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Need help with this wall

3 months ago

Hello all. I would appreciate your input on this wall. Is looks boring and bland to me. Should I paint the wall an accent color (maybe navy blue), mount the tv and get rid of the pictures? Would it be weird to put two pictures to the right of the tv and one to the left, above the chair (if the tv was mounted) Your suggestions are much appreciated. I have included some other pics of the room for context. I like coastal colors, nothing modern farmhouse.

Wall in question.....

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JAN MOYER

3 months ago

last modified: 3 months ago

It's not the wall......

You have no depth in your palette. No texture, and you seem to be both warm and cool ( the carpet is gray ? )

The photos belong in another room. Your master bedroom.. a hallway passage.

Coffee table is an opportunity - it's the wrong size for the sectional. Maybe a large round, and a bit darker tone in wood.

The best before you worry on the wall? Would be a nice wood floor, and a decorative area rug.

As for now? The console under tv looks too small, and the chair......needs a hit of color.

Pale rooms need a lot of texture, some contrast... and variation in materials. Or they go a bit flat: )

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Mae Day Organizing and Interior Design
3 months ago
Nice room. Suggestion is to remove the boy’s pictures altogether and put them somewhere else such as on a hall wall. Another suggestion is to move the chair to the right of the TV opening up the walking space between the TV console and the couch. A nice basket or plant no taller than the chair to the left of the TV would balance it out. Best wishes.
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3 months ago
I also do not think familt photos belong in spaces where you entertain. Those are lovely but hung in a more private space like a hallway leading to bedrooms is a perfect spot for gallery wall of family pics.To me the chaire loks like it does not belong in the area . The console much too small and I think a darker wood one along with a darker wood coffeetable would be nice .Is this the only room for the TV? Is the FP actully real or just electric? A pice of art with a bit more color would allow you to introduce some bits of color in the pillows . BTW if you need to move pillows to sit you have too many .
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Original Author
3 months ago
Thank you all for your comments. I knew the pics would have to go.....hallway it is. I'll definitely be getting a bigger console and switch out the coffee table for a darker one. Another question....should the tv be hung on the wall? Should I paint that wall a color or are accent walls out? Thank you!!
ShadyWillowFarm
3 months ago
Yes to hanging the tv on the wall, and no accent color. If you feel the room needs more color, pick one from a rug or curtains or art and use that in accessories.
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lisase
Original Author
3 months ago
When I hang the tv on the wall and get a bigger console, do I need to put stuff on the console or can I leave it? Just seems like a lot, especially with my bookcases full of stuff. Thank you!
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JAN MOYER
3 months ago
A media console is there as a visual support.

It needs nothing on it.

A tv does not require anything around it.

If you have a smart tv" ?

Go on You Tube - get the app for art for the tv.!

You won't need to look at a black hole: )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUScmsVOeLM
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acm
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Just because it seems to have been left out, I'd put a floor lamp next to that chair, or a very small table with a reading lamp.
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Original Author
3 months ago
JAN MOYER I totally agree on the coffee table being too light. You said it's the wrong size (not a sectional but sofa and loveseat). Is it too big or too small? I would love some sort of ottoman so it's softer for out feet when we watch tv. Thoughts? Thank you!
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