How Picking right arm chair and coffee table for living room?
Vic Poliashov
5 years ago
Wife and I trying to pair an arm chair and coffee table in front of sofa. I’ve read on here that it needs to be proportional to sofa etc but we’re not sure about colors. Should it be a solid color, or patterns? Should we try to pull some color from current colors in living room? We do not want a wood chair. Something with material.
Coffee table is preferably not too large, or tall. The opposite wall of couch has a toned down brown/gray cabinetry so there’s plenty of wood tones in the room.y wife wants a wood accent table or chest below artwork as well. Any input is greatly appreciated!
Coffee table is preferably not too large, or tall. The opposite wall of couch has a toned down brown/gray cabinetry so there’s plenty of wood tones in the room.y wife wants a wood accent table or chest below artwork as well. Any input is greatly appreciated!
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PROJudyG Designs
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoYou want every seat to have access to a coffee table, so I would choose bench style.
I suggest a combo of ottoman/tray bench which can do double duty for you. This is from Overstock and is under $200.00. I like the color with your pillows and art.
As for accent chair, something in the style of you furniture. If you could take another photo and show the entire space, you may be able to get two chairs into the scheme.Article.com has this great midmid wing chair (my client bought two) that is very comfortable and very affordable.
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Comments (102)Put just the one above the TV for now. That might work with just one piece because it looks like the same width as the TV, which is a good thing :) When your console comes in and you hang the art, we can experiment with having a vase at one end to see how it looks. You aren't restricted to just wall art. You just don't want to get too busy on the wall and console. So some of this will be trial and error to get the right look. As to the love seat: it does need to move to the left if it stays in the room. If you had a smaller end table there you could probably pick up 6 to 10 inches. If both end tables were smaller then you could move the sofa down too and pick up more room on the love seat wall. Are you keeping the chair in the room? It would be ideal if you could keep the sofa on the long wall and the chair on the wall where the love seat is now and find another place in your home for the love seat. But I understand if that isn't in your plan....See MoreFinish my living room - coffee table help
Comments (17)Haha, I thought that is what decorating was all about? Does the color not have to match something I already have, especially if I want to keep it minimal? (Genuine question - this is all over my head) If I was eclectic that would be a different story. Does the style have to match? what about: https://www.crateandbarrel.com/ethan-rectangular-coffee-table/s442632...See MoreTiny living room-one coffee table or two side tables?
Comments (10)I think it is a bit of overkill to have both, especially since they tend to hang out in matched sets. It depends on what kind of entertaining you do. If your guests are likely to turn up the music and need some space to dance, then the coffee table would be in the way. Even if you think you need end tables because you want to increase your lighting with lamps, you can put a pair of matched floor lamps at each end of the sofa and use a coffee table. If you're likely to need extra seating more often than a surface for drinks, an ottoman that can be topped with a tray or used for seating might be best. If your style is very formal to antique, then all three tables might work for you. Be sure end tables arrive 1" above or below the sofa's arms. When topped with lamps, the lamps should reach 58-64" above the floor. Coffee tables should be 12-18" from the seating to be useful, and arrive 1" above or below the sofa seat. Keep it within 2/3 of the sofa's length and half its width....See MoreWhat does my living room need (and what color coffee table is best?)
Comments (7)I think the room looks nice. And I really like the blue paint color you chose but it doesn't complement the FP. I would get an oval glass & brass coffee table. I would put the cabinet the TV is sitting on the wall where the pine cabinet is and get a TV stand that is at least 25% wider than the TV and a bit lower. It would fill the wall better. I would get it closer to the brown of the FP. I would prefer art over the FP because the mirror is reflecting anything worth seeking twice. If you move that tv cabinet, you could then hang the mirror over it and it would reflect the art over the FP. I think the chair would be better where the plant is now....See More
Vic Poliashov
5 years ago
groveraxle
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JudyG Designs
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI chose the blue fabric chair because of the blue throw pillow and the blue in your art.
If you switch out the present pillows you could add a light aqua into the mix of navy and gray.. this combo would work with your canvas, as well.
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5 years agoVic Poliashov thanked Angelica Angeli ❤ Interior Design JournalistVic Poliashov
5 years agoSo we ordered the arm chair from article for our space and now have cabinets installed and stained.
https://www.article.com/product/2581/mod-blue-berry-armchair
Looking for a coffee table now. We prefer a soft firm ottoman to throw feet on but a coffee table might yield better aesthetic results. Attached are some updated photos. Living room came a long ways from what it has been.
groveraxle
5 years agoVic, you may be the first person here who got a TV console that I consider long enough! People always get them too short and they look awful. Yours looks great.
Now...about the console under the art. That really should be wider than the art. Plus it's a little heavy and looks more like a dresser. Maybe you could use it as a dresser and replace it with something sleeker, something more like this:
Vic Poliashov
5 years agoThe accent chest was not my decision lol. Some posters on here suggested similar console under art like you are but she don’t like it. The console under TV was a custom made piece of cabinetry along with floating shelfs and stained onsite. Thank you! Attached is ottoman we are thinking of getting. There’s also a beige one. We plan to put a larger tray on it.
https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/ebern-designs-kincade-storage-ottoman-w000184845.html?prkit=false&piid=996231090
Vic Poliashov
5 years agogroveraxle
5 years agoI put your chest back in the room. Here's your ottoman in blue and beige. I would lean toward beige since you have so much blue elsewhere in the space and you don't want it to become boring.
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