Thames livingroom
Small stools, cubes or chow tables are perfect as options for coffee tables in narrow spaces. Notice that they also used a loveseat and chaise facing each other and perpendicular to the length of the room similar to photo No. 5. This is a very compact furniture arrangement that would work in all types of small spaces.
Paint an accent wall. It will add excitement to the room. Choose a wall that houses has dramatic artwork, showcases an important piece of furniture, or has an interesting architectural detail you can highlight. In a long narrow room, the best wall to paint is the farthest short wall. The color will draw your eye to it, making the wall appear closer to you.
Divide a large space into "rooms." Focus on the sofa in the middle of the picture. This one acts as a "wall," helping create distinct rooms within this one very long space. By placing the sofa perpendicular to the long walls in the rooms also helps visually widen the room while minimizing its length, making it seems less like a bowling alley.
n this instance, the designer used orange to designate a seating area in this long and narrow living room, using different shades of orange on the wall and sofas to create dimension. Notice how orange was still pulled into the seating area with the dark sofas, via area rug and lamp, to create an overall cohesion.
The unusual blend of intimacy and imperfection, and pleasant order makes this an unusual room. The all-white work surface and shelves and the cappuccino color throughout provide a simple background. The frames are eclectic yet are all of the same dark finish. And the chaotic collage is kept to the small wall area to the left. One is immediately comforted by the lived-in feel and the visual understanding that the clutter is kept in
Add orange to greige and you'll have a space that bursts with casual elegance. Orange is such a happy color and the perfect choice for bringing out the warm tones in greige. Paint Pick: Quiver Tan 6151 by Sherwin Williams
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The recessed half height bookcases.
Lining a living room in bookshelves adds a cozy library feel. Start looking at typical office furniture with new eyes and continue that mindframe from room to room. It will help you switch things up around your house up and keep things fresh. Best of all, it will save you money.
wall hung units, modern take on classic fireplace/builtin design.
Large opening to the hall not blocked by chairs, but stop the eye.
wire tables under the coffee table, light, modern warm not too much color splashed around, bubble lamps and white walls
the warmth of the wood against the cool concrete, the unusual angulation of the fireplace surround flows into a mantle gracefully.
the open built ins look like the windows next to my fireplace, could copy this with truncating uppermost swction.
These two mid-century icons, the coffee table by Isamu Noguchi and the lounge from Charles and Ray Eames, owe their existence and iconic status to walnut. When these two furniture designs came along they were radical statements. Walnut has always been used to make fine furniture, so when Noguchi and the Eameses chose walnut for their designs they were connecting their radical ideas to the classical pieces that proceeded them.
The art display in this space is highlighted by a sizable lilac stripe. This color not only ties in with the room's furnishings, but it also helps to create a focal point by putting the emphasis on the art. This is a great alternative to painting an entire wall.
In this living room, the unusual combination of a daybed dislike all daybeds used like this)and two armless chairs face each other over a narrow coffee table. The daybed gives you room to lean back against an arm and stretch your feet out toward the fire. It also assures that whether there is another entrance to the room on that side or a window, the furniture won't have its back to it.
If you decide to go with four chairs, they don't all have to match. Changing up the style of chair and fabric adds flair to this grouping.
This living room functions as a music room, reading room and TV room. Creative thinking!
Nesting tables with clear glass tops take up even less visual space. Note how the extra seating stools nest underneath the sofa table in this room. This "nesting level" creates a unifying horizontal plane as your eye takes in the whole room.
Use lighting to highlight a cozy spot. Adding a floor lamp directly behind or next to a chair in a corner illuminates just that small space and turns it into a separate area within the larger room.
Try an angled chaise in an empty corner. Set it so it doesn't jut out into the room, but instead touches the adjacent walls. The small triangular area behind the chaise is just big enough to fit a small table and lamp.
fireplace "mantle"
fireplace mantle flowing into shelving, wooden valences
rug and floor close in color, the grey and wood wall outside the window extends the room outside. Subtle. Powerful, masculine, embracing, intimate, memorable.
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Tricky space 5: Living room with multiple doors and windows The solution: If your living room has an element (door, window, fireplace, radiator) that prevents you from placing furniture near the walls, try pulling the arrangement toward the center of the room instead. Use the symmetry of a matching pair of sofas to counteract the chaos of the entries and exits, and add a cozy area rug to anchor the conversation area.
fireplace, mantle,
fireplace screen, room divider, fireplace,
The picture arrangement, calm colors, symmetry and storage the chests and lamps,
The large fireplace stops dominating the room when it is a similar color with the walls.
the stacking end tables.
Opt for two chairs in a complementary color to your sofa. Here, blue crushed velvet provides a fun foil to neutral taupe and adds texture. A kilim rug featuring both brights and neutrals unites the overall palette.
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