Very long living room tv wall dilemma
Mel Fin
9 months ago
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Comments (11)Hi Caroline, wow, that is a challenging space! When are you doing your "four seasons" room? I'm just wondering because it seems like the things you want and your DH has agreed to are a fairly large undertaking, in time, expense, and big furniture that might be difficult to repurpose. What will this space become when you have the new TV/company space? Also, if I may ask, what region of the country do you live in? I agree with you about not wanting the open storage. The picture you posted with those open shelves is my least favorite, although I realize you were really looking at the bottom cabinets. The wood against that green wall in that picture is unattractive, in my personal opinion. Also, it's really, really hard to pull off open shelving or even open bookshelves unless you're super organized and have some very nice things to display; otherwise it just looks messy and cluttered. The white unit is by far my favorite, because it looks the least "heavy." I know your DH wants hickory, but, and this is just my personal opinion, a long room like that with wood floors and then a massive wood wall structure just looks very unbalanced to me. The hugeness of the entertainment center and TV just completely dominate the room. The white one lightens up the whole room and just automatically looks cleaner and not like a mess. I would hope that you're not planning to completely fill every inch of shelf space; if you can balance the space on either side of the TV, that would be nice. My understanding is that you want the bottom cabinets to hold over-sized photo albums and photography equipment? That seems like a great idea! I think the whole concept is solid. I would just urge you to think about lighter colors, and using white areas, i.e. not filling all the space, giving it a light, airy look to counter balance the room both spatially and color wise and not make one end "wood heavy." Also, think about what you want that room to be when it's no longer the TV lounge. Maybe a kind of library/quiet space/conversation room? Perhaps where the TV was you could do a small gallery wall-or one big work of art, with a few smaller framed pieces on the shelves, breaking up the space between the stacks. Just some thoughts....See MoreI need help changing up our living room/tv wall!
Comments (163)I’m still working on my room! I took a break for a while because I couldn’t find anything I liked. I did find this plant shelving thing that I like. My question is? Does it look ok with my picture or should I find something similar to put there? I just put some plants I have up there for now. I like the black one. I’m just thinking it’s not matching. Thanks in advance ☺️...See MoreDesign ideas for long living room with TV viewing
Comments (1)Sorry but your sketch is not very clear. What are the overall dimensions? What are the blue rectangles? Photos of the empty space? Can you do a wall hung tv?...See MoreDesign dilemma. Living room is too long.
Comments (6)@decoenthusiaste Thanks for the suggestions! I’m not positive on the gray but definitely ready for something brighter and neutral so I can add bight accents like pillows, art, etc. I’ve been looking at dark Khaki walls and brown furniture for about 9 years! There is currently a trampoline that’s been outgrown that needs to be dismantled on the right so my pictures are hiding real life haha! I’ll update when it’s cleaned out! Hopefully that will help with feedback. I may have posted too prematurely, but in the planning phase. I’m definitely keeping the wood floors and trim. I love the warmth!...See MoreFori
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