Help to finish my basement design
I would love help on rearranging/changing the decor we have in our basement to make it look more cohesive. It's clearly a kid-friendly space and that kid area with the treadmill isn't likely to change, but would love help on the other side to make it look functional/good for adult entertaining when we can. The gray chair is old, so would be open to getting something else. Particularly the artwork feels disjointed/ill-placed to me, so any suggestions on how to move that around to look better would be great.
Thank you!
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tozmo1
2 years ago
kbrookie
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Carolae
2 years agotozmo1
2 years ago@Carolae suggestion of a third piece is a good one. I gave you a third and larger anchor art for the gallery wall.
I'd make sure you have more order and variation in size and shape to the items in the gallery wall. You didn't do a straight on shot of the wall so I approximated the sizes and changed it up a bit. Not saying this is the final layout, just playing with shapes and placement to show some variations.
kbrookie
2 years agoThank you! Here is a dead on look at the gallery art wall (looks empty to me relative to the space), and I moved the chair a bit as suggested. I may be open to getting a new chair as that gray doesn’t really go with the gray of the couch, they are different tones. Regarding the artwork, does it make sense to have it on both walls as it is, adding in one larger print where there are just two there, or should it I’ll be on one wall?
Carolae
2 years agotozmo1
2 years agoI redid your gallery wall. I added a vintage golf club (get one at a thrift store) and some more color in a more vertical shape to balance in the bottom left. The B&W photo just didn't see to go with the theme. Not sure how big the golf club really is, so you may be able to tuck the B&W photo somewhere around the club. If so, I'd reframe it in black.
kbrookie
2 years agokbrookie
2 years agoMy husband brought these two things home from his office to add to our basement, so hoping for suggestions on how these may work in? I’ve put them next to gallery wall so you can see perspective, the black and white one is huge, and the other thing is a vintage golf ball holder.
tozmo1
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoSome ideas. Hard to tell if they will work without knowing the actual dimensions of each piece. I like the idea of the close photo of the golf ball and club head with the vintage golf ball holder. Love that your husband is getting in on the decor.
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