Living Room area rug
glfjjf
5 years ago
The area rug I order just arrived.
It is slightly different than how it looked online.
Should I keep it or look for a different style?
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Need advice on Living Room decoration. Area Rug/Art work/ feature etc.
Comments (23)great advice upthread I'll try to be short, probably repeating several people: -get rid of the white console next to the fireplace/look for smth else instead if you need it there for function -think of other window treatments. curtains? woven blinds? roman shades? any of these will look better. move your sectional a bit from the wall, both to allow room for window treatments and because furniture generally needs at least couple inches to breathe..that wil also make room seem larger -you already purchased the ottoman in the same color and style of the sofa..off white, right? well something different would be better, but it's okay..buy a throw, fold it and put there to break your lines a bit. tray is great too-both for function and beauty. you'll appreciate it when watching this TV -I liked reading how your wife gets her art:) okay..so if there's no real room for other suggestions(I'm also prejudiced against mass produced canvas art..maybe she can be talked into a print instead?..)..put that art there first. Make sure it fits-seems huge?.. Say you go for that a very similar art, you have there-a bit of white, black, brown, indigo blue, fiery yellow white and brown you already have in your room (btw like your furniture) pull your other colors (in pillows and throws and accessories) from that art -deep sophisticated blues, golds. can be metallic accessories (like vases or flower pots?), can be softest fur pillows can be velvet, can be knitted throw. everythhing you buy-make sure it's a different texture..leather is sleek you've got enough of it. Speaking from experience-I also have my fair share of leather:) then look for a big ticket items like curtains and a rug. (or simultaneously..just keep your general scheme in mind). you can decide to make them fairly neutral. repeat the color of the furniture, just different material of course. or go for one vivid deep color but make it a shag rag for example. Don't try to match pattern to art..art has a mind of its own. Look at the room as a whole..what does it ask for? and know yourself of course..say I love many rugs but I don't like to clean them lol. You know whether it's high traffic area, what your habits are, and whether you'll be sad for 5 min if the rug will have spots and then get over it, or will be sad for 5 days. when you buy a side table try, again, to introduce another texture, just different material in this case. maybe wood. maybe ceramics(garden stool?some of these look really modern). every new material you bring creates dimension. Dimension is something you look for when creating spaces. Why? well that what we've used to. Ouside always has it. Even when it's a desert or an ocean. It has depth. we need to recreate it with all sort of ways and means that are availiable to us.. Good luck! will be a cool room edited because of thousand typos..))...See MoreNeed advice for a living room area rug
Comments (19)Something modernizing about this rug. Who knows what color it'd look like in your room with a green sofa? maybe a pebble / mineral tone idk, for a soft, low-contrast look. Around $180 with medallion motif. [https://www.houzz.com/products/nourison-euphoria-eup03-67x96-grey-rug-prvw-vr~77269703[(https://www.houzz.com/products/nourison-euphoria-eup03-67x96-grey-rug-prvw-vr~77269703)...See MoreNeed Help with Living Room Area Rug Ideas
Comments (11)OK. I have attached a pic of my living room. I have also attached a few pics of some rugs that have peaked my interest (the yellow flowers being my favorite). The only items in the room that will remain the same are the couch and loveseat. I'd like to keep my curtains if possible, but I'm not opposed to switching them out. Other than those 2 things, everything else in the room will be updated. Thanks for any input you can give!!...See MoreSmall Living Room - Area Rug or Carpet Runner?
Comments (1)This is a 7' x 7' area rug. Another trick is to replace your window treatments and rod. Install a new rod, higher and wall to wall. Purchase an extra wide panel and stack it back over the wall right side of window. It will make the room look wider....See More
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5 years agoI hear you. I have the same problem. Neutral colors. It's hard when color is not your thing! Are there any colors you don't like?
my boards | Olioboard · More InfoIs this rug below too modern for you? It's still neutral, but has some character!
LR rug by kulrn | Olioboard · More InfoHere's a few others....
Kirk Color Block Rug | Crate and Barrel · More Info
Etro Handmade Abstract Gray & Cream Area Rug design by Jaipur – BURKE DECOR · More Info
Oushak Rug, Blue, 5'3"x7'5" · More Info
Huntley : Huntley HU-461 Gray · More Info
Couristan Provincia Odette Area Rug, Mint-Cream, 9'2"x12'5" · More Info
Glory Rug, Aqua - Glamorous Rugs - Week 30 - Sales Events | One Kings Lane · More Infojust going through my rug board throwing ideas out! I like the ones you linked too, but afraid they will just blend too much like your current one. This one is pretty though.. Could work!
Modern Rugs & Wool Rugs | west elm · More Info
LR rug by kulrn | Olioboard · More Info
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