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Living Room/Dining Room Design ideas

5 years ago

Just moved to Fl. This is a rental property...one huge room that functions as office, dining room and living room. My colors are blue, white, gray and silver. Walls are gray, floor is wonky grayish. I bought this leather sectional so I'm stuck with it. Red rug is from old house...it's going. Need a dining room table and chairs, artwork, rugs and new blinds and drapery. Desk is a red toned wood (hate it, I hate mixing wood color, but hubby won't let it go) so I'm stuck with it! UGH! I had all tuscan heavy wood furniture up north, want to go more Beachy coastal elegant. Hubby getting new TV wall mounted. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Been shopping for dining room table for a month, having design breakdown!

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Build Beautiful
5 years ago
Hello Hillari Lube ,

You have a lot going on in a tiny space! AND you say the word, 'wonky,' like I do - you from New York by any chance?

Anyway - the big piece that neither of us seem thrilled with - would that fit rotated to the wall immediately to it's right? It would make it less of a focal point and with a nice desk, small shelf and a painting above where it is now - you have a much more functional space & hopefully something that takes the eye away from the big piece...

From there it seems console table or small bookcase the L side of the couch would set up something that defines a small circular table for a dining area.

Hope that helps. We give every project a free 15 min. strategy session. Hit us up!

Thanks,

-frank
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Hillari Lube
Original Author
5 years ago
Hi Frank,

Thanks for the response! From Chicago...just fell in love with the word wonky, heard it on FB, look up Grandma and Wonky Donky story - hilarious! Anyway, big desk will not fit anywhere but that wall behind couch. Dining room table goes to left of it, big marshmallow couch in front of wonky colored desk with bookcases. Stuck that way!

Thanks,

Hillari
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