Finishing Touches - out of ideas
We moved into our new home in Aug21. I like how the place is coming along, but the open plan seems to only allow for statement pieces. I want to finish out the sunroom as a nice seating area. Any suggestions?
Also, the pool table needs art above it. With the art going up the stairs, I’m not sure what to do to compliment it. Any recommendations?
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Comments (5)Thanks, olychick! I had about a week to pick the big stuff so they were all available, so really about three days of actually store time. At least one of our local Lowes guys knows me by site now! Thank goodness after all the initial research I ended up liking all the stuff at Lowes, it would have been a nightmare driving back an forth with tiles and samples. I just had to keep running over a few aisles! Thanks, lynn2006! Our whole house is a sea of tan/beige - walls, carpet, trim - so I wanted to keep the "permanent" items neutral but not plain beige. It's my favorite room in the house now, and the motivation to keep pushing forward with redoing all the rooms. Luckily after the kitchen it will be mostly flooring and paint, so a lot more affordable....See MoreMy new kitchen needs help with finishing touches!
Comments (15)I would not worry about the backsplash as it's fine as it is. Rather I'd put the large decorative platter in the blue/green that you like above the cooktop where the star is now. Rather than the bowl in the corner that only shows its neutral side, get something that again reinforces the color theme...ceramic cookie jar or whatever. But be deliberate about the accessories and mindful of scale. You don't want a bunch of small things, but one or two impactful things that reinforce your color theme. I would not worry about the space by the slider...let that be. It's part of the traffic area to get out the door and it's better left unobstructed. You'll want the focal point to be the wall behind table anyway, and the view out the slider. So with that, make sure the art over the sideboard goes with your blue and green, and then add some of that color to the dining room table as well...be it a table runner, accessories on top, candles, whatever. To make a color theme work, it needs to be sprinkled about, used at least 3 times in different places around the rooms....See MoreI'm clueless about finishing touches... Help me finish my living room!
Comments (6)What a beautiful living room you have made. The credenza under your TV is particularly gorgeous. Here is what I would consider doing if this were my room- just to give you ideas to play off of for a start. I would begin by finding some blue, patterned throw pillows for the sofa and the arm chair. I like Indian block prints. They are classic and fresh. What I have shown is not exactly bargain, Target/Home Goods, but aside from the Ginori, it's not terribly expensive either. Here are some from John Robshaw: And for the blue arm chair, I thought something like this could be fun: Next I would find an orchid or cyclamen for the table by the blue arm chair. I am partial to cyclamens, so here: I would look for a silver cachepot. Here is a simple one from The Enchanted Home. I like how the silver echoes your side table by the sofa. I would like a much simpler/more modern silver cachepot, this is all I could find right now. Then for the coffee table, I would find a few pretty and interesting coffee table books: Assouline, Phaedon, Taschen, Rizzoli all have great, colorful, conversation sparking titles available. It is very common to put stuff on top of books on coffee tables. That is not my thing. I would rather just see something pretty next to the stack of books. Maybe a bowl or a vase in this Ginori pattern (Orientale in azalea): Lastly the table between the sofa and arm chair could use a lamp perhaps. I would look for something sculptural in crystal. Like this from Horchow: Your room is lovely and will come together more and more over time. Don't rush yourself. Wait to find things that really speak to you, so that you infuse the room with your personality....See Moreideas for Finishing Touches to a Half Bath
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last monthlast modified: last monthI would like to get anyone’s feedback who is offering recommendations not insults. The main area is basically one large room. My dilemma is that I want what I put here to flow with the other parts of the house. The space is a little Awkward so my struggle is to make that happen in a minimalistic way.
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last monthI agree with ohgoodness, seating with four chairs, two on each side similar to this pictureexcept without the couch and smaller table. Then lower the wall sculpture on the wall there, it seems too high.
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As far as art for the pool table area maybe 3 large coordinating vertical pieces that speak to you would be good.Sylina
last monthlast modified: last monthThank cubby14 - I agree about bringing that down. I really liked what the previous owner had there. I have looked for it, but can’t find the right size 40x60”
this picture is from the listing, i just really liked it…. and could not find it.
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