Suggestions needed for living room
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5 years ago
Hello! I’ve had lots of my own ideas, but feeling a bit stumped and honestly exhausted. I’d love to hear your suggestions and ideas!
I’m hoping to get some help with selecting accent chairs, coffee table, and an area rug to go with this gray colored velvet sofa. The room is empty, walls are white, and floors are EVP medium wood toned.
I’m open to leather, fabric, wood, glass, neutrals, and dark. I’d rather stay away from natural fiber rugs like jute or sisal.
TIA!
I’m hoping to get some help with selecting accent chairs, coffee table, and an area rug to go with this gray colored velvet sofa. The room is empty, walls are white, and floors are EVP medium wood toned.
I’m open to leather, fabric, wood, glass, neutrals, and dark. I’d rather stay away from natural fiber rugs like jute or sisal.
TIA!
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ks92
5 years ago
PROCreative Visual Concepts, Kevin Strader
5 years agoHere's an idea. But this is something I would like and without knowing your tastes, color preferences, etc. you might hate it. What I'm saying is that the answers you're going to get are going to be all over the place. More information on styles, colors, etc. would help people provide you with suggestions.
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Comments (61)a couple more thoughts... a ceiling light fixture will help and bring some interest for sure. have you thought more about one? art absolutely will help and so will pillows. I also think you might want to consider new inserts for pillows if you can. and larger size pillows like 20inx20in, not sure how that translates in com, but large size pillows will help. consider the size of the insert one size up from the size of the cover so it fills out the pillow and makes if more fluffy. if you get feather down inserts i would consider that too. thought I would share a couple pics that show how just a few additional features will make a difference. I like the idea of a couple large pillows on the floor too. I would style the coffee table a bit too...See MoreNeed your suggestions in decorating my living room
Comments (12)You can get one of the sisal-type rugs at Ikea to put under your existing rug to expand the space. This also helps if you like a rug but don't have the budget for a large size. I'd look at slip covers, purchased or made, for the furniture and a few decorative pillows. For furniture placement: A trick I learned from my mom: actually move the furniture around to see how different configurations really work - take everything out except the heavy furniture so do that first, then add the small stuff, plants, etc. Some nice decorative plant pots would also help the space. It looks like your furniture is placed a bit far away from the TV. You also could consider getting one of the expanding/rotating arms for the TV to give you more viewing/furniture placement options. It takes a little time to get the curated, layered looks that you see in pictures, but it can be done and takes less than you might think. Good luck!...See MoreI'm stupid, need color suggestions for living room light sage, browns?
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Manon Floreat
5 years agoIf you're interested in some color, something like the below might appeal to you:
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Susan Davis
5 years agoI looked thru all five pages of Houzz.com grey chesterfield sofa and came up with some pictures that might help narrow down your design preferences.......there are a million ways to go and you probably do not care for most of them....here are some ideas that might give you an idea of what you do not want or what you do want.....give a floor plan, let us know if there is a TV in the room and where it will go and what purpose you want to use the room for.....
Tuscan
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Traditional
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Glam
Bassett Furniture · More Info
Contemporary
Suburban DC - Cahill Residence · More Info
Uber modern; no tufting but sofa is very wide and very low and has big high arms like Cheaterfields
My Houzz: A Dark Storage Space transformation to a Crisp White Loft · More Info
Modern design in a very traditional room....what can I say, I think it is London!
San Francisco Victorian · More Info
So if you know your style, Houzzer can help more easily....keep up posted, the room and sofa look promising!User
5 years agoThank you everyone for your suggestions. As requested here are some actual photos of the space. The first is looking into the living room. Don’t mind the fireplace, we are working on a mantel. I have ordered Hunter Douglas window treatments in the fabric swatch attached and they should be installed in the next few weeks. The 3rd photo is looking into the room from the front foyer. The final is looking at it from the fireplace.
I love a modern/traditional style with some hints of like Parisian/rustic (think Restoration Hardware).
I was thinking maybe brown or saddle colored leather chairs. Also, thought about dove colored chairs. I was also thinking some various shades of blue and cream possibly for throw pillows and rug, maybe even indigo.
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5 years agoThere will not be a TV in the room. Here a few Pinterest posts that I have saved that I really love, but not exactly sure how to execute.
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