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Our renewed living room

11 years ago
Hi
This is my first post and i am looking to find some help. We have made some changes in the living room but i am still not happy with it. I am not sure wether I have to change the color of the yellow wall or do something with the glass or maybe it is something else. The third photo is the dining area in the same living room which i am happy with. Please any recommendation is appreciated

Comments (27)

  • PRO
    11 years ago

    I would paint the yellow wall the same color as the other wall, or a darker shade in the same color family. Have you tried putting the tv on the other wall? it looks funny in from of that window (is it a window?) I can't tell is rotating sofa would work.

  • 11 years ago
    It was opened window but we closed it with glass because we are using the other room as kitchen. To which wall did you mean to move the TV? Dining wall?
  • 11 years ago
    Please any advice to improve the room?
  • 11 years ago

    A few gray throw pillows on the couch would help tie in the rug better.

  • 11 years ago

    Lower the chandelier over the dining table so that the bottom of the chandelier in 30 inches above the table...not sure metric conversion, sorry.

    Find a large painting or print that can be put on the dining room wall, or a pair of large prints with all the colors that are in the room to pull everything together. You might have to have the switch put in another place so that the prints or print can work on that wall. Find 3 - 5 pillows that match the art work for the sofa to bridge the room.

    Put same curtains on either side of the arched window and any other windows in the living room so that they are all the same in the whole room....they look nice and more will only soften room further.

    Large arc floor lamp in corner going out over the sofa.

    Buffet lamps on either side of the TV to brighten the room.

    A pair of large bronze or silver tall candlesticks on one side of the buffet for height in the dining room....and finally a large fiddle fig, silk or real trees somewhere in the room for sophistication and something organic to soften things up....great room.

  • 11 years ago
    Thank your for your answers. Any suggestions other than adding colors to the sofa?
  • 11 years ago
    Thank you so much
  • 11 years ago
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    Air condition or heater I think? Color in accents as I noted above. Large art work or two large artwork on dining room wall. Place switch to side; electrician can do this for nominal fee.

    Arc lamp in corner behind sofa in any color from art work. Pillows match colors in art work, same or differnet, only three or two long ones on each sofa.

    Large carved door hung horizontally over the sofa for drama and added height to room.

  • 11 years ago

    Get rid of that window.


  • 11 years ago

    No, keep it, it's beautiful and unique as are your lovely furniture pieces. Your hanging lights are also beautiful. however the one above the dining table needs to be lowered as soosun2 posted earlier.

    I cannot see what colors you really have in the rooms as my PC does not give me a true reading of color, but if you are unhappy with the color in the living space, you should try to change it. Buy sample paint cans to paint on poster boards to place around the room to see at different times of the day (light has big effect on color).

  • 11 years ago

    Can you move the TV credenza over more to the right so the brown chair isn't so close to the sectional. All of the credenza does not have to be on top of the area rug. It just looks like the chair is too close to the sofa. Add some smaller different colored pillows to go with the ones you have as others have posted. You may need a room darkening drape over the sheers in the TV room. You have such beautiful high ceilings.

  • 11 years ago
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    If you can choose a piece of art or a tapestry to hang on the dining room wall to hang vertically.

  • 11 years ago

    I'm sorry , I did not see you have another set of draperies in both rooms.

  • 11 years ago
    You should add some decorative pillows to the couch and add some art to the walls to add color to the room.
  • 11 years ago
    Agree with Grover, as usual. Also, try to center the area rug more with the TV credenza. The rug needs to be shifted to the left and under the front two sofa legs.
  • 11 years ago
    Just looked at my post. It's a chair, not a sofa. Advice still the same.
  • 11 years ago
    Jeez. Just looked at the picture again, and maybe you should try turning the rug 90 degrees.
  • 11 years ago
    How about some paintings or adding some more color to the room? If you paint the wall in a darker color and add some soft colored velour pillows in the sofa, the room will look warmer without adding too much furniture in it.
  • 11 years ago

    Paint the yellow wall the same as your other walls and paint the trim around the window white like your other trim (if you keep the window--I imagine that was costly). What sort of accent color would you like in art and pillows?

  • 11 years ago
    Khadijah, you have some gorgeous wood in there. That chest you use as coffee table is great.
    I would use ethnic textiles to cover scatter cushions on the sofa and chair...
  • 11 years ago
    Oops...
  • 11 years ago
    Grrr
  • 11 years ago
    I would like to thank everyone for the suggestions. I tried rotating the sofa, what do you think? And regarding the accent color, yellow or turquoise?
  • 11 years ago

    Couple things:
    1. The yellow accents don't really match the pallet, so I'd get rid of all things yellow.
    2. The coffee table is too big (although beautiful) I would suggest a smaller version with a glass top to help make the room appear larger.
    3. The way you repositioned the furniture makes so much more sense.
    :)

  • 11 years ago

    TVs don't ever belong in front of windows. If you aren't going to close up the kitchen window, then I'd find a way to put the TV on the wall to the left.


  • 11 years ago

    Here.