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How would you fix this living room? HELP!

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I was going for a cool toned vintage modern. The rug was supposed to be a cool beige, no warm brown tones, and the couches were supposed to be a cooler darker green closer to emerald - but here we are, no refunds or exchanges.

What would you do to save this living room? I am beyond lost.

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P Banos
last year
I'd change to a more modern coffee table in walnut. Add full length drapes in off white. Get a floor lamp. Plus move the sofas just a couple of inches away from the walls. It's a nice room, don't panic.
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Gizmo
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I notice one issue - your LR is quite 'leggy' and your tables are too slight/insignificant for the sofa and loveseat,

BTW, I think the gorgeous color on the sofa & loveseat. Curious, are the arms/legs wood or metal

I also think if your could replace the coffee table with something bigger w/o a glass top, would help with lessening the rug situation. Its the same issue w/the slight endtables
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It is not the color of your rug, or the style of dining table you have , or the walls the wrong color. Your dilemna is that each and every one of your walls is occupied with something....a shelf, a fireplace or those two sconces. Unless you are willing to do some major reclaiming of one of the walls, you dont have any place to put a tv, except awkwardly to the side of the fireplace. I would suggest to you to rethink your expectations of your room and rethink it's possibilites. You said it was a second area, so assume you have a larger area that has a tv in it. You dont have to make a smaller area just like the other larger one. Forget the tv in there. Forget trying to stuff another tv into this little space where there really are so few options for it . So many of us spend time on our streaming devices, anyway. Maybe concentrate on making what you have as comfortable of a place to sit with your ipad as you can, or read a book, or put together a puzzle , or sit and knit, or any number of possibilities. You might also consider putting some good sized sofa table that will entice you to actually use it to lay something out on to look at or do engage with. It looks like a modern home, so why not assign a modern use to a room. So much of the past focused around either the fireplace or the tv. Things are different now. Out tech doesnt require a whole wall with surroud sound. Make it comfortable and keep it casual and do you really need another tv? Maybe it will be better with the ipad and a pair of bluetooth ear buds. You are not going to win with the battle of these walls. Dreaming of the possibilites that it could become sure seems more pleasant that scratching your head and worrying about how to work with these impossible logistics to make it into something that you dont need, and might not even really want. And, about those sconces...they are not going to go away , gracefully. Take a second consideration of them and think about what are thier best qualities. I think that they are very good for focusing light on what is below them, with the added advantage of not needing a wire and plug to travel over to the outlet and not having to occupy space on the desktop or the floor or the side table. The way that you have them is not using them to their best advantage. Do you really need the surface of the credneza lit up? Probably not. I would suggest that you think about using the space under those sconces for a sofa, or a chair, or a small desk with some drawers and a comfortable chair. Put one of these right up under those sconces against that wall and then you will be getting the best use of those sconces. Dont fight it. Find it's best and use it to your advantage. Along with the comfort , you also need some softer lighting throughout the space. Bare bulbs are almost never a good idea and over head, even recessed, is best for utilty or public spaces. You have a comfortable looking sofa and a nice comfy chair. You have some nice shelves. The fireplace is of questionable value in my opinion, but that is a different subject. You have so much already there, but just suggest that you rethink what you want from this space. It is a nice space and your home looks nice and modern and comfortable. This room could be a great casual space with a modern usage rather than another homage to the tv screen.
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freedomplace1
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I love the colors you have there. And there is nothing un-modern about the room, to the contrary.

If you have children in the space, the round coffee table is great, however the glass not so much. But don’t know that you have children, and if that’s any issue. In general, though, I like the idea of bringing in some black on a coffee table, to ground the space + add some drama - a bit more of an edge.

Here, below, I used a black, tufted ottoman - in faux/vegan leather, with a gold/bronze base:

Also, you could add in a couple of pillows and/or a throw. Just a couple of examples:

Mongolian Lamb Fur Poly Filled Throw Pillow, Gold, 16"x16" · More Info

It’s a great space.
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Even it came not as you expected, it all work with each other.

Coffee table has to go.

Some option with decor

Coffee table

https://www.burkedecor.com/products/eaton-drum-coffee-table-by-bd-studio-228346-001?

Chair https://www.roomandboard.com/catalog/living/chairs/boden-leather-chair-and-ottoman/10010926?

https://www.target.com/p/tamsin-mid-century-club-chair-wheat-brown-christopher-knight-home/-/A-53630027?
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elcieg
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Get a felt pad for under the rug.

Coffee table/end tables gone.

