Neutral to deep, high contrast living room
Sarah F.
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Comments (8)Here's our previous living room...cream painted paneling & ceiling, cream cotton damask armchairs, camel herringbone sofa, two Chinese-style bamboo side chairs, cream sheer drapery with deep hem-stitched hems at windows, brass lamps, a few pieces of neutral green pottery, small oriental rug, bare medium cherry-stained oak floors, and that's it. And this is our current (very different!) front parlor about two minutes after we moved in...haven't photographed it as it is now, but not a lot different. Yellow-toned cream walls (BMoore Linen White), same armchairs, same coffee table with different top, different oriental rug in shades of camel, rust, palest steel blue, and a wee bit of black. Added color with copper silk Roman shades in tops of windows....See MoreExamples of large rooms painted non-neutrals?
Comments (10)I don't have many full room pics as they're tough to get (ok for me cuz I suck as a photographer perhaps?) Anyhoo, I have one deep room that's about 20x20 and one that's 20x25 in a non neutral. This is the 20x25 dining room. The walls are Jasper with an aubergene accent and a greenish gold on the ceiling. Same room in tone on tone whites with a hidious 40 year old red carpet: And the deep toned room: I'm balancing the blue room out with gold drapes that match the ceiling color. (that is if I quit avoiding them like I am now) This pic shows the color at it's truest on the computer...I took the color from the ocean in the picture of the boat and had it matched since the view from the room is also of the ocean: And again in insipid white: I wish the parlor across the hall was done to show you. It's 20x30 and will be done in a rich persimmon. I'm having fun with the bold colors of the victorian era myself :) I think they suit furnishings and art so much better than soft tones, and really make a huge room look rich and cozy. I have a friend who has a huge great room in a modern house that she did in a really bold brick red. When it first started going up it was frightening LOL but when it was finished, and all of her gorgeous leather and upholstry was added....yummy :) is the best description....See MoreHelp! High Ceiling Living/Family Room Everything!
Comments (121)Hi, Nicole-- Just a quick reminder that if you do plan to actually close these drapes for light blocking for daytime TV viewing (depending on light angles), you'll want to make sure that any panel you select is blackout-lined, and, as groveraxle mentions, attached with rings so you can easily operate them from ground level. Grommet panels and pole-pocket drapes are much less obliging, especially at longer lengths like you'll need, and seams/cuts wear much faster from normal open-close activity on the rod....See MoreLiving room with high ceiling and wierd layout - decor ideas?
Comments (11)You're correct that this is a challenging design. Here are some possible solutions. You seem open to replacing your furniture, so that is my first thought: --Replace both sofas with comfortable armchairs with tallish backs that can be floated in the middle of the room around a coffee table. This will greatly add flow around the room so that you're not blocking all the inconvenient doorways. Note how a dramatic light pendant centers the seating. With the height you have, a beautiful pendant would have an incredible effect in both lighting the room and bringing down the scale to a more comfortable height. You have warm, wood floors in a beautiful color. Have a wooden bookcase in the same finish built to the left of your fireplace that can accommodate your TV. Have it built to the height of your mantel. Alternatively, get a very wide console, not too deep, for the TV. The one you have is too small and doesn't link in any way to the finishes in the room. Get an oversized large square or round rug for the room in a pattern that picks up the warmth of your wood finishes and echoes whatever upholstery you eventually choose for your seating. All art work should be hung at eye level regardless of how high your ceilings are. That means the center of each piece should be around 57" from the floor to the center of the art. Pair your daughter's paintings side by side at eye level. Lower the art work over the mantel so it's about 6" from the mantel so they connect. If you love that piece, or your daughter's art, then choose your future furniture palette--upholstery, pillows, etc. from the art. (This chair is the same silvery blue as in your painting. The legs are in similar wood finish as your wood floors and trim. Four similar ones--or these--around a round coffee table would look wonderful and really function well in the room....See MoreSarah F.
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