Need help regarding rug/rugs to use in this odd-shaped hallway?
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Comments (27)I think the rug you picked looks good... it seems to sort of repeat the tile. But if you want something different, keep with the same idea of the rug you have... no border. Border will compete with the tile. I think you want the rug to look sort of organic, like it just is an extension of the tile....See MoreI need a big dollop of creative layout for hubby's odd shaped office!
Comments (46)Nice room. If your hubby likes the look of that red print chair and/or finds it comfortable to sit in, keep it. If you do swap it out, the beige wing back suggested (pic) would be a really good choice ... as long as the seat padding is firm enough for it to be comfortable -- do sit in it before buying it. You might also find him an ottoman with wheels, or one to which you can add wheels. Are you DIY inclined: Second pic (center) black ROUND ottomon: https://www.amazon.com/Leatherette-Cushion-Glider-Rocker-Ottoman/dp/B0002KNNMA I bought one of these footstools (ottoman only) at a thrift store for $3, removed the faux leather and plywood top. Repainted the metal w/new coat of black paint. Added a 1"x18" unfinished round wood "table top" from Lowes. Bought four heavy duty wheels of the bolt w/nut variety intended for tool boxes from Home Depot. Drilled four holes in the BOTTOM metal base pipe (carefully placed so they do not interfere with the rocking feature) and added them to the stool to create my "rock-'n-roller". It can do triple duty: side table or, w/any throw pillow easily replaced as worn (or as your mood changes) , a spare seat or ottoman ... and can be easily rolled anywhere with the push of a foot. I liked it well enought that I later ended up buying a second one (also at a thrift store) and now have a matching pair -- gave away both the old ones. If you keep the red chair w/matching pillow, you could use it on your own "rock-'n-roller". Not a fan of animal hide. Not a fan of tiny floor lamps -- much prefer the original dark metal w/dark metal of the desk. Small black metal/glass side table would work well with that desk. Floating shelf or wall hung box shelf beneath the tv is a good idea -- you could add a hinge and support so it might be a drop leaf shelf, leaving more room when the murphy bed is in use. Beneath that and/or the art, have you considered building a bit of storage for small office and/or media related items IN the wall between the studs with little more than the doors (think ... truly upscale oak base cabinet doors and drawer front for a shallow drawer) showing in the room ... especially if the art and tv are directly opposite from each other? One drawback ... that's a "cabinet" that stays put rather than can be moved....See MoreNeed help decorating and odd shaped living room
Comments (18)Really nice room, well put together, too. Doesn't seem odd at all -- not even odd shaped. But then, I do like bay windows and I'm liking all that natural light. Like the rug. Like the art (3) on the wall behind/over the sofa … but ... maybe not where it is currently hung as it is currently hung though. Do you have a fourth, similar pic that you could have framed with the same frame and hang them in a (slightly longer) row -- sofa edge to sofa edge -- and hang them lower? Unless everyone in your family is really tall, the art seems hung a bit high. The dark art over the loveseat seems out of place. If you put a tall thin lamp atop your bookcase, you could hang that darker piece to the right of the lamp shade (with the tops of lamp shade and art approximately even). In the single window above where the sofa and love seat form a corner, have you considered adding a stained glass window hanging there? https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=doMtW4DMO5LcswXLnJvwDw&q=stained+glass+window+hanging+square+or+rectangle&oq=stained+glass+window+hanging+square+or+rectangle&gs_l=img.3...2178.3980.0.4244.13.13.0.0.0.0.147.918.9j2.11.0....0...1c.1.64.img..2.0.0....0.h4yPZoUPbdw You mentioned the shape of your living room -- did that influence your putting the table/chairs by the bay window or, is that your usual/only dining area? If the table is actually used -- perhaps for card games or board games or putting together jigsaw puzzles or for arts and crafts or socializing -- if there is any reason the table is there, then it works there. If you just put it there because you didn't know what else to put in that space, perhaps it is time to rethink its location. Try the rug underneath the 3-seat sofa with its edge stopping at the left edge of the loveseat (after you move the loveseat to the right to center it with the wall behind it). Leave the sofa within a few inches of the wall -- embrace the extra room, especially if that is a fireplace hearth across from the sofa (potential stumble hazard). If it is slightly raised hearth (not just a rug or mat), then make sure you set something on each end so it is less of a stumble hazard: fireplace tools, basket … anything that says "look" so a raised edge hearth can be seen. Prefer taller lamps for living rooms -- leaving the shorter ones with tiny shades for desks or bedrooms. Matter of personal taste, though. Is the interesting tall white fabric rectangle to the right of the piano a cover for a tall ?something? handle or is it a lamp? … Do wait for your husband to move the heavy sofa and loveseat; however, you could work on that corner where thy meet: If it IS a lamp, have you tried setting in that corner where the sofa and love seat meet, either on the floor or atop the short table?...See Moreneed help! odd shape living room need more lighting , different chair?
Comments (14)take the lamp with the yellow shade and set it on your end table. It will give you a feel for size. Im not sure you can go much larger on the end tables might start to get stuffy. Also, do you have floor out lets? IMO, not at pro. But I think that whole back wall could be better sorted. maybe a sofa table behind the could be a better place for lamps? OR maybe a long narrow console table on the back wall. move your art around and put lamps there?...See MoreJoanie123
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