Need some decorating advice for beachfront rental property.
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Comments (12)Unfortunately, the loveseat was a mistake, as they generally are. Now you have a room full of sofas and no room for much more than that. If you can, return the love for a pair of small scale armchairs. If you can't return the love, sell your bar stools and old sofas on Craig's List and put the love in the spare room. It can become a man cave with his Alabama memorabilia and boozy dorm decor. Put the TV left of the FP and turn the sofa to face that wall. I hope your rug is at least two feet wider than the large sofa. If so, slip it under the front 1/3 of the sofa. Runners are for hallways or galley kitchens. Get a round glass and brass coffee table. Place the bar cart right of the FP, maybe even in front of the window there. Center the other piece of furniture on the back wall and hang one piece of art above it. The art should be no wider than 75% of the furniture's width. No heavy velvet curtains here. I would change out the current blinds for some texture; try bamboo shades from Lowes or Home Depot....See More
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4 months agolast modified: 4 months agoAs a vacation rental property manager for 18 years, here are my thoughts. Divide the living and dining areas by placing the short sofa parallel to the dining table in an "L" with the 3-seat sofa against the wall where the love is now. This will leave a walkway through from the entry. Get washable twill slipcovers for the two sofas in a white or sandy color. Place TV above a flat, not corner, credenza that is 25% wider than the TV; that should go opposite the larger sofa. Get a larger sisal or rattan rug that can slip under the front 1/2 of both sofas and extend past them by 8-12" so as not to impede the walkway.
Use blue painter's tape to tape out that configuration once the sofas are moved. Put the coffee table 12-18" from the big sofa and one of the end tables at each end of it, using one of them as a bridge between the "L" of the sofas. Get rid of all the red in the room. Get new lamps, pillows and art.
Try Sherwin Williams Sea Salt paint throughout the condo: it will likely look a bit different in each space due to lighting. And, speaking of lighting, change all bulbs to 3500 or 4000K LEDs so it will still feel sunny when guests come in from the beach. Be sure to light under the kitchen cabinets and perhaps under the peninsula bar where you can add some art if it won't be used for stools; you don't appear to have room for them anyway with the table and chairs.
Sea Salt & rattan rug.
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In the bedroom switch to a spread that falls to the floor and hides the metal bedframe. Doing changeovers is much easier with a spread than with a bedskirt. This one from Overstock would look pretty with Sea Salt. I would add new, fresh sheers or linen draperies throughout to change the look completely.
PROBeth H. :
4 months agolast modified: 4 months agored blue green white, off white walls and yellow? sheesh.
if you keep the sofas, just do white and textured neutrals like sisal/jute. no red, no yellow.
Or, how about getting washable, heavy slip covers for the current sofas??
then you could do something like this
paint the walls white, bring in color w/accessories.
you need a larger fan.
for the bedroom, update the dresser/desk. do a rug under the bed, and get some new, welcoming bedding.I mean, this looks like something from a cheap Miami Motel-6!
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3 months agoHere are some other photos. I am so thankful for everyone who took the time to post their amazing advice. You guys are amazing.
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3 months agoTiles are off white, master bedroom walls are seafoam light green. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths with a pull out coach and king in master. Guest room currently has 2 twin beds but I am taking out a twin and adding a bunk bed with trundle. The more I can sleep the more I can charge per night. After bunk bed addition I should be able to sleep 8. Below are pics of guest room. I just purchased the bunk bed and need advice about how to arrange beds and decor. The last photo is the entry way.
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3 months agoThere is room for 4 short bar stools. Any suggestions?
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3 months agoSo it's still a work in progress I had 5 days a's and I'm obviously out of my element decorating but I took a lot of your advice and I think it looks much better. I didn't get to do everything I wanted to because of time and/or money. Thanks to everyone who paid who pitched in great ideas to help someone like me who doesn't have a decorating bone in her body.
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Beth H. :
3 months agolast modified: 3 months agopretty good.
if you can swing a few hundred more, get this console (2nd pic) for beneath your tv.
this one pictured is way out of proportion. too small and too high.
this one is on sale toohttps://www.worldmarket.com/product/wood-everett-table.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=fn
looks like this. (this is the other color
also, get some art for over the sofa.
look at some of their wall art they have
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3 months agolast modified: 3 months agoJust idea for orange bedding room - to right of macrame.
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