Please help with my living room. I need to create an style balance
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I need help with my formal living room. Please....
Comments (12)Congratulations on your new house! It looks lovely and we're all going to have such fun watching you decorate it. I'm with the others here... I'd get a big rug and put the front feet of your sofa and stuffed chairs on it, pulling them out away from walls. This will give you a nice conversational space in front of the fireplace. I also think your current rug is way too light for your furniture. Maybe it can go in your kitchen or a bedroom? I don't know your budget, but I got my huge rug for $50 through Craigslist, by watching it like a hawk and replying to the ad about 10 minutes after it was posted (he got tons of responses at that price but luckily mine was first). The rug turned out to be perfect and in brand new shape except it just needed a shampooing, which I gave it the minute I got home. I think if you have animals or a young family you might not want to put too much $$ into a rug you have to worry over constantly. That's how I feel about it, anyway. But if you've got lots of dough to burn I'm sure you'll be able to find something that makes your heart swoon. When it comes to accessorizing that big space with the tall ceilings, I'd look at inspiration pictures. The Living Rooms thread in our Gallery contains several hundred beautiful pictures. I like to browse it with a specific question on my mind, such as "what should I put on my coffee table?" or "what's a good way to arrange pictures on the wall?" I will get good ideas and know just what to do in 5-10 minutes of browsing the pictures for ideas. We've got threads for just about any kind of room in the Gallery. Close this thread and click on the Gallery links... one is top-ish right, and one is at the bottom. If you see pictures you love, you can save copies to your computer....See MorePlease help! What furniture do I need for my living room?
Comments (6)Agree with above and I'd get rid of the bookcase. It's too low for the space. Have tall bookcases built in to the ceiling and also a library ladder to reach the ones on top. I think you can use 2 sofas and perhaps 2 chairs as well, if they're the right ones. That sofa MUST be pulled away from that wall - looks totally wrong there and blocks the kitchen entrance....See MoreBalance my living room Help!
Comments (2)Hi Danielle! What an impressive space! I love that you're asking about balance. I think more people should talk about it! I would feel perfectly comfortable with a matching black-and-white patterned chair. (I'm assuming that you purchased the chair recently and can buy the exact match.) You have plenty of plain background to support that much pattern - even more if you ask me! You might add a throw to the sectional in a coordinating pattern to pull the chair colors to that side of the room along with the throw pillows. You might consider a few more things to help the space feel more balanced: Try placing your footstools directly adjacent to the coffee table (photo left side) to visually extend it toward the long end of the sectional. If you have a third matching window on the photo left side, I would be tempted to reposition the furniture grouping so the backside center of the sectional's long leg lines up with the center of the middle window. With the furniture repositioned, you would end up with a space behind the short leg of the sectional. I would look to use the wall space behind to balance the opening into the kitchen. That could be a mirror, a bookshelf, art, or floating shelves on the wall. Whatever it is would need to be at least as tall as the opening to the kitchen and around 2/3 as wide as the wall section in order to provide visual balance. Whatever fills that spot could again include pattern to echo the chairs. I hope that helps! Best of luck, Doug Walker...See MorePlease help fix my living room layout and style (boho)
Comments (4)Hi Salonva, thank you! This is my first ever layout I’m planning, so I’m super excited for new thoughts & ideas. Rug dimensions: 5.3’ x 7.3’ Sofa length would be around 6’ to leave at least 6 in. on each side. I might forget the table and just do 2 boho poufs instead....See MoreWendy
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