What do I do with this fireplace????
Eventually, we will do something with the fireplace to make it more traditional (some sort of tiles/mantle). In the meantime, our only option is paint.
The room will be painted sw accessible beige with eider white trim. Built in will be eider white with sw curio gray interiors.
I was thinking of painting the front wall with the fireplace all the way to the ceiling with sw curio grey. This is the only picture i have, but the fireplace juts out about three feet, so immediately to the left of the fp, there is a 3 foot "side" of the fireplace and then a wall with the "hearth" continuing along it for about another 6 or 7 feet. And then a wide doorway to another room.
I was thinking of Painting the front and sides of the hearth directly in front of the fireplace with sw pier and then only the top of the hearth that is not in front of the fireplace with pier , to give a faux bench look (i also have little kids, so figured it would cover any likely footprints) an accent with some pillows/cushions.
Do I paint the sides of the fireplace wall that juts out curio too? I was thinking not, but instead painting them to match the rest of the room (accessible beige).
Should I just paint the back wall of the built in shelves, or the entire interior? I was thinking entire interior.
The small window to the right of the fireplace is the only window in this room. The room dimensions are roughly 18x 30.
Thanks!
The room will be painted sw accessible beige with eider white trim. Built in will be eider white with sw curio gray interiors.
I was thinking of painting the front wall with the fireplace all the way to the ceiling with sw curio grey. This is the only picture i have, but the fireplace juts out about three feet, so immediately to the left of the fp, there is a 3 foot "side" of the fireplace and then a wall with the "hearth" continuing along it for about another 6 or 7 feet. And then a wide doorway to another room.
I was thinking of Painting the front and sides of the hearth directly in front of the fireplace with sw pier and then only the top of the hearth that is not in front of the fireplace with pier , to give a faux bench look (i also have little kids, so figured it would cover any likely footprints) an accent with some pillows/cushions.
Do I paint the sides of the fireplace wall that juts out curio too? I was thinking not, but instead painting them to match the rest of the room (accessible beige).
Should I just paint the back wall of the built in shelves, or the entire interior? I was thinking entire interior.
The small window to the right of the fireplace is the only window in this room. The room dimensions are roughly 18x 30.
Thanks!
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This room is also a theater room (there is a pull down screen in the ceiling right in front of the bookcase and a ceiling mounted projection system), so I'd like to have furniture that can easily be reconfigured on movie night (there will be 8 of us!). so far, I found this sort of mirrored sectional look (see attached pic) that I think could marry style and function for this room, especially given that the room is thirty feet long.
I apologize for not having more pics to provide. Basically to the left of the fireplace after 6 or 7 feet of wall, is a wide (8-10? Ft ) doorway into a square foyer/entrance room, the wall across from the bookcase has a handcrafted narrow bar made with exotic wood for the bar top and covered in a tropical, but understated, fabric. If I were the only occupant, the bar would be gone, but husband likes it, and I've agreed to it for now, provided it actually gets used within the next twelve months. (not too many opportunities for cocktails with lots of little ones running around).
To the left of the bar wall is a standard sized door (connects to a small hallway that connects to bedrooms) and then the wall across from the fireplace is just a gigantic blank wall at the bar end of the room and at the bookcase end is another 8-10 ft? Doorway that opens to what I call the Florida room.
When you say 1/3 books, 1/3 accessories, 1/3 open, is that within each shelf or within the bookcase as a whole? I'll be honest, it has taken me some time to wrap my head around not filling all the shelves completely with books! I'm ok with that now, but I'm not sure I could actually leave 1/3 of the entire unit empty!
We're in south Florida, so I was expecting to accent with turquoise and lime (pillows, accessories), but I'm afraid to go too bold with paint! Maybe not lime? Turquoise perhaps? If my accessories include a lot of white, neutrals, seashell sort of colors, items?
I love the look of painted interiors of bookcases as I've seen on here, and I feel like I'm sort of holding back on some of the bolder colors/styles I would enjoy so as to accommodate my husband and family, so painting the bookcase interiors feels a little more "artistic" to me?
