Tanadorn...I was thinking the same thing! Houzz could feature rooms with "Before and After" summarizing the Houzz contributors and final results. How fun! Maybe more posters will see the value of trying things out and taking photos to share the progress.

Nice idea, but houzz does not currently seem to be listening to our needs.

I recently saw a before & after of a Houzz project in 'stories'. So they do publish that sometimes? Or was I dreaming? I'll see if I can find it again.

Ah, I wasn't dreaming :-) [https://www.houzz.com/magazine/a-living-room-miracle-with-1000-and-a-little-help-from-houzzers-stsetivw-vs~42980190-living-room-miracle-with-1000-and-a-little-help-from-houzzers[(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/a-living-room-miracle-with-1000-and-a-little-help-from-houzzers-stsetivw-vs~42980190)

And I agree that this room would be a fantastic example too.

carolins...so glad you found that. It was a good one and this living room would be another good "story".

Good space. To start you need a coffee table. It would be ideal to use a glass top oval shape Bronce table. Add some color and texture to the sofa with decorative pillows, bringing some color from the area rug to the sofa. Import is a large painting over the sofa. A landscape would be just fine. On the side wall which is large, add something unexpected. Wood panels, or hang an interesting screen

carolins, that was a great and positive story. I so like it when houzzers explain why something does or doesn't work in a constructive way!

Concepto Uno, the room is done, thanks to the advice of many houzzers. You can see the completed photos if you go back to April 13, 2014 in this post. The reason there have been so many postings since the room was finished is that we have all become friends and like to share news with each other.

I think this room looks amazing! everything seems to flow, I love the pillow accents and the colors. Anyone looking for free advise on how to accent a wall or a ceiling can go to short video tutorials that are very informative at www.fauxonline.com

Just saw that there were new comments. Loving this room. I have not made any changes. One small addition My three owls.... Had to add them bc they symbolize me and the boys silly maybe but it helps me in my now 'empty nest'So nice to see you all !!!! I'm going to go read the article Carolins posted(:(:(: I couldn't get my pix to post right so I'm leavin it out(:(:(:

Glad it is working for you.

What a life! Doc gave me exercises to do for my elbow. After taking xrays, he said my hand has some deep tissue damage which will heal with time, but no bones broken within. So here I am keeping my fingers limber with some typing exercise! Thanks for asking, carolins.

I like the idea of the coral draperies for both living and dining rooms, and I would suggest some throw pillows in a soft coral for the living room. You might have some small bolster pillows made for the dining chairs and cover them in the same soft coral as the living room pillows. I do not know how you feel about the foyer, but a medium coral on the walls of this small space will look cheerful and inviting to guests as they enter your home.

Sheila--I believe the room is already finished. Donna, did you ever get the drapes made for the dining room?

Hi Nancy!!! Great to hear from you. Not sure what I'm going to do about drapes in the dining room. I have the drapes that had to be taken down because of the poor workmanship but I am not sure they can be fixed. i would love to post my dining room but I will have to wait until I have enough of a budget to complete the room once I start. Hopefully it won't be too much longer (:(:(: again it was wonderful to hear from you Nancy(:(:(:

Is your school year off to a grand start! Hope so!

When it is time for the dining room, please post a link here so I do not miss it. Smart to wait, though, especially since I am sure it is totally livable and very nice in your home the way it is.

Hi Abbyjean!!! Yes back at school. They moved us and we are settled and unpacked. Still getting use to new paperwork now having to use math skills to document weekly rate of increase lol but I'm getting the hang of it(:(:(:. Once I'm past this learning curve I will be one thankful therapist (:(:(: How are you? Are you still working? I will post a link here when I post the dining room. I keep going back and forth on what shape table but I'm leaning toward a round one but who knows. I am looking forward to decorating the dining room it's fine now but it doesn't seem to flow with the living room(:(:(: My husband just got back and I may need to do that room when he leaves...that way I can "surprise" him ....if you know what I mean lol

I sooooooo know what you mean!

Really? Using math skills for documenting. I find that super interesting.

I am on the sub list at school and so is my husband. He came out of retirement last year to teach math the full year and is happy to be retired once again.....and sub here and there instead of being at school every day again.

Our youngest grandchild turned 3 yesterday and 2 of the oldest started their school year today. They were ready as summer was three weeks longer this year since the start date was moved back. With the heat and humidity we had last week, I was starting to think they were smart as we had early outs three days in a row. Not a good way to get the year rolling.

My favorite colors are white and coral. Just wanted to say I love the room. So happy to see color on Houzz, too. Beautiful, beautiful job... :)

I appreciate Nancy Walton's comment, but I see the homeowner did what I suggested with the coral accent color. The items I mentioned were some that can be changed seasonally or as the individual wishes.

That's what I want to do once I retire in a couple of years Abbyjean work part time(:(:(: Who knows maybe I'll get lucky and have a couple of grandkids like you by then it was great to hear from you. Take Care!!!

I feel that the armoire does not work. The room is light and airy looking; the armoire is large, dark, and heavy looking. At the beginning, you said you could give up or repurpose it. I think you should. Good luck.

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The room is lovely. It simply needs a little tweaking. Remove the white pillows from the white sofa and replace them with smaller pillows to match one of the brighter colors in the rug...perhaps the rust color. Add a small coffee table in front of the sofa. Yes a smallish tufted round ottoman in the rusty color would work beautifully as the coffee table. When having a conversation with a friend in this space, you could bring in coffee on a pretty tray and place it on the ottoman or coffee table. The room needs some art, something which also has some of the rusty color in it.

Also remove the dark pillows from the white chair (in the third photo). The boxy chest in the corner and the two lamps on it need to be removed. You can keep one of the lamps and place it on a small corner table where the boxy thing is currently.