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Need some design help for our family room

13 years ago
We have a really nice two story family room with fireplace that we spend all of our time in. The neutral walls are painted Duron "Balsam Bark" & the accent photo wall was just recently painted SW "Spicy Hue" which we love! However, we need help tying everything together! Here's what we're looking for:

1) Chairs - The accent chairs are a bit too formal for my taste for the family room, so we'd like to bring in some more casual chairs. We'd prefer the chairs be kid-friendly though, so solid light beige colors probably wouldn't work so well. The chairs we have are smaller in size (33" W) which I think works well to keep the space open. We're also concerned about mixing any striped pattern on the chairs w/ the geometric pattern on the existing sectional pillows.

2) Tie In Color - We'd like to somehow tie in the red color of the accent wall w/ either pillows, curtains, chair fabric, or a mix of each. We're thinking we'd like to replace the painting on the mantel w/ one that has red in in, & add some solid red pillows to the sectional, but beyond that aren't sure what to do w/ the chair fabric/pillows & other pillows on the sectional. We like the existing patterned pillows but could do without them if they don't end up working w/ the rest of the room.

3) Accents - Not sure what types/colors of accents to use both inside & atop the TV cabinet as well as on the ottoman. Also thinking a nice artificial tree might work well in the corner w/ the 2 windows, but not sure what kind would look best?

Any suggestions for any of the areas mentioned above would be greatly appreciated!

Comments (15)

  • 13 years ago
    http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/regProduct.asp?WRN=-1085856923&sku=40665146&

    You may be able to keep your current pillows and add these pillows from bed, bath and beyond to your mix.

    Since the wall is so bold, (i love the color!) I would accent with smaller pieces. A picture frame that matches spicy hue, or a pattern that spicy hue is the secondary color. Best of luck!
    jonlutz79 thanked huneb1812
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    For an additional color accent, you could add pillows and accessories in any blues, blue/greens or yellow.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Some inspiration
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  • PRO
    13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    This may be too much for you/ Just an inspiration
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  • 13 years ago
    Hi jonlutz, other directions :) --
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  • 13 years ago
    Congratulations on a beautiful room. I love your gallery. The TV cabinet is the perfect place for colour accents to help pull it all together. I found these on Overstock.com. Just as ideas -- not sure the colours are exactly right.
  • 13 years ago
    Okay, the pics didn't attach. I'll check if they're jpegs and try again.
  • 13 years ago
    Trying again.
  • 13 years ago
    Thanks for all the suggestions so far! I do think a neutral chair color (light brown) would look great matched w/ some colorful pillows. That way we can bring in some patterns in the drapes without it looking too busy. I agree that the entertainment center needs to be centered. I was having trouble deciding how the furniture should be placed on the carpet. I would like it to move closer to the fireplace but I'm thinking of putting an end table at the one end of the sofa, & there is a walkway beside it so I wouldn't be able to move it much closer unless I scrapped the end table idea & did a floor lamp or something. I definitely want to stick w/ the browns, creams, & spice color...we're not really looking to bring in blues or greens (not that daring!). Like the idea of a picture frame in the spice color. The pillows from BB&B might work well, as would accessories like the ones posted from Overstock, so thanks!
  • 13 years ago
    Is that an area rug? How about a new one with color, texture and interest?
  • 13 years ago
    I love the accent wall and the picture gallery! But paint out the duct panels in the same colour if it is feasible.

    Child friendly chairs - Here is one in a horizontal striped fabric and another in leather. I think the living room is big enough for brown leather armchairs providing you change the ottoman to something bigger and in a neutral colour.
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    You need to seriously consider adding more throw pillows with more colour to tie in the overall colour palette. LB interiors has already offered you a good selection of ideas.
  • 13 years ago
    The room is nice. I would get two chairs like mentioned above and place them almost in the fireplace nooks on either side and I would get an ottoman for one of them with a small table beside it. probably the side by the wall unit. I would face it into the room. I would get a glass coffee table with a shelf that is bigger and can hold book/storage. just to lighten the feel in the room. All the dark colors is making it feel heavy. I would also think about drapes to soften the windows.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I wouldn't get brown chairs. You already have a lot of brown with sofa and entertainment center. Maybe carmel or camel, ivory or bone color. You can add pillows that have some brown for the chairs to carry the brown to that side of the room. I would also get glass tables as 'tennisanyone' mentioned. It will lighten the visual weight of the room.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    One of the greatest resources for kid-friendly furniture would be Calico Corners. They offer Crypton Home Fabric which is stain, moisture, and odor-resistant! Check it out on http://www.cryptonathome.com/CryptonHome-Fabric and visit their store to start working on your chairs! http://www.calicocorners.com/storelocator.do We would be happy to answer any questions you may have!