Re-doing living room
Jenny Hershey
5 years ago
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Comments (5)Thank you all for your thoughts. I intended to say earlier - I'm embarassed that I was here a year or so ago asking for advice about this same room. I had some great input - Les & Oceanna in particular. I'm afraid things have to "cook" with me quite a while. This decorating thing doesn't come to me naturally, but when I see what I like, I think Bingo, thats it! I have poured through magazines & books, and know the "feel" I'm going for now. So, I will get this done & post pics, swear! Budge, I do know of someone who does custom woodwork, so maybe that's how I should go on the left of the fireplace. teacats - thanks! I had no idea I could paint the fireplace doors. And DUH, I hadn't thought of putting a fireplace screen in front of it. sandyponder - I remember seeing your room with the fireplace about the same color as mine, and you doing that fab green - and also the non-symmetrical aspects on either side. Oh, and I LOVE your ceiling. ronbre - I have often thought about putting a wood mantle on the fireplace. I think I'll first try some great artwork up there, and see if it still needs it. I will take some pics of the room further out - its been hard for me to get a decent picture, but I'll try again. thanks all - KC...See MoreVery slow start to re-doing my living room
Comments (9)Ingrid, you mentioned the pillows tying the sofa and chairs together. That's what I was trying to do with them. There's a big difference in the color of the chairs and the curtains and I was trying to add pillows that would pull all the colors together. Not too sure I managed to do it though. Dilly_dally, that TSP is amazing! I can still faintly see in some place where things were hanging on the walls, but the spots aren't nearly as noticeable now as they were before I cleaned the walls. Les, I swapped the chairs and sofa this morning. Here are a couple of photos. I had to move the coffee table down so it would be centered in front of the sofa, but now it's not centered with the medallion on the rug. What do you think of this arrangement? I still haven't put anything back on the walls and looking at these photos, the room looks so empty to me! Here's a link to how the room looked before I started doing anything in there. Any suggestions are very much appreciated!! Here is a link that might be useful: Living Room Before...See MoreLiving room Couch layout? Design ideas?
Comments (3)I agree about the piano, it was a childhood birthday gift/family heirloom and I truly dislike having it there. I'm sure overtime, the TV legs could wear into the piano. The fireplace itself is actually a two-way fireplace that can be used from either the kitchen or the living room. We are not proud of this wall, because it is a strange configuration and I guess it shows. Eventually, I may want this wall torn down, but of course, there will be challenges with a widely open floor plan, particularly for kitchen cabinet space. Living room side Kitchen side...See MoreSectional vs Two Couches in Small Living Room
Comments (6)A sofa and two lounge chairs is always the most flexible, however a sectional small in scale might work. I might consider placing the TV in the RH corner instead of giving it a whole wall, but it's hard to tell without seeing that wall. You might want to consider adding think shelves to either side of the FP wall....See Moreeverdebz
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