Need advice on my foyer
sandye12
10 years ago
My first question is what size and where should I place a area rug.2nd what else and 3rd is what style foyer table goes with my Familyroom style
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10 years agolast modified: 10 years agoYou want to put a rug where it will do the most good. that would mean in front of the door. In your case that leave a good bit of the floor looking like an afterthought. I suggest you do the 2 rug method. One rectangle and then a round one.
Your furniture is beautifully classic and your style is modern traditional. I could actually see a mid height secretary desk there with an armless upholstered chair.
A grouping of large colorful vases where the basket is would look fantastic. As would a large live plant.
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Comments (9)is there any sort of light/pendant/chandelier hanging from the ceiling? are you open to one if not? any natural light to keep a plant? I like the idea of a smaller chair, or just a round table, like this one (above) and the pendant. the little table you have now could go on the right side of the door. I love this light for your foyer and a darker shade of blue like this one. that gray chair you have is nice, but does nothing for that spot. you could do a round table/plant as mentioned, or something along this order. That console to the left of the door may fit, but it looks a bit large for that spot. what if you moved it in place of the chair and decorated like the photo, above? or get a smaller chair with some color and pattern, like below. to the left of the door, you could do an oval mirror w/a small piece underneath. even a little stool/ceramic urn thing....See Moreneed advice for lighting in entrance foyer
Comments (16)You have a lovely foyer and the sconces you purchased will look GREAT! I think you shouldn't stop at replacing the sconces. Sorry but your chest of drawers, chairs, portrait and flower arrangement kind of look like a funeral home. I would remove all these things and hang a large floor to ceiling mirror between the sconces and replace the rug with something current and perhaps round to echo the curved staircase and the curved wall. And that's it. You have some lovely architectural details in your foyer, don't distract from them by adding more stuff. If you replace your ceiling light fixture, can you replace with a light in the same family as the sconces?...See MoreNeed help!! How do I lay this tile in my foyer?!
Comments (6)I'll make a guess since you don't mention the size of the foyer, no on diagonal. I'd guess you're going to get 3 plus tiles in the middle section. How much does it narrow at the entrance and at the end? The pattern may need to centered with cuts happening on both sides....See MoreWhat tile pattern for foyer???? Immediate advice needed
Comments (6)You can not do a 50% offset with large format tile. All you can do is a stacked bond. That tile is huge. The foyer is not. That's a scale mismatch. Especially if you were looking for some type of design lay....See More
sandye12
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10 years agolast modified: 10 years agoThe rugs come 8', 6', 5' http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hand-tufted-Primeval-Ivory-Oriental-Area-Rug-77-Round/5576230/product.html?refccid=H6BXM5Y2T33ZOESEURC27OCFFM&searchidx=16
I'm thinking 6' but hard to judge from the image. Tape out a 6' "X" on the floor with painters tape.
Table...I suggest something a bit meaty there, full bones with a marble top. Empire would work. A bit of a show stopper. The weight of the chesterfields is calling for that. That's why I selected the secretary. What I see available is not cutting it for me. So I wandered to the antique section of the web. Going with a table I would put art work above it.
The corners by the door need to be off set with some brightness and light. A tall real plant in the one corner in a colorful vase. The other...bog standard is the 3 vases. I might suggest going off the beaten track a bit, you want something colorful to fill the corner and I have been scratching my head a bit to come up with something that would flow there.
We have become very redundant in decor. 50 years ago you would have put a bust of Beethoven there or Uncle Bob. 40 years ago there would have been a curio cabinet. 30 years - a hanging plant and a candle or fresh flowers on a pedestal. Then came the basket era and now the 3 vases. Personally, I would find a unique sculpture something a bit fun but not cheesy something Art Nouveau.
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