Need some creative ideas for a cozy seating area

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Hi, we are decorating our new house and are struggling with this one wall. We will be hanging these two prints on the wall and creating a seating area with these two recliners. We’re having a hard time deciding what table to use. We want to be able to have a table to set things on, but there’s a lot of space on that wall to fill up. We can’t decide if we should have a long table or just a round table between the two chairs. Does anyone have any ideas? I've attached pictures of tables were considering, as well as some lighting ideas. We’re really struggling with this. Thank you in advance!

UPDATE: Thank you everyone for the feedback. I've added more pictures. These chairs are lighter than they appear; we took the egret prints with us to the furniture store- the color combination looks great. I'm thinking of a lamp somewhere that maybe has some blue in it like in the pic I've added. I really like the idea of having a long table against the wall and then a small, round table between the chairs. I've never done anything like that before. This a rather large, open space that we want to feel inviting and cozy. The Paris print on the wall now will be removed.

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housegal200

last year

Lorrie Streisfeld: JUST ADD PHOTOS OF THE OTHER THREE WALLS IN A COMMENT. It's hard to give advice when you're only showing one wall. It all has to relate to the entire space. Designers and design minded commentors take in the whiole space, as if they were walking into the space. They're not just looking at one wall even though you are.

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Lorrie Streisfeld
Original Author
last year
Sorry for the typos. Houzz won’t let you edit your post.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
last year
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You can edit if you use a computer instead of a phone.

We need to see how the chairs interact with the seating in the room. Are you planning to move the chairs in front of the wall?

Not sure two prints placed side by side over the backs of two chairs will be successful.

I can't tell if I have sized the prints correctly for the wall but this is the direction you're headed.
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auntthelma
last year
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I like the round table you posted. I feel like you only want one painting above the table rather than two above the two chairs. Maybe there is another wall in the room that you can hang the second painting on.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
You of course can edit. But we need to see the whole space where this area is to help. If the art is original then I might let it drive choices but if not those are hung after you figure out furniture and right now I have no idea with the limited info.
housegal200
last year
HZ

Here is how to post a Design Dilemma to get the best results. (Post only one thread on same Dilemma. You can add photos to original thread.) You need to show the whole space—all four sides of an entire space—even if it’s about one specific Dilemma. Commenters need to see doorways, windows, closets, finishes throughout the space to make informed suggestions. In open spaces, Commentors need to see adjacent spaces like living, dining, family room areas that adjoin a kitchen. This is so finishes like cabinetry, paint, and flooring harmonize in the while space.

State right at the beginning what the room will be used for and who will use it. State the non-negotiables at the beginning, what has to be kept. Give some idea of the budget. And provide approximate measurements

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6417709/unofficial-design-dilemma-boot-camp

Keep in mind that you're inviting some design pros and people with a design eye into your home via photos. If they walked into your actual space, they would take in all of it: all four sides, doorways, floors, windows, ceiling, built-in fixtures, lighting, trim--the "givens"--then the features that can be changed--furnishings, paint, art, rugs, decor items, etc. It's all one first impression. Same thing with photos. That's why it's important to provide well lit photos of the entire space, taken from all sides of a room regardless of the size of your problem.
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Joe McGuire Design
last year
What else is in the space? Are the two chairs able to go against the wall? It looks like you could easily hang both pieces of art above the chairs and have the side table in the middle. You might try a floor lamp and a tall plant too. Here are a few ways we have decorated one or two chairs.
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calidesign
last year
Use the round table between the two chairs. It gives you a functional place to set things down next to the chairs.
arcy_gw
last year
I am circling back hoping you posted a pic of the wall in question and more of the rest of the space. The tables seem tall to me but it's not easy to tell dimensions when there's no reference. Is there other black in the room?
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lisedv
last year
Cannot see the entire room so cannot suggest alternatives to what you are showing but the 2 paintings you show won't work behind the 2 chairs not in numbers nor in colour which seem very dark in your photo. If you post pictures of the room (all 4 walls) we might have other suggestions.