Suggestions for 2 story great room stuck in the 90's!?
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Comments (34)your house is totally beautiful. Myself if it was my house i would do a few things. First I would paint some color on the walls, a bit darker maybe in browns, or a sage green, or a soft gold..and then I would find some type of art that I love, or large plates or something..and I would put a colleciton of those items on the wall across the entire space at the same level, above the wall and entertainment center..remember you'll have to clean whatever you put up there so try to make the items things that won't gather a lot of dust..also that other large wall area on the other side calls for something large..maybe you could put something in the same venue on that wall.. some ideas might be, say a collection of clocks, a colleciton of pictures, a colleciton of large platters or tin trays, metal grilles..etc. and then if you want to set things on the ledge, try to tie the items into the art on the wall..and keep it simple. say if you were in the desert or mexican region, you could put up there some large mexican type plates or flat wicker type bowls, with some other large urns in a similar style on the ledge.. Say if you are into antiques..you could put a colleciton of antiques across the wall of similar size and shapes and then put a few coordinating antiques on the ledge.. i do see that you enjoy the wicker look, i think i would go with that look by adding a warm brown to the walls or a sage green, and then I would hang the larges wicker trays you can find in a row across the wall, put the large wicker baskets in the far right hand corner, and add a few more around the room..maybe with magazines in them, make sure the scale of the items you use in the room are very very large..you might check out some import stores like Pier one for large items..they have beautiful large painted wooden items that are dark and would go with your wood..some are the size of doors ..they can be quite expensive though so watch for sales..they would be beautiful up there, with maybe some import items on the shelf that would coordinate??...See MorePaint color: Accent wall in 2 story great room
Comments (12)That color your friend suggested is very pretty. You could certainly try that. Since you mention your furniture is reddish this might be a better option than a rust red wall, but I can't really say. You should choose a color that really appeals to you. Is there a certain color that shows up often in your wardrobe? That might be something to consider. You should certainly start out with doing just the wall and see how that looks. If you feel happy with that don't go any further. This is your home and you have to love it. Don't worry about accessorizing. Even just a few pillows and a throw can make that color look integrated. You can always visit here again and get advice after the wall is painted. I can't wait to see the result!...See MoreHelp with 2 story great room
Comments (4)I would leave the windows bare. If you do decide on panels, mount the rod across the top straight portion of the window, and remove the blind inside the top quarter circle. I think it may look crowded so close to the fireplace though. I wouldn't drywall the fireplace. Paint the brick instead so you keep the texture. Otherwise, if you drywall you will need some sort of molding detail for such a large ceiling. To add color, I would find a darker patterned rug that ties together your sofa and wall colors. I think a plain cream rug with those walls and the gray sofa will look very dull....See MoreReturn Air Duct placement 2 story great room DESIGN DILEMMA!
Comments (22)Iowa, you must have a basement and returns could be "easier" to relocate. Hopefully, those are just returning the CFM required for that room and not the entire house. Be aware that with 18' walls there will be blocking somewhere above those vents or something framing in from whatever's on the other side of that wall which might prevent you from raising the vents up higher (at least easily). A well-advised HVAC designer (not equipment tech) can review the size of both stud space openings through the floor for each vent and possibly find another location/combine a couple if you can meet the CFM flow. The location to the left of FP is too close to the floor register IMO anyway....See MoreRelated Professionals
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