Need your help rearranging dining room decor
My dining room could use some help. Is it the different heights of the furniture, art and plants? Do I have too many plants and chotchkies scattered about? i don't know what it is about this room. Can you help me create a sense of harmony? The only difference in these 2 pix is one has a snake plant in the corner and one doesn't...
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housegal200
4 years agoWhile I love how your chairs work well with your wood floors, and normally I'm an advocate of mixing modern and traditional, in this case, the chairs don't work with the rest of the room. (It may be that there are so many of them and they have strong horizontals that don't work with the art.) Chairs more like this would work with uphostered in a color from your great art work and legs the color of the floor.
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And, yes, subtract one or two small things, especially hear the art, which is a star of the show!Lisa thanked housegal200Related Discussions
I need some decorating input, rearranging? pictures
Comments (17)I never knew there was a suggestion forum before, but on this thread - linked from suggestion forum, someone gave a tip to get rid of the symbols. Worked for me. Link to thread for odd symbols Here's what I did with the room. I moved the loveseat parallel and centered with the fireplace. But the room is really too narrow and there was just a narrow gap on each side. So I angled it and squared up the chair to it, and I think I like it. Both chair & loveseat face the kitchen, and I have room to add another chair later. And I moved the little table behind the loveseat. I put a couple of ducks on it for now. Don't look too closely please; they're dusty. I've never had a sofa table before and have no idea what to put there. There wasn't enough room to put one of the wall unit pieces beside the loveseat, so I moved one where the little table was, and moved the other two to the other side. There wasn't enough room for the two to be side by side. I tried and it didn't look good, plus it covered the light switch. So I put them together in the corner. It looks ok, but it has the dreaded empty hole in the corner. I put the plant stand beside it for now, but that is the spot where another chair could be placed I think. For now, I put the bench and table against the wall that will be cut out. Now I need to hang these two pictures on the wall before something happens to them. I also have a bunch of extra pictures hung on the wall in the garage too. I'll photograph them in a few minutes. I am really horrible at accessorizing. Any suggestions anyone wants to make about pictures or any other accessories is most appreciated. I go years without being able to decide where to hang a picture, much less what to place on a shelf or table. And any idea for curtain color or fabric is also welcome....See Moredining room updating/decorating help needed!
Comments (22)I love your dining room and your dining room set! I like having a place for the family to have a quiet dinner. I share your fondness for the blue and white look. I think with the soft blue above and the white below, you could go with a chair fabric in a navy range, maybe in a lattice. This is a fabric I chose recently, but our dining room is part of the kitchen and that door opens to the garage. The general colors are similar though: Think how different it would be if you choose a lattice pattern or a stripe than if you went with a floral/botanical in essentially the same color range. I hadn't intended that entry mat to be part of the color scheme in the photo, but now that I look at it, a dark rug under your table is a possibility. Not black, but dark, and probably not a solid - it would show every speck. I'm not getting how the drapes fit into the room. The green stripe just seems not to go at all, but it must (even if not perfect) or you wouldn't have gotten as far as trying it out. Could you post a picture that shows how the drape wall fits into the rest of the room?...See More“hutch” decor help needed (dining room)
Comments (2)I'm so sorry! I know you didn't mean to post that, but you gave me the first good laugh I've had all day! 😂 You should see a button to edit your post ... not sure where exactly it's located in your original post, but I believe it should still be there. Failing that, you can always flag your own post and indicate it "inappropriate". The moderators should remove it (eventually), but in the meantime you can just post a new thread on this topic....See MoreNeed help decorating living/ dining room wall
Comments (37)OK, I have only rarely seen a 70" round table so that is good info that yours is 60" So that last drawing has the right size table. Once you get your furniture arrangement set up, then we can determine how to best deploy your art. I'm thinking of a "grouping" on the dining side of that long wall. Perhaps the biggest (crab?) and then stacking some on each side of it, or even adding to the grouping to make up a "gallery" look. We can figure that out later....See MoreLisa
4 years agoI tidied up according to your ideas. I bet seat cushions could ease the disconnect you see between the table and chairs. I am open to a rug, but I don't think there's enough room to have a comfortable distance around the chairs. I don't want people to wobble and topple during a meal. Please keep the suggestions coming! I appreciate your help.
housegal200
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agonjmomma
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decoenthusiaste
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoYes, its the French Country chairs. Can you sell them on CL and replace with 4 contemporary ones? You might like acrylic chairs for a less cluttered feeling. Instead of that spot in the corner, you could swag a cool light above the table. You might consider painting the table base a new color.
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4 years agoThe dining table is more accommodating than it looks - it has a wide girth. I can comfortably sit 6 people for dinner. My living room is also a mix of French Country and contemporary. I LOVE the idea of acrylic chairs. I even considered it. I just thought it might make the room look out-of-place with the rest of my home. The pillows on my living room sofa don't look great. I had beautiful pillows that my dog took a fancy too. I don't know whether it shows, buy I have a "shock" mat on the sofa now.
PROBeverlyFLADeziner
4 years agoTable and art is great
Chairs could be replaced with something a bit more simple.
Maybe put the camel with the tall jug on the table and have a cascading plant on the brick platform.
Yayagal
4 years agohollybar
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groveraxle
4 years agogroveraxle
4 years agoI'd find an antique sideboard and paint it red, or maybe a Chinese chest. Use a plant that's more wide than tall in that corner.
groveraxle
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