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Please weigh in with design ideas to help pull this room together

11 years ago
We are in the process of redesigning our main floor which is open concept. We have replaced a traditional wooden fireplace mantle with stone and extended it to the peak of the ceiling (10ft). We replaced the carpet with new hardwood floor.
The colour on the walls is BM "silver fox". It doesn't show that well in the picture but it is a light grey with a bit of a green undertone (I think).
I love the stone, hardwood floor, paint colour and furniture pieces all individually but now I'm having doubts on whether this all works together. Please weigh in. I'm looking ideas for an area rug and accent colour/accessory colour to pull it all together. The current window coverings are a dark bamboo shade which I plan to replace as well. Any suggestions welcome please!!

Comments (18)

  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Hi

    I would add some drapes hung as high as possible hitting floor with an inch to spare.

    Pull in some softness in throw pillows, a throw and add some accessories as well as some art next to the TV.
  • 11 years ago
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    I'm not sure I like the paint color with everything else. I'd consider going with a lighter color, perhaps more in the cream range and with accents in green, perhaps sage green or blue or blue green.

  • 11 years ago
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    I like the paint color as the green undertone are very soothing. I also really like the stacked stone fireplace--very nice!

    I think it's fine other than it needs your personality reflected in it. Get a nice area rub, and some art work for all the blank wall space. Find some knick-knack to go on the credenza and a floor lamp to go at the end of the couch. You can also use throw pillows to bring some personality to the room.

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  • 11 years ago

    Put plants in front of the windows. Good ideas above.

  • 11 years ago
    I basically like your room. I think I would change the black drapes to a warm brown (maybe with a geometric pattern) that open in a swag away from the fireplace. You can add off white sheers. I think the drape should be outside the window, both wider and longer than the window. I would then add pillows to the couch and some wall art, end tables and lamps or a floor lamp. Please post an after picture of what you decide to do.
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    Your ideabooks show monochromatic themes, so here are some textural examples that can add interest along those lines:

    one linen panel per side to support the fireplace as a focal point:

    Jewelry for the TV console

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  • 11 years ago
    Consider a chunky mantel to fireplace. Add some color w/plants, pillows, accessories. Possibly an area rug?
  • 11 years ago
    I love the way it looks. I might add a weathered grey chunky mantle but that is all.
  • 11 years ago

    I think the space is beautiful, you've done a good job with the "bones"! I think you're next decision should be if you want a patterned rug or a solid. A patterned rug will give you lots of colors to accessorize with, now and in the future. Here are a couple of tribal rugs that I found that might work, but you get the idea. I've also included a modern rug, that comes in warmer colors, but that would certainly add color and fun to the room. All the rugs have a touch of gray, to pull in the wall color. You can pull your pillow, artwork, and other accessory colors from the rug. The tribal rugs might be easier to accessorize with, as other patterns work easily with them. The modern rug (i have similar) works well with pillows and fabric with a lot of white/cream background, I used several Ikat patterns in blues and greens for my pillows.

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  • 11 years ago
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    Your room is narrow, but light and airy so I think the strong color and style of the couch is overpowering it right now. I would not put anything more on the windows for the same reason. They have their own style sort of modern and art and crafts. I would not overpower the area with heavy printed rugs, but maybe a subdued washed look. Use some simple black gallery framed and matted art, black and white or sepia photography. The clean lines along with a hint of the couch colors in the art might be enough to tie the couch into the room.
    Think nature, driftwood, the color of Oak trees in the fall or even winter. Make a color pallet like designers do on paper with color swatches of your paint and all the natural beige tones in the room, then think about how to bring more of those into your couch, and less of the couch into the rest of the room...just small amounts. In short, tone down the couch, don't overwhelm the whole room because of the couch. :O

  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Your paint color is off and does not relate to the stone. The stone is a fixed element so it will dictate your color direction. Look at HC 26 or 958. You want area rug oversized, same color as sofa, large patterns. Cover your moldings when you repurchase shades to make the windows look wider. Accent color in blues or blue green.
  • 11 years ago

    I would have a rug with the same colors that you have in the stone. The window covers seem too dark..would you add maybe some cream linen sheers?
    Some lighter pillows for the sofa would help. A nice painting on the left wall..something nature inspired like Birch trees..so still something with creams, greens


  • 11 years ago

    Definitely need a rug, which will help keep the wood furniture pieces from blending into the floor as they do now -- for that reason, agree with matching closer to stone (i.e., light) but with an accent color. If you're keeping the couches, then I guess that rust should be at least one of your accents, but you might do another like olive.

  • 11 years ago

    I see a rustic mantle, a large clock over it. Definitely an area rug and drapes on both windows wider would be better. A change In wall colour something chosen from the stone, and some colourful art work. Beautiful space. Cushions on the sofa would add to the softness

  • PRO
    11 years ago

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  • 11 years ago
    I would put white plantation shutters on the windows.
  • 8 years ago

    I suggest that you put in indoor plants to add more life and color to your living room.

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