror on the larger wall to the left of the window, place a small console table to the right of the window near the door
Option 2: place a medium-sized console table on the larger wall to the left of the window (like the one currently pictured), with a round mirror over it, and then a plant on the floor to the right of the window with a small, square picture over it
Option 3: Don't put anything there since it's not a focal point when you enter the room
Option 4: Long console table that goes under the window, with a tall lamp to the left of the window and then a tall vase or tree to the left of the console table. This is the option the previous owners used (pic attached). If I go this route, I was thinking this console table: https://www.perigold.com/furniture/pdp/thomas-bina-cube-console-table-rsde1137.html. It's almost 72" long and 28" high, so it would go right under the window
Option 5: ????
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decoenthusiaste
6 years agoPut a bench under the window and all of your energy and $$ into the area under the curved stairs. Does anyone play the piano? You can get one that plays itself.
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6 years agoI would put a low bench under the window, something with a bit of elegance to match the scale of the space, but you can put a boot mat underneath if desired. Then either (a) a narrower chest next to the door, with a spot for keys or a drawer for mittens, and a lamp on top, or (b) just an umbrella stand by the door for guests and then focus on a nice round table by the stairs with a lamp and other decor focused there.
Also, your option 1 is a disaster, because it's basically booby-trapping a walkway/doorway. I don't care where it goes!TLD thanked acmTLD
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6 years agoWhat does everyone think of something like this? It doesn't give me any task lighting, but every moodboard I tried with a table looked off to me :-/
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoMichelle, assuming floor lamp would replace the plant? The other thing I was thinking was to add task lighting and a floor lamp to the adjoining room pictured below (also still in progress). This is the room that is totally dark, as there is no canned lighting in the two story ceiling and it's far from the entryway chandelier...
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