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need help decorating my living room

8 years ago
Hi folks,
We need help with ideas on decorating our living room. The walls are grey in color. We have these 2 rugs that we need to use for sure in this area and the dining room that is connected to this living room. Also the furniture needs to stay. I need ideas around what kinda of wall frames or decor pieces I can add to make this look connected . The colors are dark teal, light grey and dark grey.
Thank you for help

Comments (52)

  • 8 years ago

    You need drapes badly in order to make this room look more furnished and warmer. A floor or table lamp by the couch is pretty well a necessity. Pillows on the couch in pale yellow and large wall art or a gallery wall to furnish all that blank space also. I think you could put together something very interesting here. Do you have room or the budget for another chair that is in the comfortable style of the couch? That would make the space look much more inviting? You could go bold and choose yellow.

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    The room is off to a good start. The loveseat is tiny, don't you want a larger sofa? I think the room desperately needs color. Consider painting the walls a pistachio or peacock blue like in the rug. Good luck with your project, hope it turns out exactly the way you want!

  • 8 years ago
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    I like what you have especially the rugs... teal is a fav of mine. I wonder if you could 'even out' the spacing by moving a chair to other side of sofa.

    Also that will reduce empty wall space [with chair there]. How wide is loveseat??

  • 8 years ago
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    What color would you call rug's flower? The clear bright green in the corner wouldn't seem good, imo.... but I don't think you have to match either... and this has small amount, sort of.

    https://www.houzz.com/products/internal-landscapes-by-mario-sanchez-nevado-giclee-canvas-print-30x60-prvw-vr~52232872

  • 8 years ago

    I would try turning the rug in the living room a quarter turn so that the chairs are on the long side. Lower the two pictures you have hanging in the living room. Find a couple of pillows for the sofa - I would pull the colors from the rug: gold, teal and cream. Hang a large picture over the sofa.

  • 8 years ago
    Thank you for all your input.
    Here is a painting I’ve in the house that’s more bright yellow than the dusty yellow in the rug. Would this work on the grey wall?
  • 8 years ago
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    I think the problem in the room is that everything is the same height. You need something taller , maybe a bookshelf or display cabinet or something like that to give it a bit of balance and much bigger sofa. I like wall colour it’s neutral and you need it with your colourful rugs. Tall plant in a nice big white pot would be nice. When you are buying furniture one big piece is better then 3 small ones. I would not use bright artwork instead go for a classy round mirror , floor lamp could add height as well.

  • 8 years ago

    It doesn't work with the rug. Too much deep, bright orange.

  • 8 years ago

    Certainly the mustardy- green color in art is good, whatever you like. Just saying you could choose nature, too.

    https://www.houzz.com/products/little-corn-milky-way-30x60-canvas-print-prvw-vr~58342963

  • 8 years ago
    I tried to change the chair layout to be opposite the couch. Is this what you suggested? Also I’ve another picture for above sofa and I I could add 1 more in the same size and colors . What do u suggest?
  • 8 years ago
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    If loveseat is low, lamp could be shorter...Mustard Yellow Ceramic

    Renwil
    W 17" / H 27" / 7.9 lb.


    [https://www.houzz.com/products/sunrise-table-lamp-prvw-vr~37091095 [(https://www.houzz.com/products/sunrise-table-lamp-prvw-vr~37091095)

  • 8 years ago
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    Actually, depends what works for the size of room, but I meant both chairs arranged beside the sofa. Or you might need a bit larger chair by the window, or in corner [and the smaller 2 in the more open area by DR]?

  • 8 years ago
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    Might get too crowded with 3 chairs - how large is room available floor space approximately?

  • 8 years ago

    A couple ideas:

    --create a conversational grouping by facing both chairs towards the sofa and within reach of the coffee table.

    --Move the side table between the chairs.

    --Move the table lamp to your hall table.

    --Get a floor lamp or arc lamp for for the corner away from the window and a large, live plant for by the windw.

    --Treat yourself to a larger newer piece of art or pair of paintings that harmonze with your existing colors and in a subject you like. oversizeart.com carries large art works. Put your orange painting on one of the other walls in the living room but not over the sofa. Hang all your art so that the center of the art is 60" from the floor--eye level unless it's over the sofa then it's about 18" from the bottom to top of sofa so they link together.




    Curtains in ivory.

    Pillows in solid ivory and teal


  • 8 years ago
    I don’t want to add too much seating because we hardly use this room. We mostly use the family room. But at time since this is the first thing in entering the house I want the space to look inviting and can be used when we have more friends over
  • 8 years ago

    The conversational grouping you made with seats facing sofa are perfect--just enough seating. If the room is more for entertaining then maybe some nesting tables on one side of the sofa that you can pull out as needed for company:


  • 8 years ago
    This is another seating arrangement from your feedback
  • 8 years ago

    From left to right: try chair, sofa, chair. The view from entry or otherwise will look like more / more width / more width to support large art. That would be great, one large canvas...

    diptiv thanked everdebz
  • 8 years ago

    Cause you've asked: I don't like the Colosseum therre - just too ancient compared to large florals.

