kitchen/dining design mid century modern / farmhouse
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Farmhouse style eat in kitchen/dining table hutch decor
Comments (22)Me again, Tammy. Thanks for sharing all the photos of your cozy home. If you like it the way it is, just enjoy it. If you're wanting a more modern look, start two Ideabooks on Houzz, one "Transitional" and one "Modern Farmhouse." Save photos of houses you like that seem realistic with the style of your house--the "bones" of it, and what you already have. Look up something called "negative space." Here's an article on it in Houzz. It's about the nice sense of space and flow you get when your eye can rest on empty space. Not every wall has to have some little object on it. More space means you focus on a few nice pieces, an art work, some photographs, plants, etc. so your eye doesn't get too overwhelmed at taking in too many small things. That's why I suggested removing your metal shelves in the dining room to focus on your lovely hutch, whether it has a top on it or not. [https://www.houzz.com/magazine/the-power-of-negative-space-in-interior-design-stsetivw-vs~97343035 [(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/the-power-of-negative-space-in-interior-design-stsetivw-vs~97343035) Consider removing nearly all of your "signs" -- not all of them -- and other objects from walls, cabinet tops, etc. Put the stuff in a box for a while and see if your rooms seem simpler and spacious. Comments on your photos: --The bathroom is really nice--great paint choice; not too many knick knacks; nice shower curtain. --Sun porch: take off everything from the walls behind the corner wicker chair. If you want, add a little modern-ish reading light over the chair to suggest a cozy reading corner. One pillow--tops-per chair! How can you sit down otherwise? --Daybed/office room. If budget allows, a simple blue tailored print or solid cover would work better than the ornate spread on there now. Get a nice horizontal painting for over the daybed and remove the other little painting entirely and take off the metal thing. --Bedroom with brown tufted headboard. Hang the mirror and get yellow and blue curtains with coordinating yellow and blue shams and bedding. --Den with big brown couches. Move the sofas about a a half foot from the wall to add some visual space to the room. Move the the horse art to the window wall with nothing else--zero. That way, they'll be the first thing you see when you enter the room. Get a ledge shelf for the other wall and arrange JUST A FEW PIECES YOU LIKE ON IT! Negative space is a positive! Get a round tray for the ottoman in an accent color and leave it empty for people to put down drinks, food, etc. No pillows would be better than the floppy oversized ones on the couch that just look kind of sloppy. Less is more. --Fireplace room and everything that can be seen looks nice. If you have doodads hanging elsewhere in that room, take them down, so the focal point is that lovely fireplace. --The big bedroom. Move the mirror elsewhere. Center the dresser. It'll have more impact by itself. Again, doodads off the walls. Remove the little chest from the window. It's just another piece of visual clutter. You want a sense of the windows and light uninterrupted by that piece. Get some great curtains for this room and bedding that goes with them. With all the bitty things removed, these full curtains, hung very high and right to the floor, will have an impact. So will your nice bedroom furniture....See MoreHelp deciding on Interior doors for a modern farmhouse design
Comments (17)Makes sense I would lean towards a country french door, the house is in Louisana on 12 acres of land over looking 200 yr live oaks. This is why I said that the decorating or style part is something you want to think about now because as you can see it affects many of the building choices, from doors to hardware to lighting fixtures etc. But it's also important to take into account the house's location/setting, as well as the design of the house itself. What do the elevations of your house look like? One can, of course, plop a "modern farmhouse" decorating style into a Creole cottage or an American four square or a brick colonial, but the result is more effective when the interior and exterior work together harmoniously. The alternative to this is, as echoed in the Maria Killam article, to keep the bones of the house timeless and classic, and then decorate around that in whatever style one currently favors....See MoreCan I mix mid century modern and country in kitchen
Comments (10)Real farmhouses in the 50s and 60s had mid-century modern elements. Houses in the country in the 50s and 60s had mid-century modern elements. But..neither the farmhouse and country elements of those homes nor the mid-century modern elements of those home were, as Live_Wire pithily put it, the Disney theme versions of those design trends. If you don't go over-the-top with "farmhouse" or "country", I think it can all work together well. But when you are working without a net (an inspiration pic, in this case, of the elements you want to combine), a mood board, or even better, a real mock-up, is your friend. Putting all the elements together on paper, or on computer screen will let you see how everything works together and give you a chance to course correct....See MoreDining Chair Advice - Modern Coastal Farmhouse
Comments (4)I would go light in color for your chairs. The dark rug and tabletop and grey walls need a contrast. A few examples for a visual below. Green chairs: https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjujbrRt_vwAhWSGH0KHWMXAc0YABARGgJwdg&ae=2&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESQeD2mXkXzO3hw4vSazAIAnLmS2AySA3ZKmb3iPTfAxiO3YZkDagfcH7Gdi1WHI-TpBaC2bg3G2ta66r4ycILukuQ&sig=AOD64_2IgPU3sF0Kype1cX97NAPGAaeDuA&ctype=70&q=&ved=2ahUKEwjp6rDRt_vwAhWIsZ4KHb4IBJkQwg96BAgBEEk&dct=1&adurl= Light wood chairs: https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Dining-Chairs/2022/subcat.html?featuredproduct=10353805&featuredoption=15818225&kid=9553000357392&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=17462483-000-000&cnc=US&guid=86d226fc-5bab-48d5-846a-727333e5f657&sponsoredproductid=22620174&cid=248961&type=pla&targetid=aud-458023505725:pla-431180529754&track=pspla&gclid=Cj0KCQjw--GFBhDeARIsACH_kdYzZt6E2yqi3vYY4IXkTAGg8yf_epCuS32184QajwUv870rOALKfPkaAmIYEALw_wcB...See MoreHolly Pike
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