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weird living room wall

7 years ago
Hi this is probably the second to last post I’ll make about my house hahaha, but this wall is weird as well what can I do to fix it up, we’re moving soon and I just took all our pic off the wall to desensitize everything.

Comments (21)

  • 7 years ago

    What's the point? You're moving, so it makes no sense to buy anything new just for this wall. You'll just use what you have, and we don't know what you have.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    You need something that is about 2/3 to 3/4 the width of the sofa. Or a grouping that is that width. I'm guessing that you had family pictures there and you wanted to depersonalize the room. Try thrift stores for something inexpensive, but if you are taking the sofa with you then the art would still suit it, in your new house.

    A grouping of empty frames is another idea - about as un-personal as you can get. I wouldn't do this for my own home to live in, but might be good for a staged room.

    Ignore the height of the wall and just decorate it as if it were a regular-height wall.

  • 7 years ago
    Thank you so much Partim, thats exactly what I was thinking. Our house is on the smaller side so I just wanted to put other art work up to depersonalize it. The frames would be used be for staging but serve a double purpose of also being used in our new house. The artwork in the framing not so much.

    Also since our house is a bit small we decided to show it with our belongings in it. Not too much but just enough for people to see themselves here as well.

    Thank-you bunches for your input I’m truly grateful.
  • 7 years ago
    I'd probably take out that armchair for staging - it makes that space look crowded, which isn't helpful for making a small house look spacious. And yes, a big thrift shop art find would do the job.
  • 7 years ago

    I don't think I'd even worry about art. Your furniture is very nice, as is the wall color for showing to potential buyers. I agree about moving the arm chair...either remove or float in the room to make it part of a conversation area.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    You can do something simple like install a few plain canvases.



  • 7 years ago

    What is holding up the little round things? A shelf? I'd pack the round things away. Move the sofa out from the walls just a bit farther than the width of your vacuum. Easier to clean while the house is for sale. The yellow cream pillows are perfect.


    Some big art can be found at the home stores. Clean, colorful, trendy, and often on sale for under $100. Thrift stores in my area have old art from the 1980's at best, so I'd go with something new that you can take with you. Something like this:

    "Spring Abstracts Florals I" Canvas Wall Art by Albena Hristova, 24"x19" · More Info



  • 7 years ago

    Love your wall color. The topiaries are too spread out, group them together.

    I agree as mentioned above, don't decorate UP. Decorate the people space.

  • 7 years ago
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    Paint the ceiling.


  • 7 years ago
    What’s behind the sofa?
  • 7 years ago
    I have 2 shelves behind my sofa, one for the shorter side and one for the longer side pushed together to make an L
  • 7 years ago
    This is the other side
  • 7 years ago

    Well I’d remove the shelves for sure. You already said the space is small, and the shelves are taking up some of your precious space unnecessarily.

  • 7 years ago

    I like those shelves behind the sofa. Just clear them off and keep them clutter free. Perfect place for the tv remotes and so on when the house is not being shown.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    It looks like all you need is a piece of artwork above the sectional on that wall.

    Modern Luxury Home · More Info


  • 7 years ago

    Hi everyone sorry this took so long but we have sold our house didn’t make many chances thank you everyone

  • 7 years ago

    The rest

  • 7 years ago

    Is the chalkboard cleaning list for your maid?

  • 7 years ago

    Thanks for the update. Glad it sold quickly.

  • 7 years ago

    Hey faithngreg, no thats actually for me I’m more productive when i have a list, although i suppose if you have a maid that would be perfect, or for writing down kids chores. Ive actually found it very helpful for when we run out of food i simply write on the wall whats missing (salt, sugar, chicken...etc) and once its time to go grocery shopping i just take a pic and im on my way.