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I need help with this room

5 years ago

I have these silver/grey sofas. I don’t know what to remove or add to this room to create a transitional/modern farmhouse effect. The chairs are cream I bought the chairs because I liked them. Everytime I buy pillows there too stark, I like a lighter feel. Please help! Should I get rid of the painting? The rug?

Comments (29)

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    You only need to accessorize your room and integrate a bit of wood for end tables (not matching table sets) and perhaps change your glass coffee table for a wood one. Here are a few pictures that might help you choose your accessories that will give you more of a modern farmhouse look:


  • PRO
    5 years ago

    I'm wondering if the sofas stay in their current position if the chairs should be placed opposite of where they are currently located. Also, the coffee table is so small and far away from the sofas, maybe there should be two.




  • 5 years ago

    What is on the other side of the room? Where does it open to? I think this is a lovely start and now it just needs some softer colours and plants. Either add in colour or stick to neutrals but not more grey. And definitely some lamps and plants.

  • 5 years ago

    I agree with other posts. Needs lamps, wood and plants to warm it up.

  • 5 years ago

    @rachelle the other side is just the opening to the foyer.

  • 5 years ago

    So I just did this, thankfully I had two of these tables. I will incorporate and better plant but what side tables would work with this?

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    IMO the rug could be improved upon. More contrast would help the room.






  • 5 years ago

    I like how you did all that

  • 5 years ago

    This is more my taste

  • 5 years ago

    You have lovely furniture but I see all items are square so, to make this room cozy, add rounded items here and there. Make your table lamp a rounded shape, and if adding a ceiling light, make it curvy. Throw in a round couch pillow etc. Hope this helps.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    Below are two designs we have recently completed. Please note the pillows, rugs, artwork, lamps, and various other decor we used in both. Perhaps these images will aid you in your dilemma.

    Pied-à-Terre: Family Room · More Info


    Financiers Pied-à-Terre: Living Room · More Info


  • 5 years ago

    Your space is nice, but it looks a little like a waiting room for a doctor´s office, where the goal is to get as much sitting spots as possible. I would remove one of your sofas and place the other sofa and two chairs away from the walls so that people can move in the room surrounding the sitting area instead of walking through it.

  • PRO
    5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Room looks dull. If you noticed that all your inspro photos have light walls. Here is my vision with farmhouse style decor . I lightened walls, wall art, added some warmness, woods...Now it looks more inviting.
    Before


    AFTER



  • PRO
    5 years ago

    or bring a lamp between chairs


  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    You don't have a focal point. Make one with your art by adding a console, lamps, maybe two stools for emergency seating. Then, move the chairs so backs are to the entry...make sure front legs are on the rug.






  • 5 years ago

    Ok this is what I came up with so far.. I like the idea with the focal point wall, I do have another wall on left I could put that console there. I like the lamp ideas. I removed the painting

  • 5 years ago

    I added one more table to make it square, I would love to add stuff to the tables with wood tray or moss bowl, I don’t know

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    I like your coffee table now.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    I agree that the room is austere and colorless. Is that the look you are going for?

    Personally I would recover the chairs in a navy. (If you want to keep the sofas, that is.) Then choose a rug and art with navy in them.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Looking at your 'more to my taste" photos, you don't appear to be inspired by anything that I'd call "farmhouse." Photo #1 is all glam, #2 is eclectic, #3 is sort of scandi and #4 is another glam shot, IMO, Your best bet is to stick with your seating pieces and two coffee tables, and focus on an eclectic style with a modern twist in your accessories. Changing the rug and wall color will make a huge impact.

  • 5 years ago

    As I said way back at the beginning plants! You need life in the photo

  • 5 years ago

    Your living room looks good now and the nice coffee table

  • 5 years ago

    I thought I just added color lol, I added tan color pillows..Thanks for the advise your all giving me btw. 100% need plants

  • 5 years ago

    My first reaction was that it was a nice start, although very monochromatic but that's okay. But mainly it seemed to lack life. Don't you have some plants some books some magazines some pottery something that makes it look like someone actually lives here.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Lol. I don’t consider tan a color. How about red?! Blue! Navy! Purple! Gold! Green! Salmon! Burgundy! Orange! Black!

  • 5 years ago

    In my opinion, the current layout is pretty good. What you need to do now is to add some decoration or color to the whole room in some details to make this room look more vibrant.

  • 5 years ago

    This would be my style, I just don’t know how to achieve it without getting rid of the key pieces I already spent on

  • 5 years ago

    I think you could get closer to this style by bringing in a small light wood side table (like the color of wood in the picture) between the two chairs and possibly for the couches. Also, I would remove the rust colored pillow and add lots of white pillows. Add in some art on the back wall ([preferably white) at a lower level, even if you can't see part of it because of the chairs. You need layers. Finally, if you could swap out out the coffee table that might get your closer to this style or add a huge light wood tray on your current coffee table filled beads, bowls, candles, flowers etc, to cover up some of the glass to get closer to this style. ALso, you could place some white books underneath the coffee table.