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Living Room Home Decorating Design Dilemma

Living Room Upgrade

last year

Hi!!! I just moved to a new apartment and I had that painting in my dinning room but it appreciates more in my living room. However I fell I have too much yellow now. Any advice regarding:

Pillow colors?
change the color of my single seats, from white to..?
any other recommendations more than welcome!

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Patricia Colwell Consulting

last year

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I think you need a rug with thta red in it somehwere I do not love tons of pillows on seating IMO if you need to move pillow to sit there are too many . I happen to like your space maybe add a piece od red glass to the coffee table.

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kandrewspa
last year
I don't think you necessarily have too much yellow, but I would add some red-orange and blue pillows to go with the painting. The pillows don't have to be solid colors. A little pattern would be interesting. Bring some home to try. They're easy to return even if you order online because they're light.
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Lyn Nielson
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It's the rug. ... too drab for the modern space.
elcieg
last year
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Try putting the lumbar pillows on the two white chairs.

New lamps.
Lyn Nielson
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Potterybarn.com has a great rug named Capitola... comes in many colors, I personally would choose either this light blue or the dark blue option.
gustaviatex
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The track lights on the art are COOL and the bulbs in the lamps are WARM. Very distracting.
Yayagal
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Here's a site to view wonderful settings on your coffee table. That would be the best idea.

https://www.google.com/search?channel=fen&client=firefox-b-1-d&q=large+flat+red+and+blue+bowl+for+a+centerpiece+on+a+living+room+coffee+table
Fori
last year
Agree--a new rug with more color. Otherwise, it's very nice. You don't have too much yellow!
Andrea Vasquez
Original Author
last year
Wow thank you all for the comments!!! Very interesting opinions, definitely I will give a try to your advices! I’ll show you the final work!!!
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Kendrah
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Looks great. You do not have too much yellow, all of the chairs are perfect, you don't need to load up on pillows, and the rug is wonderful. I think you just need more life and personal belongings in here because it looks a bit like an office or waiting room. Add a low plant to the coffee table, stack some coffee table books that you like and are not just props, add some objects that have meaning and interest to you, and put a tray down that has some texture or color. A basket or object on the bottom shelf of the glass side tables would help as well. Get a contemporary throw to put over the arm of the sofa nearest the camera.
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Annette Jaffe Interiors
last year
You might consider adding some orange and green accents as well. It would all integrate well since all the colors are in the painting.
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