Paint the walls, because you need to get the rug into the mix.
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decoenthusiaste
last year
I second judianna20's paint suggestion. Leggy furniture should sit entirely on the rug for a grounded feeling. That will also enable you to pull the sofa arms to touch there at the corner. Your current tables need replacing and you only need a coffee table for the two sofas. Focus on floor lamps, a beefy coffee table and at least one nice armchair and an occasional table for it. Wait on drapes until the rest of it comes together. If you can center the rug in the room without it overlapping into traffic paths, do that and rearrange the sofas first.
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Pick color from your rug and paint the walls to tie up all together and no curtains
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or warm white
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Amy R
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Thank you, everyone, for your thoughtful suggestions!

I love the look of a tall lamp in this room. Am weighing layering a cream cowhide rug over the brown rug to lighten up the space. Had originally planned on artwork surrounding the narrower window, but I can see how drapes would also look really nice, potentially better.

Since you're all clearly very good at this - what do you think about the cream cowhide rug idea? If yes, would you still add drapes or no?
User
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I would first invest in a warm wood very large coffee table and see if you still feel a need for another layer of rug. Make sure the coffee table is truly big enough and inviting. You can style it nicely with books and shapes.

I quite like your window treatments as is. You could ask the cat to sit more toward the corner and face the room for a more picturesque arrangment.
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everdebz
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Hi. :) to kitty too.

https://www.lampsplus.com/products/eggplant-polyester-bronze-downbridge-arc-floor-lamp__65j48.html
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everdebz
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You've had houzzers' help.... what direction might you take? more velvet? or casual batik / World Market black/ light patterns? leather?
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everdebz
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This set comes in icy-florals, for romantic type:

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everdebz
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To fit in the corner or to the side?

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elcieg
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I'm voting no on the cowhide rug. You do need a different coffee table and a chair.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
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Select a coffee table that complements the wood on the sofa legs

Install olive green or linen colored drapery panels on the windows.

Add some containing pillows to pull the room together.
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Amy R
Original Author
last year
Thank you again, everyone!!! Plan of attack, which is a combo of many of your ideas:

- sofas are already off the wall a couple inches, but move a couple more off wall and onto rug (rug is already centered in the room - it's a relatively small space)

- bulky wooden coffee table to anchor room with zero / minimal legs b/c room is already leggy with the sofas

- light colored arm chair with small side table

- floor lamp

Like decoenthusiaste suggested, I'm going to hold off on the drapes for now and do the rest first.

You all are seriously AMAZING! Thank you again!!!
P Banos
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everdebz
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- Here's one table base, for example, laminate. 28 x 29"
- With glass idk, for 41" and up?
https://www.amazon.com/Lorell-Essentials-Walnut-Laminate-Round/dp/B017V4QEQ6?ref_=ast_sto_dp

Imo, yours isn't a very 'leggy' room.
everdebz
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Called 'grey brown'

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1236189247/coffee-table-base?click_key=54562e26226304cd49580fde3d4b196feaa6bf51%3A1236189247&click_sum=dc6d08f5&ref=pla_similar_listing_bot-1
everdebz
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Is it possible that adding yellow-gold item, if you didn't want a yellow-green wouldn't be as good?

with toasty rug colors, nice shape... Solid Walnut 23"D x 38.5"W x 17"H

[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0869GMB18/ref=sbl_dpx_coffee-tables_B073TXT1L1_0(https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0869GMB18/ref=sbl_dpx_coffee-tables_B073TXT1L1_0)

and to add, it's a bit dark like sofa frames.
everdebz
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https://www.amazon.com/eChamp-Coffee-Triangle-Transparent-Balcony/dp/B07WPT9TTM/ref=sr_1_14_sspa
everdebz
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https://www.livingspaces.com/pdp-barry-teardrop-cocktail-table-267219
partim
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In the spirit of "use what you have" it would look very different if your glass-topped table(s) were solid. You can paint the underside of a glass table in any colour.

https://www.hunker.com/13413078/how-to-paint-a-glass-top-table?epik=dj0yJnU9ZVd6LXJiUHlRVG9HSlRpYVEtN3RGd3VIWDcwcFJQS1UmcD0wJm49RkV1VHdxMDVSeFcwX0tJaW84VHFUQSZ0PUFBQUFBR0s2YjZv
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everdebz
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Only if superb - this over yours?!

https://www.livingspaces.com/pdp-63x94-rug-tauro-grey-by-nate-berkus-and-jeremiah-brent-260458
katrina_ellen
last year
No suggestions right now but I love what you have, I think you will be much happier with warmer, happier colors than cool tones. Your floors are a warm tone so it goes well with the floors. I do think a wood coffee table would look good as others have suggested.
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