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Living room help!

8 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago

I posted about this room before but I've been having hard time finding things I like. This is the room you walk into when you enter the house, so endures a lot of traffic. Although I would love a rug, I have little kids and i find keeping a rug clean with all the traffic impossible. I would love to incorporate some blue in here. For now, I am looking for a better sized coffee table. Originally planned on doing gold and white, but nothing I find matches the other furniture in the room. Do I go with cream? White? looking for something that's easy to wipe down ( fabric ones and baby spit up don't work to well) Also, would a gold mirror brighten things up? would love some not pricey suggestions! Thanks! (Ignore the nasty blue table cloth In the background)







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  • 3 months ago

    I’m thinking back when I did my gallery wall and asked Google about an adjacent wall and it suggested a single is fine or two. I’m thinking with your large art above your sofa then two there that are vertical perhaps the same size but not larger would look great. Especially if they are compatible pieces of art. You may could even go a bit smaller with the two pieces, perhaps not in height, but width.

  • 3 months ago

    I would love to see the other piece.

  • 3 months ago

    Here it is! Thanks for your help!

  • 3 months ago

    The artist has been a pleasure to work with. I’m sure I can ask her to crop a little of width and keep the height if that’s what’s recommended. I can also only do a half inch frame, keeping each piece to 21x31

  • PRO
    3 months ago

    Love those! Yes for door wall wall.

  • 3 months ago

    Thanks Flo! Do you think I should do one or two? I have a 9 frame gallery on one wall in this room and the large art over the sofa. One seems a bit small, but two seems like a lot. Above is a picture with one taped off.

  • 3 months ago

    Love love love the pair and they’re facing each other, which is so appropriate in the scheme of things.

  • 3 months ago

    OMG! How can you not use both now! Love them together. Yes, I agree, they need to be moved down. The size should be fine b/c there are two instead of one. If you wanted to use a narrower frame, that would work too. Tape out two to see how you like it. ...and move down. The large painting is higher b/c it is over the sofa. These paintings/prints do not need to be high or match the height of the larger piece.

  • 3 months ago

    Ok! I will tape them out! Ty all for the help!

  • 3 months ago
    last modified: 3 months ago

    Ok! Obviously placement here is poor! (Can you tell I’m short and was struggling? :)) The thinner one is 19”x31”, so assuming the artist can print in an 18”x30” and I would frame with a half inch frame. The wider on is 22” x32”so the standard 20x30 print and a 1” frame. I think two of either can work. Which do you prefer?







  • 3 months ago

    I could also do a half inch frame on the larger print, instead of the one inch I have measured out, to make it a smidge smaller, for some reason I find myself favoring the larger one. If it can work, I could definitely do the smaller frame

  • 3 months ago

    I will definitely lower in real life.

  • 3 months ago

    The one on left size & framed with lowering on wall.

  • 3 months ago

    I really like them larger with the 1/2 “ frame. Win win!

  • 3 months ago

    I’m thinking they would both be fine as the left side size. You are making them both the same, correct? And they don’t need a big frame 1/2 inch would be fine. There’s such interest in the art alone and you don’t wanna take away from that with the frames. Especially if you’re using two side-by-side in my opinion.

  • 3 months ago

    What Gls said 😆

  • 2 months ago

    The paintings arrived! I am very glad that I went with both. Am thinking of using the thicker frame that I used on the large art on these too.

  • 2 months ago

    Loks great &happy fun!

    bncaew thanked happyleg
  • 2 months ago

    They are perfect 💗 bncaew!

    bncaew thanked Alice
  • 2 months ago

    Thanks Alice and happyleg! I know I taped them out, but was still surprised by the size. Is it weird if I use the same frame as the big art?

  • 2 months ago

    I think the thicker frame is going to be too heavy on these pieces and it could look a little bit like a show room with exactly the same frame around the walls. Maybe a thinner gold or a darker frame with an inner gold edge to tie the gold theme if you want to do that. Frames should really be picked to enhance the art itself however…versus matching the rest of the room.

    bncaew thanked liasch
  • 2 months ago

    Thanks for pointing that out. I will see what options they have. I just know that most tend to lean traditional, which I don’t want. I’m waiting a bit on the framing so I have time to think. Thanks again!

