New house, same layout confusion
Some of you may remember lots of these furnishings. About a year ot two ago, you solved my layout problems in Minneapolis. We have just moved to Greenville, SC. (Not originally our plan, but our son moved here with our 3 little boys).
Again, I am doomed with a small living area connected to a dining/kitchen space.
I would be crying over the hopelessness of fitting any more seating in here, but I know you guys are genius. Can you please help me again?
I would really love to fit a glider/recliner chair in here.I have seen small ones - could that work? And would I also need a second chair? Do the two need to match, since it's such a small space?
Of course, I also have lots of artwork to hang and am looking forward to that part especially!
Thank you for any guidance anyone can give!!
Here's the whole floor plan, with measurements:
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RedRyder
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4 months agoI swear I wasn’t looking for a rug for you but dang fate interveined and I saw this one. You would need 2 but poly and great price.
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4 months agolast modified: 4 months agoSeems like lots of options. Here is the link that has both the first and second rugs next to the photo of the panel in the first row. Think it should come up on the US site with the US price.
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4 months agoThe Oushak runners are from Etsy. The first one I posted is from a seller named Craftsman Rugs. More options on Etsy that can be ordered 12’ long.
Here’s the first one with the size and price and seller.
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4 months agoBella Rug:
The problem with the Bella rug is the longest runner size is 9’ and I don’t think the width is wide enough for this hallway. See below. (Hint: I take a photo of the screen with the products and just upload the whole photo on my post.)
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4 months agoHi Ginger, was just browsing and came across this beautiful renovated entry. May you consider no runner? Just a beautiful door rug? With new light fixtures I thought this was pretty and wanted to share :)
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