Finishing touches in my living room
Hi all,
I have been using everyone's feedback to help try to pull my living room together into a welcoming but modern space. I have added/changed wall art, moved plants and lighting, etc. I am now looking for other finishing touches I can add to make the space look polished. I want it to look generally upscale, but still comfortable. My budget is limited, but I can make some changes. Thank you for your input!
P.S. the kitchen table does not get a lot of use, so I really don't want to get rid of the hide underneath it, even if might do some damage to it overtime. Also, I have built in shades but they are up in these photos.
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Living room needs finishing touches
Comments (3)The room could use some re-design, and you could try using current furniture. Center the rug in the room. Angle the amoire where the chair is now. Center the sofa on the current wall, and move the large chair to face the hall(?) door opening (making an "L"). The table near the chair may have to move to another space, or it might look good between the two front windows. Then, you'll need to add a couple of side tables and lamps, and a couple of solid pillows to replace two of the patterned ones on the sofa....See Morefinishing touches on living room please help!
Comments (52)Thanks Beverly for the suggestions. I’m gonna try moving the table the other way. The light fixture was definitely a mistake size wise but were kinda stuck with it now unless I find someplace else for it in my house and get a new one for there. What’s even more frustrating about it is there is no option to make it lower than that height either. I’m going to go today to look for some things and will try to focus on rounds as opposed to squares I see what you mean. The pillows are from home sense which is actually a new chain from tjmax and Marshall’s. It’s a great store I found a lot of awesome things there! Anybody have any advice re drapes?...See MoreI'm clueless about finishing touches... Help me finish my living room!
Comments (6)What a beautiful living room you have made. The credenza under your TV is particularly gorgeous. Here is what I would consider doing if this were my room- just to give you ideas to play off of for a start. I would begin by finding some blue, patterned throw pillows for the sofa and the arm chair. I like Indian block prints. They are classic and fresh. What I have shown is not exactly bargain, Target/Home Goods, but aside from the Ginori, it's not terribly expensive either. Here are some from John Robshaw: And for the blue arm chair, I thought something like this could be fun: Next I would find an orchid or cyclamen for the table by the blue arm chair. I am partial to cyclamens, so here: I would look for a silver cachepot. Here is a simple one from The Enchanted Home. I like how the silver echoes your side table by the sofa. I would like a much simpler/more modern silver cachepot, this is all I could find right now. Then for the coffee table, I would find a few pretty and interesting coffee table books: Assouline, Phaedon, Taschen, Rizzoli all have great, colorful, conversation sparking titles available. It is very common to put stuff on top of books on coffee tables. That is not my thing. I would rather just see something pretty next to the stack of books. Maybe a bowl or a vase in this Ginori pattern (Orientale in azalea): Lastly the table between the sofa and arm chair could use a lamp perhaps. I would look for something sculptural in crystal. Like this from Horchow: Your room is lovely and will come together more and more over time. Don't rush yourself. Wait to find things that really speak to you, so that you infuse the room with your personality....See MoreFinishing touches for living room
Comments (17)I'd like to see the front chair legs resting on the rug. That can be done by moving the sofa and rug towards the media unit, as suggested. Doing so will include the chair in the seating area as defined by the rug. Now might be a good time to edit, as well. There's a lot of input in this room, and all of your things are very cool. Take a curatorial approach so the "important" items have room to shine without competition. Perhaps re-purpose the end tables to another room. Instead of a table lamp, consider a floor lamp for the corner to the left of the fireplace. The wall light might work well above the chair. It's current position sort of takes away from your photo gallery wall. The added bonus is that you would have good reading light. And I really like the idea of a console beneath your large photograph on the wall in question! Topped with a table lamp and some greenery, it would be a great vignette. You may not need an end table if the ottoman is sufficient. If not, consider a low key c-table....See More
ashtonchic
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoYou've done a great job on your space.. Looks very Scandinavian. You could do some woven blinds at the windows and add some textured pillows for depth. Do you have room for an armchair to make a conversation area?
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PROBeth H. :
4 years agolooks good Nick.
If I have to comment on something it would be some diff pillows, and the corner dining space.
any way you can rotate the rug clockwise a bit, and move the table back away from that corner?
Then you could either do a tall plant in the corner, or a hanging plant, and a larger piece of art (or double what you currently have). The other thing you could do is a little bar cart against the wall under the art, or off to the left against the wall under the window. I just feel that corner needs a little more oomph.
here are some pics to give you examples of what I'm talking about
oh, and somewhere down the road you could do a nice pendant light over the table.
larger art.
bar cart, pendant and taller plant in corner
light, hanging plant.
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Beth H. :
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agolooks good Nick. If I have to comment on something it would be some diff pillows, and the corner dining space. any way you can rotate the rug clockwise a bit, and move the table back away from that corner? Then you could either do a tall plant in the corner, or a hanging plant, and a larger piece of art (or double what you currently have). The other thing you could do is a little bar cart against the wall under the art, or off to the left against the wall under the window. I just feel that corner needs a little more oomph. here are some pics to give you examples of what I'm talking about
oh, and somewhere down the road you could do a nice pendant light over the table.larger art.
bar cart, pendant and taller plant in corner
you could also do a type of buffet against that wall, or under the window
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