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Awkward Dining Room Wall

6 years ago

Hi All!


Thanks in advance! I have a dining room that has a large blank wall. I'm lost on how to make it more interesting. See picture below. (Sorry about the mess and the leftover Chinese New Year decorations on the mirror! Those will come off soon!)


Why it's challenging:

1) The piano makes the dining table, and therefore the chandelier, off centre. There isn't anywhere else to put the piano and my husband does not want to replace the dining table. The dining table cannot be rotated 90 degrees because it would obstruct the walkway.


2) The wall is not one flat surface. The right-hand narrower part is where switches and the thermostat live.


The look I'm going for is a relatively clean, transitional look. My first choice is to put a large piece of abstract art there that would be centred on the overall wall. However, I wonder if the off-centre table and chandelier would make it look awkward.


If not that, I thought about making a gallery wall for the entire wall or in a diagonal that is still centred but a bit less obviously so. The room isn't the biggest and I worry it'll look too busy. Also since I was aiming for a clean look, I wonder if it would look too messy.


I thought about making the whole thing a feature/accent wall with grey and white stripes or interesting wall moulding in the same colour (e.g. herringbone).


Please let me what your thoughts are! I've been staring at this wall on-and-off for months! I'd love to make it a good focal point!







Comments (14)

  • 6 years ago

    please draw the room on paper with dimensions of each wall, location of doors, and windows.

    In the meantime, I'm attaching a rather unique idea. I think it could be too busy for you, but you could certainly edit as you see fit.

    Adelson · More Info


  • 6 years ago

    Can we please see alll sides of the room?

  • 6 years ago
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    Below are some more photos and a layout. I also included a picture of where a large piece of art could go. I forgot to draw in the window. There is a large window - albeit we don't get much light from it, on the opposite end of the room from the wall.


    If putting up art, where would you align it? Centred on the wall or lined up with the dining table and the dip in the wall?


    Also about the idea above, I think it looks great. I just don't think there's enough space to make it work. :(


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    If the table was turned to be parallel with the back of the sofa, could the piano fit on the (problem) end wall? With 12+ ft, you could even scoot the sofa closer to the tv if need be. Can't see the tv size, but this may be helpful.

    https://www.crutchfield.com/S-xZWDNZTqc5d/learn/learningcenter/home/TV_placement.html

  • 6 years ago

    We're going to try it. We've been doing some measurements and it might work. The TV is 55 inches, so fairly large, but still doable.

  • 6 years ago

    Does the piano fit on the powder room wall? Looks close and there are no dimensions for that wall, but the walkway looks wide enough to handle it.
    I was also wondering it the tv could go on the outside wall and then you'd turn your sectional to accommodate.
    Just ideas.

  • 6 years ago

    Agree with Lisa. Piano would be nice in the LR. Plus the bench adds a bit of casual seating for a overflow crowd. That way you might add a server in your DR for more storage.

  • 6 years ago

    I would consider doing something with that back wall like trimming it out in a unique way and then painting it as your accent wall. Move the to LR or downstairs which will allow the dining table to shift more to the left, and that chandelier can shift left also. Anyway I think it would open up your traffic flow better.

  • 6 years ago

    The powder room wall is only a bit over 1m/3ft, so the piano doesn't fit there. The walkway also would be too cramped as the piano is about 2.5ft deep.


    At the moment, I think rotating everything clockwise 90 degrees may be the best option. The measurements seem to work. Thinking back, the reason we had left the "problem wall" bare in the beginning was because I wanted to make a pass-through window in there from the kitchen to the dining room. However, we abandoned the idea due to plumbing in the wall. I never even considered rotating the furniture until now!

  • 6 years ago

    Sorry for the delayed reply. My husband kept putting off helping me move the furniture, and I finally just did it myself. Took a bit of strategy and I was happy to discover the piano had wheels! The mirror will get put back on top of the piano. It's so heavy, I need handy-men to do it properly. The work station is temporary during the pandemic. The chandelier will also be unswagged and hung straight, where it would be centred on the dining table. I am also planning on switching out the dark chairs for a lighter option.


    Thanks for the suggestion!