There's a school of thought that says wedding pictures are more appropriate in private areas of the house. I tend to agree, but it's a matter of personal preference, so I leave it to you to decide. What I will say is that the wall probably needs a whole gallery. A single photo there, unless it's pretty large, is going to look sad. ;-(

Moved the lonely chair

Sad wall ;-(

Oh thats sad indeed,was planning a gallery of our family pictures and include wedding too.

I see the lonely chair now. You have more space on that side than I thought. If you pull it up to meet the arm of the sofa, does it occlude the space too much? Would it be a pain to walk around to the left side of the sofa to enter the living space?

Yes it would. this is how two of chairs would look,yay or nay?

Please excuse the awkward rendering (also apologize to your son for me for dumping a chair on top of his toy), but would it be possible to tweak the arrangement enough to get the chair to be part of the conversation group?

Thanks for the extra photo. Let me ask this: does anyone ever sit in those chairs? I wonder if we might find a better use for that area by the window. Is it too large to leave empty?

The lil boy said its ok...his train deserved it hahahaha. when i oull the chair close to the sofa it blocks the fireplace.I love sitting by the window and if left empty looks awkward.

Perhaps that space in front of the window could hold a chaise and a lamp and be, or at least look like, a little reading nook. I have this thing about chairs that appear to be excluded from the rest of the group, like they're being shunned or something. Maybe I feel sorry for them.

I'm thinking something on this order...

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...chaise, lamp, little table for one person alone, y'know, for those moments when you want to be antisocial.

The chaise is an idea I'm loving.

A few chaise lounges to try on:

Crate & Barrel

West Elm

cb2

groveraxle,would this coffee table work or its going to be too much black and grey in the space? Going to pick up a chaise this weekend. Also,the mantle is now not leaving,hubs has decided it stays.

The coffee table works. It's a little blah though, don't you think?

I agree its so blaaaaah. I'll stick with the option you shared. also pleasw mock the wall in pixel white or very light grey on the walls. i tried taping a sample to the wall but the samples i got are too small almost impossible to see.

The best I can do on your paint color is to remove the color from your current walls and lighten it a bit.

I would get a sample of that pixel white and paint it next to the fireplace tiles because that appears to be where your colors might clash.

Ahhhh makes sense....I didnt even consider the fireplace.It will sure look awful with the color choice but will try a sample shortly. I think we may need to update the fireplace tile.

I just viewed pixel white and it comes in different tones but it's very cold looking, you need some warm tones in the room imo. Would you ever consider something like this or one of the many gorgeous tones?

Yayagal-like a grey? What about Sherwin Williams Passive Grey?

is this any better to help choose wall color? Preferable all our downstairs will be the color we choose for the living room.

Miss B, there is no way to tell from those tiny paint chips. Viewing it on a monitor makes it even more impossible.

Lol sorry about that. will grab samples of the paint and paint next to the fireplace.

Hi... I skimmed the posts and saw nothing about a light-colored paint. If furniture is dark, I wouldn't add more contrasts - I think your paint color has been recommended for others - what is bad about it? grover's colorful art is good with it, and seems good with floor - not with the rug though.

Tv and unit will stick out more with lighter paint....

in your first photo I thought chair was brown... but both are grey, so I see a new paint, sorry.

Your sunset art in DR with this type?

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Might seem odd - but if you're a lover of burnt orange-red, this might go well in transitional way, called a walnut finish. Good with your fan.

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Miss B, if you take a close up picture of your rug and post it here. Some may have ideas for paint. It's a lovely rug.

everfrbz-cant change rug right now,I have to work with it.

Here is a close up of the rug. The living toom is open to the kitchen and eat in dining. Would like the same color of walls all through the first floor(kitchen,living room,formal fining and office).

Question on the fireplace:should it compliment the floor or not? Is this vision a yay or nay since we want to color the walls a brighter color?

IMO, the white doesn't work with the hearth tiles, unless you're going to change them as well. I understand wanting to keep the mantle, but how do you feel about the idea of bringing it down so it connects to the fireplace?

katinparadise-I would love to remove it altogether but the hubby is quite stubborn wants to keep it.Personally, I'm not a fan of fireplaces so for now just have to deal with it. So should the fireplace compliment the heath?

Sorry to hear about your loss! I would move the barrel chair closer to the sofa to feel like it is a buddy, and not behind the sofa. Room looks nice!.

Two large rectangles with the TV and the art.

I might put a round mirror over the fireplace.

A coffee table would be nice.

Fp to feel good with wall/floor.

I love your arch open wall. I think brick fireplace and hearth should blend with same color tones. You can wash a soft beige on top of the white brick.

I love the rug colors. I think you can add some warm colors found in the rug for pillows on your sofa.

How about a blue gray wall color? One that reads blue. Everyone has gray walls.

LB Interiors-I did get the white marble coffee table which should be here next week. The white tile on the fireplace is just 3D wallpaper, i wanted to see how it would look. Any suggestions on wall color? thinking a bright gray

Yes, I believe the hearth and tile should compliment each other. I meant lowering the mantle so it sits right on top of the tile. I think by eliminating the space between mantle and tile, it will look a bit better.

Miss B, Oh just mentioned above - a blue gray that reads blue, everyone has gray :)

Is there a light blue gray in your rug? I would lean that direction.

I like any of the blues in your rug too.

LB Interior-sorry missed your comment. So the color we paint in the living room will be the same color we paint our first floor (living room open to kitchen,formal dining and office). Can you post a sample of the blue-gray.

katinparadise-Thanks....for the input. i kinda thought so.

White coffee table sounds great.

I will try but monitors read differently for everyone. You could choose a blue from your rug. Pick up some paint chips.

I have a hard time copying a BM paint color on their site. I have no idea what these really look like or if they will work with the rug.

BM Light blue Gray - Seems dark

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