need help opening up living/kitchen area
Paula Flores
6 years ago
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Need help for open concept kitchen/living area
Comments (5)I have darker brown hardwood and have Revere Pewter in my living/kitchen areas. I painted large foam boards with a couple coats of paint samples to move around different areas with the diiferent lighting we have throughout the space. With our floors, Revere Pewter does not have a green undertone to me. But, it does look different throughout. On some walls it reads as greige, and on others it reads more gray. I'm no color expert, but my opinion would be to stay away from yellow or pink undertones. Here's the kitchen dining area: These two adjoining walls to the left of the bookcases are both Revere Pewter. Of course, my camera and the lighting are affecting it, but they really do look that different....See MoreNeed help with furnishing & designing open living area!!
Comments (12)Does your husband need a special chair when he watches t v? And area rug is no problem? I have found that leather furniture doesn’t seem to absorb sound as much as upholstered furniture. How much floor space is there with which to work? Do the windows match on either side of the fireplace? Is the slider the main egress out to the patio? I don’t see a lot of space for stack-backing fabric panels. Would you take another photo of the slider? You might have to do fabric Roman Shades on the windows with draperies on the slider. A good liner on the window treatments will help with the echo, as well. I could see another sofa to replace the one you have now…a great, large piece of art between the two sconces…smaller, but thicker rug…but instead of a coffee table, do an upholstered bench…then depending on what space remains, two more chairs…swivels on either side of the fireplace might be perfect. Love those windows... Mirror over fireplace is very big... This kind of treatment, possibly for the windows…the shades with a wooden, padded valance, and depending on how much room you have at the slider either a matching panel or just another padded valance….all hung at the same height....See MoreNeed help with recessed lighting for open concept living room area
Comments (7)I like a lot of light as well. I think everything is well lit except for your family room. Definitely not enough light in there (especially if you want the option of a brightly lit space. There is no center lighting and everything has been arrange around the edges of the room. IMO, what you have is a HUGE span with zero lighting which is not at all adequate. Some people prefer room edge lighting and that’s what they’ll recommend. But if you like a lot of light, I don’t think the way your designer set things up will satisfy that need. If it was my home, even though the ceilings are only 8 feet, I would want a center fixture (small chandelier or semi flush)...something pretty. If you are not sure about your furniture placement they can always install the box with lots of extra wire looped in the ceiling so you can adjust it later. Just take pics of your ceiling joists when it’s all opened up (if it is opened up) so you know where everything is located. Makes it easier later. You’ll have a little sheetrock repair, but completely manageable. I would add more cans/wafers around the center of the room and put them on a dimmer. You can always turn them off or dim them if it’s too much light, but if there’s nothing there, you’re stuck with a dark room and no real way to fix it (other than having your electrician return and hack up your ceiling). I’m not a fan of LED, but some people love it. Just make sure you like the type of light they put out before you bite the bullet on them....See MoreHelp! Need paint Suggestions for open living area & more
Comments (1)As I just mentioned to another poster a sage gree or any grayed green is amuch nicer neutral and I am sorry to say but IMO your woodwork is really not worth high lighting and does not work with concrete floors so I would just paint it the same as the walls and if at all possible get those textured walls smoothed the texture has a huge effect on color and all your lighting should be LEDs 4000K before choosing colors....See MoreJAN MOYER
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