Empty Dead space in Den PLEASE help

3 years ago

Hi everyone ,

We’ve been settled in our home for a little over a year and I have no direction on what to add to my den. It still feels incomplete to me with a lot of dead space by the back sliding doors.

Once you walk into my home there is a small entry area that opens up to this room. The back sliders lead out to the backyard but only the middle sliding door opens. We have a separate living room for watching tv and a separate dining room area.
Any ideas??

Any ideas on what I could add to the back area without making it cumbersome.

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housegal200

3 years ago

Some thoughts:

--You haven't given enough visual information. Need a view of space opposite the glass wall, i.e. entry you mention. There's art above the sofa--Yay--but not really visible so hard to suggest a rug style and color.

--Live plants in front of the left corner of the glass wall would really enhance the room as well as seasonal landscaping in that corner outside to block the stairs. You mentioned this is the entry view someone sees coming into the house. Bring it to life with real plants indoors and out. The outside closest to the patio door needs to be considered as an extension of the den and not an afterthought.

--The sofa is interesting but kind of overwhelms the space because of its size and dark upholster

y. A larger patterned rug in lighter colors would help balance the sofa as would sofa pillows to echo a new, larger rug.

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-Get a round coffee table in a wood finish to bring natural element into the room. It should be substantial to pair with the sofa, yet up on legs to balance the sofa mass.

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--Add a couple small leather chairs to face the glass wall.

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--I like the sofa a lot. However, if you ever relocate it, think about this kind of arrangement for a sitting room where people can gather, go in and outside:

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
3 years ago
Can we see the rest od the house to give us so clue as to the style? To me this was probablt meant to be the LRso wahy not make it a nice sitting space for adult converstaion and drinks before dinner or after without the noise of a TV. Do some work outside to make that area inviting too with some seating and maybe a deck type area no toys strewn around in the space .I love your floors but not the rug the sofa looks cool but I really need to see the rest of the house.
littlebug zone 5 Missouri
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
My first thought was a good-sized coffee table in front of the couch. And the rug is either too small or pushed back under the couch too far. And it appears to be a tan/beige color which might not be playing well with the blue couch and chilly gray walls.

I see a small plant in the right hand corner. I’d get a BIG plant - 5’ tall - and set it near the far end of the couch, where the mirror is. I see there’s a side door in that corner so you can’t set it too near the door.
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Renee McK
Original Author
3 years ago
Here is a photo of our living room and how the den space looked before. We redid the flooring and the door in the den leads to a 4th bedroom which we use as an office
littlebug zone 5 Missouri
3 years ago
It’s a bit confusing. The pictures with the tv are NOT the room in question?
Renee McK
Original Author
3 years ago
The rug is light grey and dark grey it may be the lighting which make it appear tan. I planned on putting a coffe table in front of the couch as well

The room with the tv is our living room I wanted to show Patricia photos of our other rooms as she suggested to help
Renee McK
Original Author
3 years ago
Just circling back to see if anyone has any other suggestions or ideas
deegw
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Do you have another spot for the rug? It's too small and doesn't have enough visual weight to anchor the sofa, in my opinion.

If you fully decorate the space around the sofa with a larger rug, coffee table, pillows, side chairs, lamps, end tables, etc. the space in the other part of the room will look light and airy, not bare.

Also, If you add some pots and furniture on the patio, that will help the end of the room look more inviting.
thinkdesignlive
3 years ago
Posting more pics of whole space along with a dimensioned plan will gain the most accurate advise
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Pamela Harvey Interiors
3 years ago
What about a larger rug and adding some plants? It might work really well to help define the space and make it feel happy.
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