parallel sofa- update, questions with pictures

15 years ago

hi,

a few days ago I posted asking for advise on whether to have two parallel sofas identical or not. In the end we did get both identical. Here is what they look like:

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One of my questions is about the position of the paintings, should the orange painting be positioned where it is now? (But rotated). The arrangement is not symmetrical because of the shelves. We do have more book shelves to occupy the whole wall but want to leave space to add an occasional chair for when we have more guests. The other questions regards the chair:

We have two chairs like this:

In my first posting on this site this chair was next to the sofas, one of the sofas was white and the other was floral. We have since moved the floral sofa to a corner next to the dining room:

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As much as I like the floral I am afraid I was sick of having the floral chair with the white sofas (and possible floral cushions) and then this other corner also floral. So my idea is to change the cover of the two chairs to white and have them next to the white sofas. (this is my preferred option). Another option is to leave them floral and put them at the dining table. The dining room is open to the the "floral corner": The question is, is it necessary to integrate the floral corner with the dining chairs, or it it OK as is? thank you!

In this picture I had put the floral cover on one of the cushions just to test:

Here is how close the dining table and floral corner are:

Thank you! I hope I have not bored everybody with the floral and parallel, etc...

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erinsean
15 years ago
Can you center your bookshelves on the wall it is on and hang the orange painting above it? Then I would put a floral cover on your bench/coffee table, which would carry the floral into your room.
kitchendreaming
Original Author
15 years ago
hi grandmaof3,

no, I do not think we can center the bookshelves without loosing space where another person could sit on a chair...

Do you mean floral cover on the bench/coffee table that is next to the floral sofa, right?
thanks for your suggestions!
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InteriorStylist
15 years ago
With all that symmetry of the seating area, I like the idea of asymmetry on the wall.

Here's what I would suggest: The painting can be hung where you want it, but I would add the smaller picture that's leaning against the right wall on the table underneath it. That will help to bring balance to that negative space. The big picture's center should be about 60" from the floor, then hang the other picture a couple inches underneath. Then you may want to bring the bookshelf a little more to the left so that the elements of the vignette all have relation to each other. I would then hang the other 2 pictures where you have them over the bookcase. Then in the orange vase I would get a big ole tree branch that arcs to the left & put that in there to add some dimension. Assuming you were going to hang the pic leaning on the right wall on that right wall, I would instead get a floor lamp for that area (since you'll now have the bookcase further to the left, or, ideally, a wall mounted light fixture (see link)

I would add a 5x8 area rug under the sofas to pull everything together. Maybe a sisal for added texture without making the area look chaotic & keep the focus on the artwork. And one for the dining area as well if an 8x10 or 11 would fit.

I like the idea of 2 floral covers on the dining chairs. What are your plans for decor on the table??? And, as an aside, I would replace the unsightly chair leg pads with something that fits better on the bottom of the legs - felt stick on dots of all kinds of sizes are available at Wal-Mart. (And hopefully you've gotten a razor blade & scraped the sloppy paint off the door!!! :-)

Do you still have draperies on the window??? I would suggest something much simpler like natural roman shades.

I would take the plant off the cocktail table (is this cocktail table/bench all one piece or are they 2 pieces???) & put that on your dining table.

Can you take more expansive pics of the 2 rooms???

~Jeana

Here is a link that might be useful: Swing Arm Lamp
kitchendreaming
Original Author
15 years ago
InteriorStylist,

thanks for all your suggestions! We know we can get all sizes of felt stick for the bottom of the chair's legs, but the smaller ones get detached very easily... that is why we are experimenting with larger ones...

Haven't even thought about a rug! Good suggestion, but also, isn't it more work? It is easier just to sweep the hardwood floors than having to vacuum and lift the rug to sweep underneath... I am interested in opinions about this...

thanks again!
InteriorStylist
15 years ago
LOL!!! Well, YEAH, rugs are a little more work, but then again, I think it's definitely worth a few more minutes to get the look you want!!! Sisals are easy care, but to avoid the natural sluffing of fibers that might drive you crazy, I'm going to suggest this synthetic version, so durable that you can use it outside. Use a rug grip underneath that is meant for a rug to floor application.

I would LOVE to see this in your seating area, especially. But of course, it's your choice!!! :-)

~Jeana

Here is a link that might be useful: Rug