What colour of rug & drapery would make my living room pop! Ple
Hi All,
Please i need your help! I cant figure out what colour of Rug and drapery would look beautiful in my living room. Its a very brought room and i have attached pictures of my living room sofa, love seat and center table.
The seats are from Exclusive Furniture:
https://www.exclusivefurniture.com/rose-linen-living-room
I would really appreciate your opinion.
Comments (28)
dyliane
5 years ago
decoenthusiaste
5 years agoIf they accept returns, I would exchange the chair and loveseat for a smaller scale pair of chairs and taller more substantial lamps.
Are you considering window treatments? That's where you can add some pattern/color with panels at each junction. Mount the rod about half way between the lower and upper windows. A rug should be wider than your sofa by at least 2 feet. Rather than crowd all of it into that corner, try centering the sofa and rug with the middle window and not pushed up against that wall but floating away from it.
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Comments (8)Center the sofa on the far wall (where the TV currently is) and put the end tables on each side. Get matching table lamps (26"-30" tall) for the end tables. You can put a larger piece of art over the sofa. This will address the immediate focal point as you enter this room. Keep the loveseat where it currently is, centered on the wall between the windows (if there's enough room when you move the sofa). Place the coffee table in front of it. If you need to scooch it down a bit that's fine, but I generally like to try centering off of architectural features first. You're looking at an arrangement something like this: You can then purchase a TV cabinet/console that will go on the wall opposite the loveseat. There might then be enough room to get a pretty side chair to angle in to the seating area. With this arrangement, you address conversation needs and also TV viewing. I wouldn't do an accent wall. Just keep all of your paint light and neutral. The carpet you have is pretty ... if you like it keep it. It looks as if you've already pulled some colors from it for your throw pillows. I would remove your valances, you don't need them with your fabric shades. Pretty furniture and a nice start to your room!...See More
PROBeth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agowow. that is a bit of gray.
you need some tall table lamps. with those huge two story ceilings, you have to get the eye to move upward.
Everything looks squashed in this corner. can you post a pic of the entire room? maybe from the 2nd floor? lets see what all you have.
as for drapes or blinds, do you want drapes to go up to the higher windows or just the floor level windows?
ceiling lights? do you have any chandeliers?
What about art work? you need some large art for this size room
here are
similar rooms, with neutral palettes. See if you like any of these:
Rekiat Jimoh-Salami
5 years agoThank you all for your comments.
@dyliane: Yes its very grey, Somehow in my minds eye i was buying everything in the same color or shade@decoenthusiaste : I am not sure we can return the chairs but for sure i can return the lamps for something more substantial. I am definitely considering window treatments and rug to add color to the houe but i cannot figure out what colour to buy!
@Beth H: Our house is only about 4 months old. We wants to art works e.tc We stopped buy anything else for the living room since we are unable to decide on a colour scheme. I have attached some more pictures, I will attached a better view as soon as i can.
houssaon
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5 years ago
PROBeverlyFLADeziner
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoYou can create a completely monochomatic color scheme for an area and still have it be interesting
If your furniture is not going to be exchanged, then there is some fine tuning you have to do.Center your sofa on the center window and then move the one lounge chair at an angle to the conversation area.
Get some taller height lamps. Probably about 30" tall
You might need a larger area rug and I might consider a rug that is lighter so your furnishings are set off
I would also add full height drapery panels and art and accessories.
I didn't see the layout from above til after I had drawn the layout below but just move the lounge chair so it's not in the way of the barstools.
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kjoy1
5 years agoYou have a blank slate and your room can go in many different directions...here is a peek at a monochromatic look with contrast and texture...
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoStart with a rug with some color to draw from. Then add drapes in a color from the rug , get much larger lamps get the armchair out of the space blocking the stools I do not like the coffee table with your furniture. Art is bought becuase you love it not because it "goes" in the space I would look a noguchi coffee table to add another shape to the room I would put an arc lamp in the back left corner positioned so the shade is over the coffee table then just one side table beside the chair with a lamp.
J Williams
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5 years agodaneejela
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoIf you like monochrome rooms, you can accomplish that by stretching grey palette wide between whites and blacks.
Like on this photo:
Otherwise, your room is very neutral, so you can go any direction you want.If i were you, I would get some clothes, blankets, linens etc, out of closet and lay them on the floor. That will give you some clues what colour would make that pop.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoOk. This rug is from Home Depot. Also there are some more places. You can google
Chimera Modern Blue rug by Unique Loom.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Unique-Loom-Chimera-Modern-Blue-10-2-x-13-5-Area-Rug-3130831/302770314lshack17
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PROFinishing Touches
5 years agoI went for a monochromatic color scheme for my couch, rug, and drapes. I used texture to give dimension. I then add colored pillows , throws, and accent at times like Christmas. In my own home I did 2 story horizontal stripe linen like sheer to add pattern and dimension to the wall.
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