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7 years ago
Hello!
I’m trying to reorganize the furniture in my living room... and just make things look well put together!

I also bought a new mirrored accent chest which I think is too small for my dining room :( however I love it and want to keep it somewhere in the two rooms!

Need your expertise and help please!!

Could I put the mirrored chest in the living room??

I’m including some pics for you to see what I have so far... please don’t mind the mess (2 little ones)! :)

Thank you!!

Comments (18)

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Hi. You've got a great start!


    For the dining room, I'd need more photos of it. The buffet is not necessarily too small.


    For the living room


    -remove the drapes from the door

    -pull all of the furniture toward the center. Arms of the sofas/chairs should almost touch each other.

    -Eliminate the 2 slipper chairs.


    I cannot tell what the large black item is in the living room.


    If you can make this change, we can go from there. I'd get some pillows that are a different texture than silk.

  • PRO
    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Why not put the mirrored cabinet on the wall behind the blue chairs with a nice piece of art above it. Then get something longer and not mirrored for the DR. Those 2 little accent chairs need to find another home they don’t work in that pretty LR. The drapes need to be hung properly right now they are a mess and you desperately need lamps in the LR and move those 2 blue chairs so at least the front feet are on the rug then you will have space for thart chest where I suggested. I would now not add anymore bling and shiny finishes, I do agree some texture is needed all the pillows are too big for the furniture choose a bolster type for the sofa one on each side , maybe just a throw on the love seat and nothing on the blue chairs. I would switch the rugs and then add someting like this to the DR with a large piece of art above it.


  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Thanks for the additional photo. Still hard to get a concept of the size of the dining room piece., but it does appear to be off scale. Once furniture pulled in, you could put it on the small wall behind the blue chairs or under the tree art.


    The silver art is hung too high and, as Patricia mentioned the drapes need desperate help. Do you use the door?

  • 7 years ago

    Yes to trying the buffet on the wall behind the chairs with those 4 pieces as Beverly suggested. Since your seating has legs, it would look better if the front 2/3s of them were on the carpet. If you keep the blue chairs, the table between should arrive 1" below or at the arm level. Your major sofa should be 18" or less from the coffee table. I see no use for the other odd little table with the coffee table. Eliminate it. IMO, the drapes are not a fit with the style of windows you have. They are meant to be an architectural detail that is the focal point of your room since you don't have a fireplace or built-in entertainment wall. Substitute a couple of soft throws to add a fabric detail.

  • 7 years ago

    Really pretty choices thus far, love the color palette. I think the pros have you covered for what you need to do for the layout. Love Beverly's ideas especially for brighter art and mirrored decor placement. I could see your room looking even more gorgeous with the ceiling painted is one thing I would suggest.

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  • 7 years ago

    I'll let the other posters comment on the furniture layout. I want to comment on your draperies. They are nice. They really suit the room. BUT! They look messy! They need a hem. Once they are hemmed they will drape better and will hang better. If they are stationary side panels on rings try this trick. Evenly space the rings and the folds, get your panels looking perfect. Then take 11x17 pieces of paper and wrap the paper around the panels on each side and staple the paper closed so that the paper encircles the panels on each side of your windows. And do this a few times along the height of the drapes. Leave the paper there for a couple days. When you take the paper off, your panels will be perfectly spaced and will hang exactly how you've arranged them. If your panels are regularly opened and closed, you might want to use large grommets to get the perfect spacing of the folds. Then do the paper trick again. The panels will go back to the intended folds when you open and close. Cleaning up your draperies will go a long way to making your room look well-put-together. It's like seeing a well dressed person with rumpled clothes. The impression is ruined.

  • PRO
    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Here is illustrated another layout for your room This layout might work better with your windows.




    Adjustable height floor lamps with very large shades are now appearing in the market.


  • 7 years ago
    Thank you so much everyone for your comments and suggestions!! It is really appreciated!

    I have a lot of work to do I know... and the room was a bit of a mess when I took the pictures... the curtains I know neeed to be fixed but have some budget issues now lol

    I think I will move the accent chest to the back of the teal chairs and move the mirrored pieces on top as suggested... and will post new pics. Thanks again!!

    There’s no door in the living room.. those are all windows.
  • 7 years ago
    I know the coffee table is far from the rest of the chairs but couldn’t find anything bigger... I’m also trying to look for another matching side table cause I only got one
  • 7 years ago
    I think bigger couches would have been good... but couldn’t buy anything new at the time so working with what I had... I will in the future change to a nice big couch in a dark grey
  • PRO
    7 years ago

    You don't need larger furniture. You need to pull it together in a grouping

  • PRO
    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Change your arrangement to this and then photograph it.




  • 7 years ago
    Thank you so much for the layout! Will try this tonight and post new pics! Would that empty wall in front be ok?
  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Empty wall? Are you referring to the wall where I positioned your mirrored buffet or the large wall where you currently have the large picture?

    Get the layout right first and then we can worry about how to fill the walls.

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  • PRO
    7 years ago

    We think you have a great start, however it looks like you need to pull the furniture in closer. Try placing all the items on the rug, and perhaps move the sofa from in front of the windows to where the teal chairs currently are. We also think you might want some more vibrant artwork-something with teal in it. Here are a few images of our designs that might help with your dilemma. Note the vibrant artwork.

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