living room help
My husband and i desperately need help with our living room. We currently don’t have any curtains/window treatments and we don’t have anything on the walls. What can we add to make it look nicer and put together?
The lighting is not great (another issue we are facing- no overhead lights) but the paint color for all 4 walls is “French colony” by Behr.
Floors are dark wood, coffee table is gold and glass.
Thank you in advance for the help!
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ShadyWillowFarm
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3 months agoThank you! The room is super small, so there isn’t really room for an armchair or even a console. The window is very close to a door. Do you think curtain panels would still work or is there another option?
acm
3 months ago
kcooz07
3 months ago
PROBeverlyFLADeziner
3 months agolast modified: 3 months agoPlease adjust your layout so you can get another lounge chair into the room.
Place the floor lamp in the darkest cornerPlace a tree by the window wall with an uplight in the base of the tree for some drama
Use a minimal task/reading light next to the lounge seat on the sofa
Sj
3 months ago- PRO
BeverlyFLADeziner
3 months agoProvided you don't select a fabric that 'blossoms' or billows at the bottom, you can place a pleated single panel on each side of the window.
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last monthWe might suggest some pillows, window treatments, a long low TV console, some tall plants on either side of the TV and some artwork for across from the window. It also looks like you might want to move the lamp to one side of the sectional and perhaps look into some C-tables for side tables. Notice the two designs we've included for some more design ideas.
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last monthIt looks like you could potentially do a built-in console and shelves for the TV wall. You might consider looking at another floor lamp, to amp up the ambient lighting, and maybe try some Roman shades on the windows. A few of our TV room designs are included here. We hope they might be able to help you more with this current dilemma.
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