bought our first house- need serious help designing the rooms!!!PLEASE
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Need some SERIOUS dining room help guys.
Comments (39)Kitchendetective, I read your comment wrong. I thought you said NOT to put something like the Poppy Nine Patch in the dining room but you actually said that it might work to put that there. Good point about not putting all browns in the dining room but aqua???? Wish I could wrap my brain around that one. Maybe I am just too predictable. LOL I'm trying to visualize how that wouldn't clash with the other colors but then again, it might work. Again, great you guys are thinking out side the box when I live inside it. LOL Thanks Chris. The wood does seem darker when I got it here which I'm glad for. A flat screen tv? I haven't priced those and not sure I can afford one with having to pay for new furniture but will look into that. They might be more affordable than I think. That would look better I guess on that cabinet than the regular tv that's on it now. Jamies...I originally had the artwork flipped like you suggest with the larger trees being on the outside but it seemed to look odd and not pull the look together as much as it does this way. It just didn't look right to me. I am about to leave and take pics of the LR and DR with me back to the furniture store where I am meeting the design coordinator there. She told me she could help me maybe pick out some things for those walls and I'm printing out everyone's suggestions to take with me. Gonna tell her if she can't make that darn sisal rug work somehow then I'm bringing it back. It's growing on me.....I think. Not sure yet. Thank you guys so much for your input. Will let you know if anything is decided. You guys are so valuable with your knowledge....See MoreNew (and first) house - need help with the living room
Comments (1)Hi there. Congratulations on buying such a sunny, beautiful home. Love your aesthetic. I am assuming that watching tv from the dining room is not a priority, I would move your sofa to the opposite wall and place the tv on the wall to the right. I think your front door is beside your bookcase so I would move it over to create a division between your dining room and front door, creating a bit of the foyer and then fill the shelfs with vases and ornamental pieces (see examples of pictures). You may need to add some items to the top of the bookcase to increase it's height and make sure the items are oversized and beautiful on both sides so that the shelf does not look cluttered. If you have enough room you could add a small bench to the long wall by the door to emphasize this as the entrance. I would get another bookcase like the one you have beside your tv and book end your tv console. This would reclaim the storage lost to the decorative vases and add some symmetry to the wall with the tv (again see pictures). Add a few decorative pieces that match the bookcase in with the books to tie the two spaces together and get a rug! Oh yes a rug with the colours from your dining chairs or a complementary colour would be awesome. And add some easy plants in baskets to tie it back to your dining room lights. I think your space is gorgeous....See MoreBought my first house. Will you help me furnish it? Ideas and photos.
Comments (6)You could also have a long sofa against the back wall and two chairs facing it (they wouldn’t be great seats to watch tv but you’d have a longer sofa). In this scenario you could also have a sofa+chaise combo instead of just sofa. Everything would have to be scaled well to not overwhelm the space but I think you should choose the layout that works best for you. Hope my drawing isn’t too messy to understand the three options I think are best...See MoreFirst House - Need Help with Design/Decor!
Comments (8)Bahaha, I didn't even notice they looked like "boob lights" until you pointed it out. What has been seen cannot be unseen! Structurally, we're in great shape. No major fixes are needed for at least another 5-10 years, at which point the windows will have to be done. Otherwise, everything else is already new (or relatively new). These are all great ideas and I'm so grateful to everyone that chimed in. I think I've just been feeling so overwhelmed and like I need to tackle everything at once... but as so many of you pointed out, it's OK to sit on it for a while (even years, if I want to)! One of my biggest issues is that I just don't know what I like. I know that sounds crazy, but since I was never really able to make changes to my space before now (we even lived in an apartment when I was a kid), I never had the opportunity to develop what my "taste" is. I will definitely spend some time on my idea books and start narrowing down what it is I like. I have found between Pinterest and now this site (which I just found today) that I seem to be leaning toward a more rustic-type look. PS. I don't actually love all that tan. It's a bit darker than the color in the living room and although the lighter color looks decent in the living room, it's "meh" for me in the dining/kitchen area. Any thoughts on what might look OK with the current kitchen schema, or should I just go for white and revisit later? Thanks again, everyone! I so appreciate the help....See Moreginatay124
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