  • 8 years ago
    We definitely need a tall floor lamp to add height and light !! Can you please share some pics or links to floor lamps that will look good here
  • 8 years ago

    Ok your dark teal is closer to blue-ish teal. Pretty! Stick with more gold than true yellow. The chairs look better facing the sofa. If you keep it that way, a long, low-height sideboard against the wall with the windows would look nice.

  • 8 years ago
    Per comment above
  • PRO
    diptiv thanked Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
  • 8 years ago
    Wow ! How is this table looking between the windows
  • 8 years ago

    And maybe a tall plant to the right of it, to add some natural elements. Since you have a nice nod to mid-century modern, how about one of those arch lamps in that left corner. One that fans out...not necessarily this one, but similar shape

  • 8 years ago
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    What celerygirl did a few posts above was nice, too.

  • 8 years ago
    I loved what celerygirl did !!! :)
  • 8 years ago
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    I think you pretty much got your room!

  • 8 years ago
    Almost ! However if I move the sofa table near the window the entry way looks empty.. any suggestions for this area? The living room is on the right hand and this wall on the left
  • 8 years ago
    Some pics of the entry way.. please help connect to the previous inputs for living room
  • 8 years ago

    Love your floors. Put the sofa table back in the entryway. Along with maybe a large mirror and complementing décor on the table.

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Loveseat did look a little small, but I could not figure out it pic was a little distorted? Liked Celerygirl's pic and some other ideas. Balance and proportion is essential. Celerygirl, what program did you use?

  • 8 years ago

    diptiv thanked Scherrill Haltom
  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Beautiful home! A Meyer lemon tree would look great in that corner and would tie in with the rug.

  • 8 years ago

    Please, please lower the wall art/mirror, whatever is hanging between the two windows. Have the bottom edge close to where the middle of the window is so that is has some relation to the table below it. So many people hang their art way too high, I just don't get it. I had a low bookcase in the entry way of another house, with either a painting or mirror above it, and a pretty entry rug, and it looked very nice.

  • 8 years ago

    Just do everything that Celery posted and you'll have a fabulous room. Love her choices of drapes, art, light fixtures. It will be beautiful. Great job, Celery!

  • 8 years ago

    so what's the rule when hanging anything on the wall? what is the best height for the bottom edge from the floor ? or say if a table is below the painitng?

  • 8 years ago

    The "rule" is to measure 57"-60" from the floor to the CENTER of freestanding art work (except for art over a sofa or table) That puts all the art at eye level. This is what galleries do.. Measure from the floor to the center point of any art work. The exception is art over a sofa or table so there's not too big a gap. Measure about 18" from the sofa top or table top to the BOTTOM of the piece.

    Here's a Houzz article about how to hang art in different situations:

    https://www.houzz.com/magazine/6-easy-ways-to-skillfully-hang-your-art-stsetivw-vs~4354512

    Most people hang their art too high so viewers have to crane their necks to look up at the art. It takes getting used to hanging art at eye level then after awhile you wonder why everyone doesn't do it that way.

  • 8 years ago
    I love this platform such great advices.

    What are good places to buy curtains and light fixtures? Anything online recommended ? Anything in Atlanta?
  • 8 years ago

    J. C. Penney carries a lot of curtain panels & drapes for all kinds of rods. Sheers, semi-sheers, lined, etc. They can be ordered on-line; easily returned and even easier to return if you have a store near you. They carry Royal Velvet brand & I've had good luck with the quality. I'd hesitate to order a light fixture on line mostly because it would be difficult to return (ship back) if you didn't like it. I'd want to see it first. I like celerygirls furniture arrangement - the 2 chairs on the wall with the windows. The chairs seem too 'lightweight' to be placed where you had them. You can see through them into the room. They need something substantial behind them for support - the wall. You have a great entryway to work with too!

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    An arc lamp and some big beautiful art would look wonderful in these rooms.

  • 8 years ago

    Idk that I saw what I mentioned: widening the appearance of loveseat by placing chairs on each side of it. Chairs opposite of sofa -- does that cramp foot traffic, etc..?

  • 8 years ago
    I’m ordering cream curtains for this living room. Next to the living room is the dining room . It also has teal and grey rug. Which color curtain and buffet table should I get for this room?
  • 8 years ago
    Here is the dining room
  • 8 years ago
    Additional view to show the living dining connected
  • 8 years ago

    I’m not crazy about seeing the backs of the chairs from the entry. What about placing them on either side of the loveseat facing each other.

  • 8 years ago

    The two paintings in your dining room would look lovely side by side over your loveseat.

  • 8 years ago
    Yes I’ll be moving the chairs to the right hand side like cecilgirl pic.
    Needed help with dining room now.
  • 8 years ago
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    Don't hang your art too high. Eye level for the average person. I have very similar chairs to your blue ones. Love them. Great suggestions so far, I love your furniture choices. Did you buy new or repurpose vintage?

    Oh, and table between windows is OK, but it's a star and should be in your entryway. What purpose could a tall table between the windows serve anyway? Before you had two chairs and a chair-level table between them, made more sense. I would totally put it back at the doorway and get a cool mirror something like Scherrill posted. (Well I couldn't afford that kind of mirror, but at least a cool round one.)

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