I like the purple accent wall, but again am afraid! It seems like in new England this accent wall may work well, but seems almost too heavy for our overall color palette? Or perhaps I'm just not confident in my ability to pull it off?
Anyway, here are the after pics of this room. Very happy with the way the painting came out! Now onto the finer details- primarily rugs, ottomans, and pillows. Usually Help for these items comes AFTER poster has invested money in the rug, I'm hoping to avoid that!
Just to recap- this is our more "formal" living room. Doubles as a movie room with large projection screen. Large family, so we actually do need all this seating and like it to be relatively easy to rearrange for movie viewing. We still have lots of little ones, so upholstered ottomans, no sharp edges coffee tables are preferred. Also important in rug selection as white is probably a no go. Would like to add texture via rug, but plan on using a jute/woven rug in adjacent more relaxed family room. Theme throughout the house is coastal. Want to accent with the bluer turquoise (softer as opposed to the brighter teal turquoise). As an accountant in a former life, I am drawn towards symmetry, and as a mom to many, I like the idea of saving $$$. So, I think two smaller (5x7?) rugs would work better for us than a large 8x12. Room dimensions are roughly 30x17. Very little natural light but in south Florida, for this particular room, that is a good thing.
Also wondering about art- will eventually have a mantle put in (not high on list of priorities) but for now want to put up some meaningful photograph canvases. Just over mantle? On both walls? Can I do a gallery on long wall?
I think it would drive me crazy to have the room set up permanently as a theater room, since at best it'd be used as such once or twice a month. While we are excited to have a movie room (we obviously don't get out much with 5 kids and one on the way), we are not really movie people. I.e. we would not have put in the screen and surround sound and such, but since it was here and working when we bought the house, we figured we might as well use it. So, not too keen on movie decor as art. Much rather have some photos of sunset/beach from where we live or kids (but thinking they'll go on a gallery wall in the hallway in the bedroom part of the house)
Love the idea of an indoor/outdoor rug - I'll have to take a look. I was hoping for something to bring in some texture. Maybe look to the throw pillows to do this?
@carole. Love the second rug you posted. Subtle beachy and that is more of the turquoise I am aiming for. Also love the three canvases. Ideally, I'd create something like that with sunset/beach photos I've taken. Do you think over the fp? To the left of the fp?
What do I do with the 20' long wall behind the couches? It's screaming huge blank slate to me, but not enough room to pull couches closer to fp AND put a sofa table or two behind the couches to have furniture under any artwork.
I like the reclaimed wood one too, but probably not practical right now.
I do like tan rug, is that too monotone? (or am I really a monotone type of gal?)- I know my husband would like it.
Was also thinking behind the bar (at the end of the room opposite the builtin shelves) a trio of lifeguard station pictures/canvases I took at our town beach- to give somewhat of a "refined" tiki bar feel to that end of the room. Personally, I'd like to get rid of bar, but husband says it stays. I say it stays for 12 months and if it doesn't get regular use (once a month?) that thing is outta here!
I read back through the post and saw that you did have the box painted. So you might save the wallpaper idea for when you want to remodel. (It may be after the little ones move to their own homes, as you are probably very busy now!)
Most of the pics you selected are right on- the bar pics would be similar to the one you posted. The lifeguard pics too- I think I'm liking the black framed look the best. Perhaps I'll do the flora pics in matted black frames on the wall behind the sofas, do three smaller canvases of the lifeguard stations behind the bar, and a canvas triptych over the fireplace of a photo to still be determined.
Nancy- not sure if it was an actual Venetian plaster job or not. Previous owner did lots of faux finishes and glazes and such throughout the home. She told me what she did in each room and never mentioned a Venetian plaster job? The paint hasn't bled through and I have to say I am happy we painted it. Though it's hard to tell from the original pic, the entire room, from floor to ceiling was pink. Don't get me wrong, pink is actually my favorite color, but it had to go. I think I'd rather use rugs and pillows to lighten the room up a bit though.