Lighting/wall color could I use to make this room look less sad?
The wall color I am thinking maybe a lighter neutral? But not sure. The way this room is set up, it may make centering the table around the lighting difficult. But I need help picking a new light ( currently have the dreaded b00b light) and possibly a different wall color.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoPlease show the other side of the room. Is the white door a closet, entry door? Things you can do:
--Center the table in the room. It's off center now.
--Anchor the dining table on a gray blue, gold, low-pile rug to add pattern and warmth to the space. A bit of warm gold in the rug will echo the warm floors and wood trim. Rug should be large enough for chairs to rest entirely on rug and be can be pushed back all the way. This palette, but not necessarily this (expensive) rug.
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--A mirror across from the window with double the amount of light in the room. Then put the art work on the window wall.--Change out the ceiling light to an oblong pendant centered on the dining table. Add a dimmer:
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--If you get good light through the window, you could add a very narrow console table in wood matching the floor. Put plants on it and also use it for serving. Or order wood top and hairpin legs from Etsy measured to window dimensions. Make sure chairs can be slid out fully, though.
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2 years agoI hear you. Color hugely changes my mood and this grey makes me sad. I recently painted my walls White Tie by Farrow and Ball and it makes me so happy. It is a creamy white. I would paint your wood trim, and white trim, closet door, walls, and ceiling all the same color. It will help open up the room and bounce the light around.
These are great alternatives to the ubiquitous boob light. Put some 3000K LED bulbs in them to get more light going. And, because it is a simple flush mount, it won't call as much attention to the fact that it is off center with the table.
Keeping window blinds open will really help, as will adding other light sources such as uplighting from sconces.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI would go with very warm walls (Grecian Ivory SW, Gray Mist BM, Alabaster BM) and paint white door the same color.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI like your table and chairs. 👌🏼
You can really go in so many directions with your room. As @cawaps mentioned, with a long enough chain, you can swag a chandelier. to center over the table. And a rug could be an easy way to add some color and/or texture, etc. - if you are open to bringing in a rug. Your floor is beautuful and you don’t necessarily need a rug with the style of your space. Personal choice.
I think your current wall color is ok, but of course you can go many ways with wall color - as also suggested above.
So many ways you can go. But just simply adding a light fixture, and maybe a plant in the corner, as mentioned, would be enough to really change the feel of the space.I also agree with HU-187528210 re: black being one idea that could be striking for a chandelier in your space.
And art on the long wall could be nice. As one idea, I could see a black & white gallery.
I also had the same ”inexplicable” urge to use pink in your room that @cawaps experienced. (Thanks for forging ahead with that, @cawaps. I thought I was just losing it, completely. 😂 It’s nice to see the pink; and your renderings look great!)If you do per chance like pink, but don’t want to bring it in with wall color or rug - you could consider bringing it in with art and/or a floral arrangement.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago
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2 years agoDon't center the table in the room -- center it in the [room minus walkway], which is about where you have it. Agree that a correctly placed light with some personality will do a lot (have the electricial move it), as will art and some intentional table decor. Sure, paint a brighter neutral to bring in a sunnier feel too. You don't have to go wild, but you don't want to feel like you're sitting inside a box.
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