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Need accent chair/rug to bring life to my livingroom!!

7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago

Here is my current living room. The brown couch and grey accent chair stays along with TV console and TV. The rug will be removed. I am 50/50 with coffeetable. Would change for the right one. I would like to add two accent chairs on the other side of the couch and a console table on the back of the couch with an abstract or geometric pattern area rug of size around 9 by 12 or 10 by 13. I am having navy or some sort of blue in mind for accent chairs but not sure whether i can make it work. Please throw in your suggestions. Thank you in advance!!



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  • 7 years ago

    Dany, without seeing the art you want to put on your walls, I find it hard to make any kind of decision on rug or accent chairs. You could go any number of ways, but I really would look for art to place over the fireplace and on the open wall to its left. I think that would give you a real direction for the room. I've picked three modern works below at random -- do you see how each could give the room a different feeling, and affect your ideas about colour and style of rug and chair?

    The shapes are rough suggestions for size and shape of art. To the right of the TV I think it would be good to use something vertical other than a painting, perhaps, such as a wooden piece.

    Left to right:

    http://www.sajidahussain.com/boston-massachusetts/

    By Erin Hanson

    http://shop.tate.org.uk/shop/prints/icat/prints

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    I think a modern green rug will look amazing and then you can decorate with blue accents. Do you like any of these?


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  • 7 years ago

    Another great way to accent that nice room is with decorative pillows. At Live Good, they have a variety to chose from.


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  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    The rug is much too small. It has to be wide enough to place at least part of the chair on it and to give more coverage on the right, and it should also be longer. This looks skimpy instead of giving the room a rich and dramatic look. The room looks off-balance now. Another smaller chair on the right would help, also small table(s) flanking the sofa (perhaps glass and metal) and something next to the large chair. What about table lamps? The room right now looks very underfurnished instead of welcoming and warm. Art in warm colors would really help this room, in which you've made a good start.

  • 7 years ago

    Thank you all for your comments/suggestions. I am going to find a new rug , and chairs which wont change and idea is change seasonallh pillows and throws to bring colors and change to the room. I was thinking to buy wall art last, as it is not hard to find multicolor abstract wall art . Accents chairs and rugs r big confusion and that's why iam here. Please suggest some rugs and chairs that would fit in this loving room.thank you all

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    7 years ago

  • 7 years ago

    Abstracts in various colours aren't hard to find, but art that speaks to your heart, mind and soul can be. However, if that's not what you're going for, I think you have a vast choice of rugs that would work.


    Nuloom Hand-Tufted Trellis Rug, Grey 9'x12' · More Info



  • 7 years ago

    Oh great, Houzz won't let me post any more than that using a Houzz URL. Been having trouble with that today.

    Anyway, that one would be a very conservative choice, but not boring, that would allow you a lot of free reign with your chairs. My inclination for a carpet like this, i.e. picking up the black, would be to then tie the chair colour in with the fireplace, i.e. a creamy beige, and use throw pillows on the chairs and sofa in a mix of the grey of the accent chair, possibly black for the chairs and creamy beige for the sofa, and yes, whatever colours you like, then you can find whatever you want to put on the walls. Or vice versa.

    More importantly I suggest you get a real showpiece of a coffee table. I actually tried posting one for you this morning but again it didn't work. All very frustrating. It still won't let me post, but you can check it out here: //https://www.houzz.com/products/elite-modern-vista-coffee-table-pewter-base-smoke-gray-finish-prvw-vr~46702747

    I mean that level of showpiece. If your art is to be more generic, then this is a good place to express an aesthetic personality of your own as there are some gorgeous coffee tables out there.

    Good luck and have fun.


  • 7 years ago

    Take a look at this, it certainly would liven the room and meets all your wishes. I agree you'll need a new coffee table as that one is too ordinary for your style.


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  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Yay, Sorry, but this rug doesn't look like it fits with the home.

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  • 7 years ago

    I would use a rug like this with two of these chairs


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  • 7 years ago


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  • 7 years ago

    @beverlyFLADeziner , i like the way to superimpose the pictures and show it on my livingroom. It helps me visualize better. I like the third rug, but not sure whether it is too bold for me

    I like the rug suggested by @celerygirl , want to go some colorful chair though.

    @Groveraxle you completelty changed my vision for this room. I should say , i would have never envisioned that rug/chair in my room , but once you put it i can see how they all come together with that nice wall art.

    How do you guys do that picture editing? This might really help me in figuring out the right furniture/rug for my space. Or can i post the rugs/chairs I am thinking , can someone help me visualize it with photos? Again thank you everyone for your great suggestions and your valuable time.





  • 7 years ago

    Bev's 3rd rug with the blue makes your loveseat come alive. You could use the chair that ashtonchic shows with it, too; or it also comes in blue at Walmart -

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    We've included some various rug ideas from our designs for you to look at here. Note the other decor as well.

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