  • PRO
    2 months ago

    What joyous art. I would do a floating frame on those possibly a wood?

    bncaew thanked Flo Mangan
  • 2 months ago

    Thanks Flo. I really appreciate hearing everyone’s thoughts, as I tend to get stuck in “matching”. Meaning, I would naturally only consider gold as the 10 other frames (!) in this room are gold. I’m going to have to play around more than anticipated to push myself beyond that. I was considering the exterior frame on the large art primarily to increase the size of these, but I think I just need to adjust to that too. I am strongly considering hanging these with command hooks for a bit to just allow myself to see how it fits the room and where I want to go with it. Any advice on hanging if I do go that route? I assume I keep to 60” in the middle and center on the wall, but how far apart should they bec

  • 2 months ago

    Finally got around to hanging. I really like it! Definitely needs frames, but I’m assuming that will cost so waiting a bit.

  • 2 months ago

    I also started looking at pillows! The green ones in Marshall’s/ homegoods were very plain and solid. I know I can’t do a busy pattern or design, but I wanted something a little more. Will keep looking

  • 2 months ago

    Some straight on pictures:

  • 2 months ago

    Last one.

  • 2 months ago

    I think I’m going to stick with a thin gold floater frame, as basic as I can find. I think wood with gold may be too much.
    Also, can a pillow like this work? What size am I looking for?

  • 2 months ago

    Pictures are lovely! The green pillows look good. I would do 2 16-18 inch square pillows. Maybe a gold lumber pillow for middle of the sofa. The length would about the size of the sofa seat.

  • 2 months ago

    I agree with GLS

  • 2 months ago

    Thanks all! Glschisler, 2 pillows is a lot for me.. I don’t think I can handle a third! 😂

  • 2 months ago

    Funny question, considering how long I fought pillows. I never really finished my living room as I still hope to knock down the wall with closets etc. But, I do want the room to look a little more finished until that happens. I think this pillow in the blue looks best in this room, and I don’t think I should have the same pillows in different colors in different rooms. Am I wrong? Any other options for either room?

  • 2 months ago

    This is a close up of the living room art and the two pillows I am considering. Does it matter to have the same pillows in different colors in two rooms? Am I overthinking this? I think the second pillow I attached is a little more correct stylistically, but I think the first blends better

  • 2 months ago

    I love those pillows! Pic which u love more!

  • 2 months ago

    I have the same basic pillows in my LR and FR with different accent pillows in each.


    I think the new art looks good! Is it the same artist as over your white sofa? You do have what appears to be the same look and layout in both rooms. Just an observation, no judgement. But maybe try something different in one of them.

  • 2 months ago

    Thanks pool! No, this is the first time I repeated artwork from the same artist (in the den). But I have noticed that I tend to like a very specific style of art.
    Any suggestions on what to vary?

  • 2 months ago

    For the living room, I’m thinking to do one solid blue and one in the white: blue on each couch. Instead of placing one pillow at the end of each couch, both would be together at one end. Does that work? If so, what size insert pillow do I order? I remember seeing somewhere to order a larger insert. Is that correct?

  • 20 days ago

    Finally getting the two musicians framed. Found a frame with some texture, but slightly different. its not nearly as bright as it is showing up


  • 20 days ago
    last modified: 20 days ago



    More accurate

  • 20 days ago

    The black and gold option that was recommended here was jusy too dark for the one with the flute

  • 20 days ago

    I think a golden brown color would be good some wood color with the couch and the picture

  • 18 days ago

    I like the two pillows you have posted. I would go with the 18 inch insert. Yes, order both colors and play with them. You will be able to see that placing the white/blue pillow in front of the blue pillow will work nicely. I have attached a photo of our sofa at our lake house as an example.

    bncaew thanked glschisler
  • 16 days ago

    Thanks! I was hoping to do similar to ends of your couch, but only on one end of each couch. I am sure it would look better with more pillows, but I know I will then be fixing pillows all day

  • 16 days ago

    I think pillows on one end is fine. I have pillows on both ends of both sofas and between DH and the dogs I pick pillows off the floor often.

  • 2 days ago

    That looks so lovely your room's really come together nicely and you can now enjoy it while you watch The Children Play

  • 2 days ago

    Your art looks really good there and I think you did a good job on picking out the frame work for them. I love that pair together. I’m glad you went with both.

  • 2 days ago

    Thanks all! I really appreciate the encouragement to get both- one would have been too insignificant.

  • yesterday

    They turned out beautiful! I am so happy for you. The room has really come together for you. 😊