What should I put on my wall?
What should I put on my wall behind my couch? Also, can you suggest a piece of furniture that would look good under the tv? I don't like that piece but its from our old apt.
Please excuse all the baby toys in the photo. I'll post an after shot that looks beautiful! I promise. Thanks for all of your advice - I sure need it!
Please excuse all the baby toys in the photo. I'll post an after shot that looks beautiful! I promise. Thanks for all of your advice - I sure need it!
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On the wall behind the sofa I'd liketo see pictures of your family. At the far end of the sofa add a large scaled end table or a low chest. Add a lamp. Windows would do well with roll up matchstick shades to accent the rustic feel of your FP hearth. New coffee table (Restoration Hardware) much larger and square. I know this might sound cliche but I reall think a mirror over the FP will pop and add light. Simple frame, nothing fancy. Could be a round to break up all the angles and repeat the large roll-arm
sofa!!!!!! Good luck.
I agree with Interiors International. You have a very long and narrow room.
I think turning your sectional towards the fireplace would be beneficial to you.
Either way, that wall is also very long, so I would suggest 3 pieces of art.
This will add the design principle of repetition/rhythm to your space.
The one's I've suggested here will also tie the hues in the striped chair with the hues in your throw pillows.
Have fun and please show us "after" pictures.
Caroline :)
1. Does it matter that the couch isn't even? One side is longer than the other so the short part will be against the back wall and the long part will cut the room in half when you enter it. What should I put behind the couch- console table?
2. Would a rectangle mirror look good over the couch? We can do smaller pics of family on both sides. Is it possible to mount a mirror on a fireplace?
3. For the coffe table, are soft ottomans still in style ?
Thanks again!
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First, you can keep the room in the chromatic scheme by selecting a color from what is in your room now. A lighter shade of the wall color you have now, or a color from your sectional but a step deeper.
By going with this formula you will have a layered look which you might think of as calm, restrained, and restful.
The second option is to pick a color which is new to the room. Green, Blue, or the Magenta from your floral throw pillows. The effect will be to contrast the neutral range you have now. You might call this energetic, playful, and enthusiastic. In this scheme you would add accents which bring the new color into the space. Window treatments, throws, art, objects and pillows are the easiest way to achieve a finished room.
When I am working with a young family I will usually encourage the second more colorful approach.
The practical benefit here is that more use of mixed color is more forgiving of nicks, spills, and aging.
The first scheme, a more controlled use of color gives a space a simpler, cleaner look, but can become more chaotic when you add kids toys and such.
The two largest walls were repainted in a tomatoe red. The grey sectional is covered in a polymide and cotton material that looks and feels like Gray flannel but is rated for contract use so it's fade, stain, and wear resistent. The art work is a pair of color photos taken at night with a time delay exposure. Hong Kong and Paris are cities which hold great memories for the couple.
The small, WHITE white trim is so off in a room with such a large scale, warm stone and fireplace.
Someone in this thread had suggested a UroChic coffee table... pretty good, as the rough boards work well following up with the stone. Perhaps pop off that Colonial trim and have a contractor add a bit more natural or organic trim, as a followthrough.
Even using a flat trim as a crown will soften the harsh white ceiling line.
Gorgeous fireplace!