Hot mess express needs direction for small townhouse living room
Susie Sametz
6 years ago
You’ve been warned!! Lol. Hi! Re-doing my living room/eating area and need direction/guidance on flooring color, sofa/chair colors, table styles, and kitchen table/chairs.
Home recently painted Repose Gray throughout. I have white trim and doors with satin nickel hardware. Space is limited and all windows are East facing, so trying to keep it light and bright with contemporary furniture in a gray, black, white, silver color scheme. Thinking of doing Tiffany blue as my accent color? We can get to that later though.
Everything in my first two pics of my place can go except I’d like to keep the gray faux fur pillows and throw. Carpet will be ripped out and the whole house will be replaced with a wood-look vinyl or porcelain plank (thanks to the dog)- but what color to go with? Dark floors? Light floors? I personally like dark (especially with the gray walls), but am afraid of it making my small space look even smaller...
Here are some of my ideas:
*white or charcoal gray tufted sofa/loveseat/chair(s). Prefer not have black because of the dog- his hair is a nightmare (another concern about having dark floors -_-)
*due to limited light I was thinking either mirrored top or glass topped cocktail and end tables.
*glass top round or square table with gray fabric chairs for eating area
*no clue about rug color
I found a beautiful rug that’s in the color scheme, but I can’t picture it with dark floors because it’s black, gray, and silver
So what would you all do?? How would you design/decorate it?? I would love any feedback! I’ve also posted some pics of furniture I’ve seen out and about that I like. Just trying to picture it all together is where I fall short. Thanks in advance!!
P.S. I wish more than four photos was allowed lol
Home recently painted Repose Gray throughout. I have white trim and doors with satin nickel hardware. Space is limited and all windows are East facing, so trying to keep it light and bright with contemporary furniture in a gray, black, white, silver color scheme. Thinking of doing Tiffany blue as my accent color? We can get to that later though.
Everything in my first two pics of my place can go except I’d like to keep the gray faux fur pillows and throw. Carpet will be ripped out and the whole house will be replaced with a wood-look vinyl or porcelain plank (thanks to the dog)- but what color to go with? Dark floors? Light floors? I personally like dark (especially with the gray walls), but am afraid of it making my small space look even smaller...
Here are some of my ideas:
*white or charcoal gray tufted sofa/loveseat/chair(s). Prefer not have black because of the dog- his hair is a nightmare (another concern about having dark floors -_-)
*due to limited light I was thinking either mirrored top or glass topped cocktail and end tables.
*glass top round or square table with gray fabric chairs for eating area
*no clue about rug color
I found a beautiful rug that’s in the color scheme, but I can’t picture it with dark floors because it’s black, gray, and silver
So what would you all do?? How would you design/decorate it?? I would love any feedback! I’ve also posted some pics of furniture I’ve seen out and about that I like. Just trying to picture it all together is where I fall short. Thanks in advance!!
P.S. I wish more than four photos was allowed lol
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everdebz
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago[No gold that I see. But texture in rugs, and cool lighting.]
Thinking this soft tan [they call it] could be warm-up for all grey and silver. Sophisticated? and with having's 2nd table?
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoLooked up Oliver Gal and found this pillow. You can mix your metals in good spots for each.... I'm not expert, but I'll try. Could be that light copper could echo warm cabinets....
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Polyester Peacock Blue?
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoAn informal weaving - but shiny too.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoSusie Sametz
6 years ago@everdebz yes I do like OG’s pillows and even have two in my bedroom-one silver, one gold. I like the woven and solid teal pillows you picked out! Thank you! I have those faux fur warm gray pillows (and throw) that I’d like to keep and then I was thinking of incorporating white and teal pillows? I bought the cuddler for the bay window too, so plenty of room to play around with pillow ideas. We have a store in one of the local malls called Z Gallerie and I took a pic last time I was there of their teal pillows (below-right side of pic under angel wings) what do you think? I have seen that coffee table set (the sofa and chair came from the same store lol!) Great minds think alike ;) but yes I’ve been going back and forth between mirrored or glass, but I think I’m leaning towards mirrored simply for the light reflectivity and then going glass for the kitchen table? Haven’t fully decided that one yet lol.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agono pure whites please. since you have some i will give you some others to impose with them I choose all mine because they cost $25 for 18x18. sometimes that changes but not far off.
yummy yummy! i have a few left, any there you cant do without? I like the peacocks with your set up myself, though i love the others.
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the second one is gone. how about these?
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6 years ago@havingfun oh yeah I love those!! Thank you! I found some Tiffany inspired throw pillows this morning lol! Along with some possible rug ideas. The last one comes in other pattern options too :D
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6 years ago@havingfun thank you! I did a little more looking and found this one that looks like it has some dark gray in it that may pull it together :)
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6 years agoThis was mid kitchen redo. Floors hadn’t been changed and the backsplash wasn’t up yet. I’ll take more recent photos tomorrow so you can see it with the dark floor.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoSusie, idk if this is the one you found. On Houzz, 16 people liked it. Seems your colors... nice.
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6 years agoStill working on the condo but here are pictures so far. You can see the dark brown floors with the white cabinets and blue/ gray walls.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoi deleted my rugs. like yours have similar
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