Living room needs finishing touches

5 years ago

I need help deciding on wall decor, filling the empty 6ftx 13ft space and deciding whether it's necessary to change my throw pillows! Help!

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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
5 years ago
I would suggest first of all moving your couch over about 2 feet. If you're not using that large coffee table I would move it out of the room or sell it. The chest next to the chair looks very odd there. A small table with a lamp would be more appropriate. Find a large painting to go over the couch and also wall art on your other empty walls. Your room would look more complete with curtain panels at the windows.
grapefruit1_ar
5 years ago
Yes, curtains are needed as well as lamps. That overhead light should not be used for general lighting. That harsh glare makes it impossible to get a true reading on colors. Wall art can be paintings, plates, baskets, etc. Wait until you find things you love.
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Great start Nancy !!!! The rug is NOT to big !! Looks great, def. see some color added tho, what colors do you like is really the question. You can do almost anything. Can you face the couch toward the fp, and flank the 2 chairs with side and perhaps the club chair next to the pf wit a small table? you only know if you try it. One larger brighter piece over the fp will make it appear larger and of course brighter. If you leave the 2 chairs in front of the fp, try a small round table in-between otherwise they look disconnected. Hope this helps a bit, have fun, good luck, best, Debra
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Thanks Beverly for the suggestions. I’m gonna try moving the table the other way. The light fixture was definitely a mistake size wise but were kinda stuck with it now unless I find someplace else for it in my house and get a new one for there. What’s even more frustrating about it is there is no option to make it lower than that height either. I’m going to go today to look for some things and will try to focus on rounds as opposed to squares I see what you mean. The pillows are from home sense which is actually a new chain from tjmax and Marshall’s. It’s a great store I found a lot of awesome things there! Anybody have any advice re drapes?
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I'd like to see the front chair legs resting on the rug. That can be done by moving the sofa and rug towards the media unit, as suggested. Doing so will include the chair in the seating area as defined by the rug. Now might be a good time to edit, as well. There's a lot of input in this room, and all of your things are very cool. Take a curatorial approach so the "important" items have room to shine without competition. Perhaps re-purpose the end tables to another room. Instead of a table lamp, consider a floor lamp for the corner to the left of the fireplace. The wall light might work well above the chair. It's current position sort of takes away from your photo gallery wall. The added bonus is that you would have good reading light. And I really like the idea of a console beneath your large photograph on the wall in question! Topped with a table lamp and some greenery, it would be a great vignette. You may not need an end table if the ottoman is sufficient. If not, consider a low key c-table.
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looks good Nick. If I have to comment on something it would be some diff pillows, and the corner dining space. any way you can rotate the rug clockwise a bit, and move the table back away from that corner? Then you could either do a tall plant in the corner, or a hanging plant, and a larger piece of art (or double what you currently have). The other thing you could do is a little bar cart against the wall under the art, or off to the left against the wall under the window. I just feel that corner needs a little more oomph. here are some pics to give you examples of what I'm talking about oh, and somewhere down the road you could do a nice pendant light over the table. larger art. bar cart, pendant and taller plant in corner you could also do a type of buffet against that wall, or under the window
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Sammie J
5 years ago
The room could use some re-design, and you could try using current furniture. Center the rug in the room. Angle the amoire where the chair is now. Center the sofa on the current wall, and move the large chair to face the hall(?) door opening (making an "L"). The table near the chair may have to move to another space, or it might look good between the two front windows. Then, you'll need to add a couple of side tables and lamps, and a couple of solid pillows to replace two of the patterned ones on the sofa.

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