Help me Bring my Family Room to Life!
I am having such a hard time pulling my kitchen/family room together. Major areas are the two walls along side fireplace, wall in between two windows. Area rugs, curtain colors to tie the room together. Should I put an area rug under the pub table set? Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated.
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Comments (27)Thanks for the feedback everyone. I am recovering this week fron an injury and bored, bored, bored, bored, bored! It is SPRING outside which makes it worse! Because I can't do much, I thought I would at least try to make myself useful on Garden Web. :) Az- Your piece over the mantle was actually resized from something I found online. I know Hobby Lobby and Garden Ridge get tons of stuff every year. Also try garden centers. I couldn't find an online source because I guess that shipping for something that large and heavy is prohibitive. The windows were pieces from an iron shop online that I scaled to fit your window. Those were almost 15", but they have different designs in different sizes. They have a 200 page book of iron that is great fun to look at (but their web navigation is less than stellar) --- I think you are right about a lighter table. I love that your furniture is so grounded, but a little lightness would be great. Something like that one in Daisy's living might be nice. OH! I love those mirrors Johnatemp posted! I have copper on the brain right now. I have been searching for months for the perfect vintage copper tray to go under my dog dishes. (Yes, you read that right:)...See Morefamily room, help bringing it together!
Comments (7)I agree with you. The windows are stunning! You could try putting the chairs on one wall facing the sofa on the other wall and the TV where the sofa is now (in a nice cabinet). If the cords are an issue, you could strategically place a large plant or something to direct traffic around the left side, which would also highlight your gallery wall. This arrangement should feel cosier and give each seat have a view of both the fireplace and the TV. I don’t generally like the look of an area rug on a carpet but, if you’ve found a look you like, try it....See MoreHELP ME FIND A RUG TO BRING MY ROOM TOGETHER
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Comments (17)Whatever colors you choose, get a sample pot and paint a large piece of board or cardboard in that color. Look at it at different times of day since the light changes. We see too many sad posts on Houzz where people have been disappointed in the way a color looks over larger areas, and in outdoor light. When you do your plants, make your beds at least 6 feet deep. That may seem huge, but you need to have the first foot along your house bare, so you can access it for maintenance. Then, any decent size shrubs will probably be about 4 feet wide at maturity. (Check your tag on online where you'll see this information. ) That leaves you a foot in front of the shrubs if you want to plant any annuals. When you plant a shrub that's 4 feet wide at maturity, the center of the planting hole should be 3 feet from your house (2 feet from the center to the edge of the mature shrub, plus one foot space to house.) Before your shrubs are mature it may look a bit bare. Just plant self-seeding annuals in between and you'll plant fewer every year as the shrubs grow. I like annual white sweet alyssum which doesn't have deep roots and won't interfere with the shrubs' growth. Or use native plants that behave the same way. (We don't know where you live.) It's less expensive and more beautiful than mulching a large area with bark chips, and it will come back from seed next year. Google "green mulch" and you'll see what other have to say about this idea. If there is someone in your neighborhood whose front garden you admire, stop by when they are outside and ask about it. I have given so many cuttings and divisions of my garden plants to people. https://www.houzz.com/magazine/new-ways-to-think-about-all-that-mulch-in-the-garden-stsetivw-vs~25100660...See More
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3 years agoThe first thing I would do is anchor the family room space with an area rug.
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I would not put the pub set on the rug. Is that the designated eating area?
I would bring in two console cabinets and flank the fireplace with them
Metal Base White Door Cabinet · More InfoThen I would place a mirror over each
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Strathmore Stone Gray Table Lamp · More InfoI would do simple white drapery panels
Asher Cotton Voile Sheer Window Curtain, White, 52"x84" · More Infoand I would find a large piece of art for the wall opposite the windows
Large Abstract Painting on Canvas Modern Acrylic Skyline- 40x40- Blues, White · More Infoadd some brighter pillows so your sectional has some life to it
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Tweed Knitted Throw Blanket, Antique White, 60"x80" · More Infoand a light throw
Your fireplace looks very traditional for your decor. Have you ever thought of redoing it?pswmommy thanked Design Interior Southpswmommy
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoHi Design Interior. Here are the sizes of sofa and total room. I hope this makes sense! Also, would you hang the curtains at the top of the wall to make the room appear bigger or right above window seal? I have 8ft ceilings. I am also not able to locate the blue pillow you pointed out and the white accent cabinet is sold out. Any other suggestions? Other than finding a large artwork for the wall opposite windows, would you do anything else to that side of the space? ( I would love to do a family picture wall )
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoI like the idea of using a cheerful yellow rug and accent pillows in your family room, pulled from the art on your bar counter (my eye was actually drawn to the glass of orange juice/mimosa at the bar, lol, but I decided to use the art as inspiration instead :-D ):
Everything you currently have (except the kitchen counter top) is a cool-toned color; a little warmth from the yellow would definitely liven things up. I would also look for art with a splash of yellow in it, and pastel yellow sheer curtains. I'm not a professional, though, so maybe I'm going in the wrong direction... but dang, this room just begs me for yellow, lol!
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3 years agoPSW if you like the cabinets I pictured they also have them on Joss and Main and they are less on there and there is a savings code on top of the lower price. That said what is the measurement on each side of your fireplace? These are 32" wide so we want to make sure they are large enough to not get lost. As far as rug size an 8 x 10 minimum. You want the rug to come past the outside arm of each side of your sectional
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