Need ideas for living room
Hi, I hope you can help me with my design dilemma. I have just moved into a new house and need some ideas on how to decorate and furnish my living room. It is a large room, 6 meters by 7 meters with huge windows so is a very bright room. It has a fireplace in one corner and an entry door as well. It has wooden floors and pale cream walls at the moment but I am planning to paint them a combination of pale and dark grey. I don't want to fill the room with furniture but want it to look elegant. Many thanks for your help. Dee
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Beautiful room, love your windows!
A few questions: you said you don't want to fill it with furniture, but will this room get used as a living room then? Do you need/ want some sort of entry arrangement, for keys,coats etc?
Is privacy and heat an issue with these windows?
Do you have/ will reuse your furniture and what styles do you like? Or do you want to stay with the style of your area/ house?
Answering those type of questions helps us a little to narrow down suggestions... Thanks!
Nice to see you again!
Push sofa back to the wall, then move coffee table closer to sofa.
Purchase 2 terrific complimentary chairs in a great classic solid or pattern in the colors you prefer. Use the chairs as your color palette for inspiration. Pillows in colors drawn from the chair fabric... Accessory and art colors drawn from colors found in the fabric. Use contrast colors for more of a statement. Use blended colors for a gentler visual feeling. Both can be elegant.
If you're planning a TV in this room, the seating will not work with the plan suggested.
The furniture in the room lends itself to more of a casual feeling. Is that what you were wanting? Will you be buying something else? Elegance is achieved in a variety of ways. Furniture style is only one part of it. Added elements to the room can make it become more elegant if the right choices are made.
Julianne Kelly
Cleeves House
Bergen Street Residence Living Room
chair fabric is kinda cool, but maybe not you Alice Armchair by Creazioni available on Imagine-living.com
What sort of style do you like? Traditional? Modern?
( If your space permits)
( If your space permits)
***** Plan 1. - Large sectional seating on left corner of the room or against the very wide window.
End tables each side. Lamps on top.
Large coffee table or 2-3 separate ottomans or storage ottomans (used as coffee table and/or extra seating)
2 exciting chairs opposite coffee table. Table or trunk between.
Second Grouping - Right side fireplace space.
Left and right side of fireplace, place 2 different chairs not matching the others at the sofa grouping. Chairs facing the fireplace. Add a table between them. (chairs can be easily added to the sofa area temporarily, for more guests)
In foreground of photo - right wall - add a sofa table, 2 candlestick lamps on top and accessories. Group art or family photo collage or large artwork.
***** Plan 2. - Two same size sofas at L-shape (same area as sectional idea above)
Total of 3 end tables. 2 matching at outer edges of grouping. Lamps on top. A different end table at the corner of the L-shape grouping. "Large" vase or sculpture or personal treasure.
Large coffee table or 2-3 separate ottomans or storage ottomans (used as coffee table and/or extra seating)
2 exciting chairs opposite coffee table. Table or trunk between.
Second Grouping - Right side fireplace space. ( same as above )
...... or ........
if you would enjoy a space to munch/eat or play cards?
Right wall of photo - A game table with as many chairs that would fit the space comfortably.
Add an area carpet under the seating plan that you choose.
You might be able to mix up the ideas in possible other layouts.
Eliminate any parts that you don't want.
Good luck! The first step is to decide the "function" of this room. How do you want to use it?
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