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High ceiling and confused with art and creativity

3 years ago

I need help with adding/removing furniture in my living room. I like modern and neutral colors but I feel my my living room is dark need some help to fix it and add wall art to the high ceilings

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  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Are the walls gray? That will contribute to the dark, dull and cold feeling.

    Why is the sectional squeezed up so close to the fireplace? Sectionals are often problematic. They’re big and not versatile in rooms with tough layouts. What’s that archway we see? A doorway? So you need walking space back there?

    When the first picture was taken, what’s where the photographer is standing? Empty space?

  • 3 years ago

    That is the walk way for mater bed and back yard

  • 3 years ago

    Here are more pictres

  • 3 years ago

    You don't want to hang your artwork high just because you have a high ceiling - art should be at eye level.


    Re: furniture, try this: turn your table, and then move the sofa so that the long end faces the windows, (sofa is "floating in the room). OR, better yet, put the television on the opposite wall and turn the sofa. It seems so squished in that space right now...


  • 3 years ago

    Can i do curtains from top?

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    3 years ago

    Curtains could start at the top windows. They will be custom and you may need quite a bit of fabric so they hang correctly and not look like rags on the windows.


  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    You need something tall over the mantle. some art like Beverly photoshopped for you.

    A console under the tv would also define that portion and give more interest.






    The tall wall as you come in the front door, that is a big blank nothing! If you look at pictures of wall ideas for two story rooms, or tall entry way walls, you'll see some ideas. (for instance, do some boxed wood trim work, paint it the same as the wall color)




    You have no art or pictures at all! no color. For that tall wall, you could also do a picture gallery, or large prints, or whateveryou're in to.










    Your ceiling fan is actually too high to be of any good. do you really need it? if you exchanged it for a really nice chandelier, the room would look better.

    Pillows/throws. you need some texture


    here are some examples of corner fireplaces w/similar layouts to yours. see if you like any of these ideas.

    (notice the chandeliers in any of these photos. better than your fan!)















    curtain ideas


    more greenery is always nice. do some floating shelves


  • 3 years ago

    What Sammie said. It looks like a LOT of open wasted space where the table and chairs are. Turn the table a quarter-turn so it’s perpendicular to the sidewall, instead of parallel.

    Then tug your livingroom furniture and rug away from the fireplace, making use of some of that open space.

  • 3 years ago

    aun t

    Can you reread my comment above? I added a bunch more for some wall ideas, along w/a slew of pictures.

    see if you like any of those ideas.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I was thinking similarly as Sammie J. The last photo from Beverly is similar to what I initially thought. I don't generally like furniture on an angle, but if the TV stays where it is, an angled sofa gives a good viewing angle. I'd add a cabinet or console beneath the tv so it's not just hanging there. It looks like there is room to add a comfortable chair next to it. And I'd rotate the dining table to make better use of the space. I'd get the furniture layout done before moving on to how to "colorize" and accessorize.


  • 3 years ago

    Now I am confused and overwhelmed with information, will go through each comments and take the inputs.
    Thank you so much

  • 3 years ago

    Because your windows are not a full wall of windows like in Beverly's examples, but are very separate and far apart with a lot of wall between the uppers and lowers, I think hanging draperies from the top window would look silly. Here is one solution (or 2) that I think would look less awkward (like in some of Beth's pics).



  • 3 years ago

    Turned the table

  • 3 years ago

    I advise decorating below the door and window frames (where the people live.) If there is interesting stuff there, eyes won't be looking at the upper space. I would try to keep all wall decor no higher than the halfway mark between the top of the dining windows and that lower ceiling. I would center the dining table with the widows, and the living rug and furniture with the wall left of the fireplace. Art no wider than the firebox hung 5" above the mantel is my thought. Layer decor items rather than lining them up like soldiers.




  • 3 years ago

    anu t - Can you also more or less center the turned table in that space? It looks like you need more room to pull out chair near the window.

  • 3 years ago

    anu t wrote "I like modern and neutral colors". Not sure if that extends to artwork, but if it does, Perigold website has some very reasonably priced very large art that might work on your very tall wall. For example, the black and white dotted is 72x54. I also think wall could use a narrow console table or bench.

    More Perigold oversized art:



  • 3 years ago

    Okay I will check them out, do I need to add rug under my table?

  • 3 years ago

    IMO, no rug is needed under the table. But if you want one there, it could work too.

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    3 years ago

    No rug under dining table

  • 3 years ago

    Hi , any suggestions for what kind of console tables look good in the space

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    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    You have so gorgeous two-story windows. Do not use skimpy curtains for only bottom ones. Use all height .


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