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Brand new house, nothing to put in it

10 years ago

My husband and I sold our home and much of our furnishings that were selected for it. Now we are starting over as empty nesters and I am looking for advice on a direction to take the living and family rooms.


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  • 10 years ago

    LOVELY ! I am not sure where you are located but your space gives me two feelings, one, coastal....the other a graphic vibe. (I know completely different aren't they?) WOW... you can take this opportunity to find what truly makes YOU smile! What did you save from your old home? Can you share a few pieces you LOVE? That would certainly help the "design detectives" here at Houzz help you more readily ?

    Mary Henderson thanked Leepani Vancleef
  • 10 years ago


    I uploaded the living room pics here. You can see the fireplace is tile but in the design of rough hewn wood, which I love. The mantle wood is salvaged from the original part of the house (it was rehabbed). The front door is a heavy brown door with iron handle, kind of barn like. I would love to do industrial farmhouse. I love your graphic idea! It fits with my profession. I need to incorporate a desk in the family room for me, as I work from home. I really don't have much that we're bringing with us...

  • 10 years ago
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    mrhprhouzz OOO Loving that fireplace! - woot woot sounds like you have a design path ! Industrial farmhouse style, personalized with accents of graphic seasoning ~ !! GO FOR IT :) I bet it will be great! .... here is just one site that has neat office desk furniture, perhaps there is some inspiration to be found :) https://www.retro.net/product-category/office/desks/

    Mary Henderson thanked Leepani Vancleef
  • 10 years ago
    You are living in my dream home! Oh I don't have any suggestions, just wanted to tell you how beautiful this is.
    Mary Henderson thanked Barbara Simpson
  • 10 years ago

    lovely home, how lucky you are. i want you to be happy and i am not feeling this. i look in your ideabooks and i see lovely light filmy rooms, no heaviness at all the industrial seems to limited to gray wood. why don't you do this just to check how you really feel. you need a desk, you work from home, so lets go to a craftsman and see what you want him to make for you. i think it might hide a few surprises and take the least amount of time to solve. i don't want to hinder you with gears when you really want is wings!

    Mary Henderson thanked havingfun
  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Do you happen to have a floor plan (even if rough but with measurements). This way the desk area can be carved out before you buy furniture.

  • 10 years ago

    The family room is 20x20.


  • 10 years ago

    Thank you Leepani! That's what I was thinking exactly.


  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Wow! your new home looks amazing! I would choose very modern furniture to go along with the rest of the modern house. Something Italian style (straight cuts on the furniture) very slim and modern. Definitely not bulky big furniture. It would also be nice to add some "pop of color" to your furniture, depending on how comfortable you feel about it. For example, since the rest of the house is grey, and dark colors, a red sofa, or red accent chair would definitely pop and give the room some life.

    Mary Henderson thanked HCD Group Corp
  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Congrats for the beautiful house. I would have to agree with HCD Group.

    The house is very modern so I would go with modern, contemporary and colorful colors for the rest of decor; couches and wall art.

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    congrats the space is gorgeous ! I would recommend contemporary coastal/industrial modernn

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  • PRO
    10 years ago

    This is an original 36x48 on sale for only $395 ~

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  • PRO
    10 years ago

    48x48 textured painting : halcyonfineart@gmail.com

    Mary Henderson thanked Holly Anderson Fine Art