Need help with making the living room look better!
Hello we will be renting this home for the next two years, the tv room with the fireplace needs major help!
THE FURNITURE IN THESE PHOTOS ARE NOT OURS .
These are pictures from the rental add.
From wall color to how would you design this room to make sense? It barely fits a love seat sofa, what would you do with this space? We are thinking of painting all the walls white and changing out all light fixtures. Thank you so much. The view out the back yard is farm land and mountains in the distancetrance.
My style is Bohemian, eclectic.
The tv room space is to the right
the kitchen is to the right and the weird tv room is to the left
As you enter the home
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Comments (44)I like the sofa but it needs space.....consider emptying the room of anything on wall, table, or mantle so it is basiccally empty, and place items removed on dining room table for future reference. Put the sofa on any wall where it has room for end tables. Put the chair where it can have a conversation with the sofa. At this point I would redo the curtains to coordinate with the wall and do them in a linen type weave. Remove the crystal chandelier and replace with something simple and maybe oil rubbed bronze. Go shopping for a large piece picture in a simple or frameless style that blends with the plaid pillow; take the pillow with you if necessary. So far so good. If you have end tables and a cocktail table put them in the room only if you like them. If they are wood that should be fine. Send us a picture of the whole room taken from another room so we can see the size etc of the room. I am showing this inspiration room because it is very simple with very trad furniture, but the mantle is very low key and would work nicely in your living room style I think. Also note the colorful throw on the arm chair. This is same room, but wood tables and metal cocktail table, simple window treatments in tones found in living room, and antique armoire that is similar to your Moms tallish piece by fireplace. TV opposite sofa and easy chair for great viewing This looks great; metal table, magazine rack in oil rubbed bronze, brass Pharmacy lamp for reading. Would work next to Mom's chair......these items can be found on line at Ballard Design and other places too; overstock.com, wayfair.com with great prices and great selection. Plaid pillows, one bright color pillow and another item in room (the end table, but could be lamp, vase, picture) done in a bright color to match pillow in intensity. And the upholstered ottoman adds a fun touch, but sized to match the sofa. Again a rustic trad feel with a pair of large photos over sofa. Great ottoman, lamps, footstool. Pillows match colors in photos of family members.... These are just inspiration but it might help you select the items that the room needs to frame and support the sofa style and colors. Nothing set in stone but a place to begin....See MoreAwkward living room space. Need HELP to make it functional and inviti
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Comments (8)Center the sofa on the far wall (where the TV currently is) and put the end tables on each side. Get matching table lamps (26"-30" tall) for the end tables. You can put a larger piece of art over the sofa. This will address the immediate focal point as you enter this room. Keep the loveseat where it currently is, centered on the wall between the windows (if there's enough room when you move the sofa). Place the coffee table in front of it. If you need to scooch it down a bit that's fine, but I generally like to try centering off of architectural features first. You're looking at an arrangement something like this: You can then purchase a TV cabinet/console that will go on the wall opposite the loveseat. There might then be enough room to get a pretty side chair to angle in to the seating area. With this arrangement, you address conversation needs and also TV viewing. I wouldn't do an accent wall. Just keep all of your paint light and neutral. The carpet you have is pretty ... if you like it keep it. It looks as if you've already pulled some colors from it for your throw pillows. I would remove your valances, you don't need them with your fabric shades. Pretty furniture and a nice start to your room!...See MoreLiving Room Refresh? How to make it flow better?
Comments (11)How about some new sofas that are not dark to start. Also not reclining. A nice ottoman lets you put up your feet and still not take over the whole space. Drapes that are all one color and touch the floor for sure not dark colored. More lighting, if at all possible keep the furniture from blocking the entry into the space so maybe think a sofa and 2 chairs . Something lower for a TV stand and what I see is a great confusion over what style you want. I see formal stools with a country table . Mixing styles is an art and very rarely pulled off with real success so I would advise getting maybe some design help before buying new furniture to make this space the best it can be....See Moreetjost
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last yearlast modified: last yearMelissa, good idea to paint all the walls white.
White on its own can be a bit sterile. The perfect compromise is a room that marries white with one strong color, which could be navy blue, red, emerald green, sunny yellow, or even purple or pink.
Accent color should be spread throughout the space: artwork, pillows, curtains, bedding, and rugs.
What do you think of adding some bright colours by hanging some paintings? I created a mock by painting your walls white and hanging a couple of painting of different sizes over a couch and piano.
You can take a closer look at these artworks in my saved photos.
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last yearHere's a floor plan and some inspiration pics. If the dimensions are off, I can adjust easily.
The major problem with this room as so much going on and your eyes jumps up and down. There is no continuity. Your need to create some sort of order.
Move the tv to the wall right of the fireplace (the outside common wall). It's important to line something up, like the bottom of the tv and the bottom or line of fireplace (not the mantel), and line up shelves with the same line. This way you can create a horizontal level.
Paint the fireplace wall and the tv wall and the wall to the left of the fireplace the same color as the fireplace surround- an off white.
Consider painting the staircase wall a color. See pics. This will make your room appear wider.
Place the seating facing the tv and ignore the fireplace. It will blend in. Consider a game table or desk near the kitchen railing.
The rug is 8x10.
Hope this helps. Any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
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last yearPut your TV where they have that wood bookcase. Place your furniture the best you can, take pix and repost as an entirely new Dilemma. That's how to get the best help, IMO.
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