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Furniture Home Decorating Design Dilemma

We need help with our living room!

Jacqueline Velasco

4 years ago

We recently bought a new house and we want to remodel it, buy new furniture and new flooring but our biggest dilemma is what furniture to buy and how to lay it out. We are looking for a modern farmhouse style, with white, black and warm colors. We will appreciate your opinions.

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Jacqueline Velasco
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4 years ago
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4 years ago
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To break up all the linearity and big boxy features think of curves. Looks like you have room for a pair of curved sofas and some theater chairs. Maybe a cocktail corner by the windows. Your large empty wall could use a big shot of color. Pick up that color in rugs and pillows.
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I actually really liked your bar cart next to the sofa. Also, the height was better than what you have ther enow. As far as rugs, have you looked at www.rugsusa.com ? Right now, they have 80% off, but sales are quite frequently (although the 80% is more than usually off). First one is 384.00 for a 9x12, second is just under 200.00, third one 214.00 https://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-classic-tinted-floral/Purple/200RZDR02A-P.html (but in red)
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Ideas- Add maybe 3-4 prints down the wall to the right of the fireplace that are personal/meaningful- and sophisticated (Not big box typical) or some tall narrow piece of furniture or plant kind of a thing. The wide fireplace and big wide tv make the room seem low, but it could be the pictures. Just want to make the room seem taller. Smaller coffee table. Too much big rectangle stuff in my opinion. But, a round coffee table can take up a lot of space- so careful. Going to add a rug? Tall and narrow items at the ends of the fireplace to help cover the tv cords. I think you could squeeze one chair in but not sure about two. Can you tape off the floor for sizes to see how much space they would take up to see what you think? Add some color and texture to your accessories, but not too matchy matchy. Again, personal and sophisticated. And not a bunch of sayings! Oops- I maybe just gave you more thoughts about what not to do... Nice that you were able to open up the space!
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With that mat (rusty red and gold colours), I would avoid pink, purple or blue flowers and go with yellow, red, white and orange. For example, a couple of pots of crocus and/or daffodils in the planter in the spring, then switch them out to annuals e.g red trailing geraniums, then gold or bronze chrysanthemums in the fall when the annuals die. Add some ivy to trail over the side. I like the mat because it has the gray of your siding and is still quite colourful. I'd avoid blue mats if you're looking to match flowers to it - there is less selection in blue annuals. For the chair or bench I suggested, it needs to be small. We have one in that spot - only 11" deep, 40" long, 16" high. Very plain painted wood. We find it very useful. Similar to this but ours is even smaller. Search for outdoor dining bench or patio dining bench.
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calidesign
4 years ago
You have plenty of space to float a nice furniture arrangement in the room. Before you buy furniture though, I would start with the floors. They will have the biggest impact on the space, and will determine what you buy for rugs and furniture. What type of flooring are you using? Are you planning to keep all the wood trim? Hardwoods can work in your space even if you keep the wood, but I think they need to be a lighter color than the wood on the walls. I would think about removing the small chair molding in the adjacent room, or painting it the same color as your walls. Don't forget to budget for lighting - without any windows in that room, I would see if you can add recessed lights.
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4 years ago
remodel then buy furniture. Start by deciding what stays and what goes, there is a lot of work here, I would start by deciding what you are going to do with the walls and floor. You are putting the cart before the horse. Live with the furniture you have now because once the carpets and wall change you will have a much better feel for the space.

For example, I would make the whole wall right of the fireplace a new built into house the tv putting the tv closest to the fireplace, on a long pull out wall mount or a slide out so you can see it from all angles. I would remove the wainscot or paint it. I would remove the carpet and find out what's under there if nothing good go back in with wide plank hardwood. Looks like you have HVAC and electrical in the ceiling which leads me to believe you could add recessed lighting in here, but if not, I would move to a modern rail light system, or at least a semi flush light, unless you use the fan, then upgrade it, and add recessed.

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