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How to decorate high ceiling living room walls

2 years ago

Hi, need help! Trying to re-decorate our living room

and was thinking one or several large prints or maybe fretwork? We are removing the canvas prints and can't decide what to do. The leather section may get moved downstairs to our family room in future and we may replace with sofa & loveseat so exposed fretwork behind sofa could look nice, with maybe and end table and lamp in corner? We have recessed lights. thinking about replacing ceiling fan as well with one w/o a light fixture. Thanks for any ideas or thoughts!!! Nerina

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msjoan

2 years ago

Large, vertical art and/or art arrangements. Yes, a beautiful, big light fixture instead of the fan! I would also remove the mirror and replace with art. I'm not crazy about the fretwork I've seen, so I won't recommend it.

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tartanmeup
2 years ago
Larger art is my vote as well. Art that makes your heart sing is always worth the splurge, imo. Use painter's tape to try different sizes. You might have an easier time figuring out the proportions once you have the new seating. Conventional advice: art above sofa should span two thirds of its width. Sorry, I don't "get" fretwork as alI can see are nooks and crannies to dust or vacuum. :P (Lots of construction in my neighbourhood seems to be making dust never ending in my house...)
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CDR Design, LLC
2 years ago
Hi. Good idea to change up this decor, as it feels incohesive and lacking texture and color (if you want that).

When designing a room, it is critical that you take these steps.

1) Find and post for yourself and for this post: photos of rooms that you like. You cannot proceed or ask for help until that step is completed

2) Decide furniture. This is based on #1 as well as the measurements of the room and rooms around it. So, a floor plan is critical as well as 4 photos of the room.

3) Purchase furniture.

4) Decide art and decor.

Can you skip any of these? Yes, but your room will be compromised. Not something you want to take on? Hire a designer.

Good luck 😀
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Darci Hether New York
2 years ago
We might recommend trying more vertical artwork or larger artwork. The side with the mirror we might recommend only using the mirror and not the small pieces of artwork.
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decoenthusiaste
2 years ago
Decorate where the people live, below the door and window frames.
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J D
2 years ago
Can we see more pics of space? Like all four walls
Nerina Maggi
Original Author
2 years ago

J D another 2 pics of the space.
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CDR Design, LLC
2 years ago
YOu need to set a floor plan first. Tv is really high.

Are you willing to place it where the mirror is now?

Are you willing to replace or reduce the size of the sectional?
Nerina Maggi
Original Author
2 years ago
Thought about moving TV but don't want to block off flow to dining area, prefer to keep open. But in the future we are considering moving sectional to our basement TV room and replacing with sofa & love seat. Also were thinking of replacing coffee table with a simple wrought iron and glass type. Thanks for tips, the consensus seems to be large art prints for high wall.
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CDR Design, LLC
2 years ago
I have no idea what to recommend, unless I see some inspiration photos of what you'd like the room to look like.

A sofa and love seat is going to look just as bulky.

For future, I recommend a sofa facing the mirror wall. It is okay to visually divide rooms, as long as the furniture is not bulky and large.
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