Please help! Coastal Farmhouse Living Room??

6 years ago

Hello!

My husband and I just bought our first house and I'm looking forward to painting and decorating our living room - except I have no idea where to start! I'm looking for a coastal farmhouse themed living room. As you can see below (although please ignore the mess!), the walls are currently a pale yellow and the hardwood floors are a darker gunstock stain (bit of a reddish undertone depending on the light) - the front door is a dark brown. The couch is what is really giving me trouble as depending on the light, the couch can look taupe/slightly olive/or even gray at times. There's also a fireplace I'm looking to either paint, whitewash, etc. I just have no idea where to start and all the paint swatches are making me dizzy! What color should I put on the walls? I'm looking for any suggestions please! This is the first room that guests will walk into. Coastal farmhouse w/ keeping these floors and this couch. Thank you! :)

(^^^not the actual floor but similar to color)

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beckysharp Reinstate SW Unconditionally
6 years ago
What do you think of when you say "coastal farmhouse"? Do you have any inspiration pictures you could post here?

Are there any windows in the living room? If so, what directions do they face?

Also, I'm hoping by "theme" you really mean style : ) . What is the style, or what style do you want, in the rest of the house, especially on the same floor as your living room?

And how handy are you and/or your husband?
Nicole Gia
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6 years ago

Here's a picture of the other side of the room :). Three windows, facing the front of the house. The house is all one level - the living room opens into the hallway in which you can turn left for the bedrooms or turn right for the kitchen. You're right - I should have said "style." :) We live near the water so I'm hoping for a very serene and casual look - (balanced and in between contemporary and traditional). I love neutrals!

I wouldn't say we're very handy; however, I'm crafty and willing to try DIY projects. Both my dad and my father-in-law are handy though! :) Thank you for asking these additional questions - I would have never thought to include this info.

Here's some coastal farmhouse inspo:
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beckysharp Reinstate SW Unconditionally
6 years ago
Nicole, what direction do the windows face -- north, south, east, west?

I think your third inspiration picture is lovely and also the easiest to follow. The wall color, white fireplace, and adding crown molding are all fairly easy changes; the paint color in that photo is SW Agreeable Gray. Of course, it depends how much light your living room gets, because that inspiration room looks as if it gets lots of natural light, in part because it has windows on at least two different walls.

What's harder is your sofa. Have you noticed that the sofas in your inspiration pics all have white slipcovers or are a very very light tan/beige? So if you're committed to keeping the couch, you're already losing a major element and there's a good chance the style will be off from the start.

I'm not sure if you know, but that inspiration picture is from this IG,

https://www.instagram.com/bluebarnandcottage/

More on the house here,

http://www.homebunch.com/beautiful-homes-of-instagram-50/

The blog post has lots of details for the living room, from paint colors to sources for the rugs to how they did the fireplace.
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