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Help Please: How To Tie The Two Rooms Together

3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

I appreciate the feedback from this site, so I am reaching out again ;)

My kitchen & great room are one big area. With only 900 sq. feet, my island is also my dining room table.

Right now, I need to wrap this remodel up to take care of my sick mother, so I won't have time to paint anything else from brown to white (Benjamin Moore Simply White). Unfortunately, I also cannot purchase any couches or chairs, which were my original plans. And the painting over the couch has to stay.

So now I feel like I am left with a brown heavy leather couches area and 2 barrel chairs that are creamier than the other whites. One day (hopefully next year), I will buy two new swivel chairs in some sort of upholstery material. My kitchen is grey & white. I feel like it is off balance with all the brown at the opposite end.

1. I need end tables and lamps. I would like to move the floor lamp and put some sort of console table that would also act as and end table. I would also like a couple more end tables. Not sure what color or material for end tables?

2. What color lamps?

3. Should I add more brown/grey to the kitchen area with a roman shade? I do not want to add drapes to the large picture windows because I would loose my view of Mackinac Island. Plus there are no neighbors to see in, so I am not worried about privacy.

4. Should I change my door pulls to black in the kitchen?

5. What else am I missing?

I am a minimalist, so no knick-knacks. I just want the two rooms to balance with a comfortable, neat & clean feel. I know there will be various opinions and am OK with that.

Much thanks!













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