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what should I do on this wall

8 years ago

I have a wall in my great room that has three small windows up high and is blank below. Should I just leave it without anything or add some art or something under the windows. I am stumped with this one. The only thing I have added to this room that is not shown in the picture is a large square walnut coffee table and the things you see above the couch back at gone also.


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  • 8 years ago

    Is that a console table behind the sofa? Have you tried it under those small windows? It looks kind of odd because the sofa back is high

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  • 8 years ago

    If this were my place, I would get three ready made or custom made wall decor pieces (same width as the windows, but twice as long) to make the wall look like it was always supposed to look like that (and I would make sure to incorporate the teal from the seating units).

    cubby14 thanked Elaine Doremus Resumes Written
  • 8 years ago

    Currently there isn't anything behind the sofa, I removed the two small tables I had back there while I was trying to figure out what to do. I did try a console table on that wall but it didn't look right. It looked too busy and too small it was 6 feet long. Total wall length from sliding door wall to bow window is 16.5 feet and the windows take up about 8ft of that. I know its a strange wall. The previous owners didn't want the sun coming in from the west in Arizona, so they changed the large window that was supposed to be there to these small ones.

  • 8 years ago
    I would probably place a tall plant to the left of the windows and not put anything else on the wall..
    cubby14 thanked Belinda Lopez
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    8 years ago

    If you need anything under the windows, a skinny console table would be nice there, as long as there is room for a walk-way. Or, I think a bulkier lamp set on the side table where the plant is, that could also fill in the space visually. I could also see a long mirror installed below the windows horizontally, that may give a nice layer to the space and fill it in visually.

    Best wishes!

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  • 8 years ago

    I would consider the TV placed on a nice console under those windows.

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  • 8 years ago

    The tv is in an alcove next to the fireplace. Hard to see in this photo but we have since replaced the doors on the console with walnut to lighten it up a bit so it doesn't look like a black hole.


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    cubby14 thanked Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
  • 8 years ago

    Thanks all for the help and the visuals. I will start looking for either three small art pieces I like or some long skinny textile piece or even a mirror although it would reflect the fireplace area not something pretty.

  • 8 years ago
    Following.
  • 8 years ago

    I'm not sure I'd add anything to the wall. Instead, consider curtains at the glass doors, even if they're only panels that are never closed. A solid cream color will pull together your decor nicely. The art over the fireplace seems like something that was put there because the color was right for the decor rather than something that felt real and personal. A coffee table with books on it would also fill up your space nicely, making it less necessary to have anything on the window wall.

    cubby14 thanked ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    I have a similar problem in my dining room, with a long, narrow window placed up high to allow for privacy but to let light in. I had a terrible time deciding what to do with the wall beneath my window, and eventually had my DH hang a long mirror there (it's right next to our dining table, and some people think that's a mistake but I rather like the way it works when we're having a meal there) -- but I'm still not 100% sure that putting anything there was the thing to do. I don't care for the way the three art pieces look beneath your windows -- too contrived. I'd really be tempted to leave it just as it is, adding nothing at all below, although I really understand the drive to find the perfect thing to go there. I'm just not so sure it actually exists.

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  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Ingrid, It’s too bad my art over fireplace looks contrived I actually picked out the art first, I like the colors and feel of it. I then added other things in those colors. As I said before I did add a large coffee table to the room. I will look into adding panels to my slider. I may have to do only the left side as there are 3 light switches on the right and a panel would be in the way there.

  • 8 years ago
    IdaClaire would you be willing to post a picture of your wall and what you did with it? I’d love to be able to see how it looks. I may just leave mine alone.
  • 8 years ago
    IdaClaire, thanks so much that helps a lot. I think I’m really leaning to leaving it blank with a plant at the end.
  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Are they really necessary ? Are they doing lot of light ? Why not hide two of them with a large canvas art, like that :


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  • 8 years ago

    You are welcome, cubby. (I deleted my post, so as not to have the photo out there for all eternity. ;-)) I think you're on the right track.

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  • 8 years ago
    This room has very little light to begin with, I would hate to lose what little they do bring in. My husband also suggested covering them up, but I’m not sure I want to do that. I’ll think on it.
  • 8 years ago

    Pssst ... don't cover them. ;-) I'm really starting to see them as little pieces of "light art" on the wall. Maybe if you try to think of them that way?


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    8 years ago
    I don't think I would put anything on the wall. You mentioned that you had put the sofa table there but you didn't like it. What if you put it there and add a row of plants, tall plants and use one long planter or three attractive pots. You might consider putting the floor lamp behind the couch instead of on the side. It also appears that you might be able to push your furniture closer together.
    cubby14 thanked SJS Interiors
  • 8 years ago

    This is a classic corner fireplace issue. Have you ever placed a sofa below those windows—not on an angle? The sofa you have seems a bit small in scale, though.

    cubby14 thanked sheloveslayouts
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    I can try to push the furniture closer together. This is a big space but a bit hard to layout as the fireplace is an angled wall and there
    needs to be a space to get to the sliders. We haven't done the sofa on
    the wall below the windows as we like the recliners to face the tv and
    fireplace. Here is the floorplan so you can see what is hard to see in the pictures.

    Thanks for all of the wonderful suggestions and ideas, I truly
    appreciate them all. I ordered curtain panels to match the dining room
    ones today so I'll see when they get here what else I want to do.

  • 8 years ago

    Looking at the height of those windows and the sofa, you've got plenty of room to add art below. I like the visual from celerygirl. You could do a trio of black and white photos as an option.

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