Finish my living room - coffee table help
Need help finishing off this room. Mainly a rug and a coffee table. I think I’ve got the rug down (something neutral, minimal to no design) but I’m struggling on the table.
We mainly use the table to put our feet up. So it either has to be cushioned ( but this will probably be repetitive with the ottoman) or we keep a flat pillow on it. No glass surfaces.
I have a minimalist style and all the tables I’m seeing are intricate. If you notice the chair and ottoman are textured and I’m finding it hard to complement that.
I do not like the box shaped coffee tables. Was thinking about this, but would the brown colors clash? Any suggestions?
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notnyc
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI would go with tufted ottoman. It serves multipurpose: you can use it as coffee table, as extra sit and also put your feets. Get any color of your furniture.
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Comments (6)What a beautiful living room you have made. The credenza under your TV is particularly gorgeous. Here is what I would consider doing if this were my room- just to give you ideas to play off of for a start. I would begin by finding some blue, patterned throw pillows for the sofa and the arm chair. I like Indian block prints. They are classic and fresh. What I have shown is not exactly bargain, Target/Home Goods, but aside from the Ginori, it's not terribly expensive either. Here are some from John Robshaw: And for the blue arm chair, I thought something like this could be fun: Next I would find an orchid or cyclamen for the table by the blue arm chair. I am partial to cyclamens, so here: I would look for a silver cachepot. Here is a simple one from The Enchanted Home. I like how the silver echoes your side table by the sofa. I would like a much simpler/more modern silver cachepot, this is all I could find right now. Then for the coffee table, I would find a few pretty and interesting coffee table books: Assouline, Phaedon, Taschen, Rizzoli all have great, colorful, conversation sparking titles available. It is very common to put stuff on top of books on coffee tables. That is not my thing. I would rather just see something pretty next to the stack of books. Maybe a bowl or a vase in this Ginori pattern (Orientale in azalea): Lastly the table between the sofa and arm chair could use a lamp perhaps. I would look for something sculptural in crystal. Like this from Horchow: Your room is lovely and will come together more and more over time. Don't rush yourself. Wait to find things that really speak to you, so that you infuse the room with your personality....See More- PROnotnyc thanked Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoYou actually got a lot of suggestions on your previous the same dilemma post.
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My rug is the same by Surya. name is Aberdine gray distressed for less money.notnyc thanked Celery. Visualization, Rendering images notnyc
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5 years agoTerrence Howell Home Staging and Art thank you. Confirming I am looking at rectangle or oval. But my main problem is color - what color should I be looking for? What style? This is the wrong dimensions, but is the style okay? Too industrial looking?
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5 years agoNot sure why you're so concerned about color. It doesn't have to match the floor, especially since you'll have a rug. Also, are you now thinking you want a gray rug? If you do, then I would go with a warm wood tone. Take a look at Crate & Barrel's Seguro coffee table. This is the square one, but it comes in a rectangle, too.
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5 years agoOr this one which is not quite so pricey:
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