Living room design help!
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (193)
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
Related Discussions
Help living room design help
Comments (28)The house is a ranch 30x60 it had no flow, no hallway, you moved from room to room every room had at least 2 doors in it. It had a load bearing wall splitting it in half long ways. The front door opened into living room, living room had front door, side door and 2 doors into 2 bedrooms. We had a tree fall on our house so we used this as an opportunity to reconfigure the space to include a hallway, enclosed the porch on the side for laundry and pantry, added a vaulted front porch that opens into the foyer. It was a 3/1 that we turned into a 4/2. We needed the bathroom and bedroom more than we needed a bigger living room or so we thought. Here is a before with tree on top. Lol. After is without the tree. We may need to push the the living room and kitchen wall out on the backside of the house....See MoreLiving room design help!
Comments (1)Photos sometimes aren’t showing up today on Houzz. Hopefully it is a temporary glitch and either they will appear tomorrow, or people might have to post them again....See MoreLiving Room Design Help
Comments (7)MCM pictures for inspiration? I am more of a traditionalist, so it was interesting to look at MCM on Houzz. I found quite a few examples and think maybe you are putting the cart before the horse so to speak! Select your rug first any foremost, and do it in person so you can see the actual colors and size. The size of the rug should allow for all the furniture to sit on the rug, or just the front legs of all the furniture pieces....find THE rug, then select furniture, paint, accessories from there....but the rug seems to be the first thing chosen for MCM aesthetics. 1. Rug similar to one suggested in comment above; right on! 2. Three colors in area with subtle rug.....aqua, lime yellow, all alligned on the color wheel....any three colors in a row could work. 3. The rug with solid colors of furniture in green blue grey all next to each other on color wheel. Rug is amazing. Or this could be a broadloom carpet cut and bound to fit? 4. Rug is it! 5. Rug is great! Furniture lay out stunning too. Using colors opposite each other on color wheel for max impact. 6. Monochromatic; easy to select and work with.....black and white are your neutrals and frame the space. 7. Again the rug, with simple furnishing and lots of white frame. You are going to have a lot of fun with this!...See MoreLiving room design help
Comments (48)@Kristen Hallock well then, you are kinda set! You can get used to having a bookshelf there for a bit. That will help you find just the right new one to go with the floor lamp back there if you still want it. I mean, it depends on whether it really matters now if that corner is just a tad darker. You may instead want lighting that is directed into the new storage unit so you can better see what's there. Maybe you will want a second Christmas tree in that corner. 🤔 I really like your sectional moved more to the middle of the room. It's amazing to me how it makes that space seem so grand and welcoming. Actually a bit surprising the difference a few feet can make, don't you think? How does the family feel about it? Are you comfy with it yet? We haven't done any entertaining since 2019 and didn't do a lot before then. However, we like having a table behind the loveseat that faces the TV. We can have fondue there together while we watch a favorite movie. We can work on mindless projects there while watching a soccer match. Sometimes I just like a change of view while teleworking. The table is just the right height to set a mug on when we sit on the loveseat. The coffee table requires leaning forward, and I'm too lazy. ☺️ I am glad about this new arrangement for you. Now, do you think you want a runner between your short wall and the sectional? Or do you want bare floor there? Or are you going to look for an area rug that goes almost to the walls in all directions? What do the pros think? And if you get a runner and smaller area rug, should they match? Or should they be very different? This could be a very interesting discussion! Can't wait to read what the pros say about one rug or two, matching or contrasting....See MoreRelated Professionals
Boston Furniture & Accessories · Shakopee Furniture & Accessories · Spartanburg Furniture & Accessories · Topeka Furniture & Accessories · Venice Lighting · Ossining Flooring Contractors · Santa Cruz Flooring Contractors · Thornton Flooring Contractors · Corpus Christi Architects & Building Designers · Agoura Hills Kitchen & Bathroom Designers · Bonita Kitchen & Bathroom Designers · Springdale Furniture & Accessories · Detroit Furniture & Accessories · Fairview General Contractors · Jefferson Valley-Yorktown General Contractors- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
- 4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 4 years ago
- 2 years ago
- 2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago
- 2 years ago
Related Stories

UNIVERSAL DESIGNMy Houzz: Universal Design Helps an 8-Year-Old Feel at Home
An innovative sensory room, wide doors and hallways, and other thoughtful design moves make this Canadian home work for the whole family
Full Story
BATHROOM DESIGNKey Measurements to Help You Design a Powder Room
Clearances, codes and coordination are critical in small spaces such as a powder room. Here’s what you should know
Full Story
STANDARD MEASUREMENTSKey Measurements to Help You Design Your Home
Architect Steven Randel has taken the measure of each room of the house and its contents. You’ll find everything here
Full Story
8 Ways Dogs Help You Design
Need to shake up a room, find a couch or go paperless? Here are some ideas to chew on
Full Story
LIVING ROOMSA Living Room Miracle With $1,000 and a Little Help From Houzzers
Frustrated with competing focal points, Kimberlee Dray took her dilemma to the people and got her problem solved
Full Story
PETS6 Ways to Help Your Dog and Landscape Play Nicely Together
Keep your prized plantings intact and your dog happy too, with this wisdom from an expert gardener and dog guardian
Full Story
REMODELING GUIDESKey Measurements for a Dream Bedroom
Learn the dimensions that will help your bed, nightstands and other furnishings fit neatly and comfortably in the space
Full Story

KITCHEN DESIGNKey Measurements to Help You Design Your Kitchen
Get the ideal kitchen setup by understanding spatial relationships, building dimensions and work zones
Full Story
KITCHEN DESIGNDesign Dilemma: My Kitchen Needs Help!
See how you can update a kitchen with new countertops, light fixtures, paint and hardware
Full Story
Home Interiors with Ease