Art Help - Formal Living Room
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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 MoreHelp with my living room art
Comments (1)As for plug-in spotlights, there are some interesting options out there in the market. For example, this one: https://www.enuotek.com/Black-Plug-In-Touch-Dimmable-3W-LED-Wall-Spotlights-Night-Lights-Reading-Lamps-for-Bedroom-Brightness-280Lm-Natural-White-Lighting-5000K-with-British-Power-Plug-2-Lamps-by-Enuotek-p1779933.html Or this one: https://www.illumination.co.uk/brilliant-loona-plug-in-spotlight-g28842-13.html If you want some spotlights on the ceiling to illuminate your art on the wall - this looks quite interesting: https://www.walmart.com/ip/HONWELL-Track-Lighting-LED-Spotlights-3-Rotatable-Lights-Heads-Under-Cabinet-Counter-Plug-Accent-Remote-Controlled-Ceiling-Wall-Picture-Artwork-Displ/333647162 Also, as for easy installation, there are these lighting fixtures. However, it would help if you had a bit of electrician help to set it up: https://www.jung.de/en/7237/products/technology/lichtsteckdose-plug-light/ To have nice warm light - look for options with up to 3500 K light temperature....See MoreHelp with Wall Art Living Room
Comments (7)Hi Jennifer, I have a few thoughts to offer before you start moving art around. The empty space in left corner looks, well, empty. And the sofa with chaise on right looks jammed into right corner against wall. That piece doesn’t need to be tight into a corner, & if you have drapery panels, which it looks like you do from rod above window, there’s not room for them to hang to floor. And,if panels are hung they’ll cover the items you have on either side of window. Not every wall space needs to have something on it. Some blank spaces help things look less cluttered My suggestions are these: 1. Center sofa with chaise on the wall so there’s some space on both sides. Try turning coffee table to line up length wise with sofa on left to create floor space & so it doesn’t crowd end of chaise. 2. remove art from both sides of window & rehang drape panels to soften & cozy up room. 3. Add those pieces to the arrangement above sofa on left. That entire arrangement is too close to ceiling. Tip - Lay all the pieces on floor & move around until you have an arrangement you like. tape paper cut outs on wall to mock up the arrangement to test & to prevent dartboard holes on wall! 4. Yes, large art should be centered over sofa & bottom of art about 6” above sofa back 5. Invest in a larger end table for the corner between the 2 sofas & place one of tray tables on right end of chaise sofa. Needs something to set a glass etc on while sitting there. I know this is more than what you asked for but I do think these changes will show off you new furniture better and make the room look more inviting. PS - the drapery rod looks same length as window. It usually looks better to have drape panels when pulled open stack fully off the window so you might look at a longer rod....See MorePlease help with living room decor! Wall art, pillows, and curtains
Comments (6)Balance: I’d skip drapes as a rod a few extra inches above windows won’t affect the ceiling/window effect. The tv is really high for viewing and I’d be bringing it to eye level. If interested and if room allows, can you turn sectional/console so they are facing windows and place tv there and art above fireplace. If keeping as is, add a huge piece of art between windows again to draw the eyes down into room. . Decor: suggest light textured blinds, a floor lamp and side table in corner with new chair to fill that space nicely and as a nod towards coastal, cushions, lamps and art will do the trick....See Moreiheartsix
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