Jealous of people with 100+ comments, help me??
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I can do this for all of you but not for myself. I am stuck here. Please help!
Living room. Couch, coffee, tv, tv cab, wall sconces and drapery rod all STAY. (Tile floor will be hardwood someday, and I know I know, the grids HAVE to be painted in the windows).
Color: I want changed to a very light gray-beige. This room is first room you see but also HAS TO BE family friendly cuz I have 4 boys. I have already done the gray walls and purple/teal pillows and drapes and sent them all to a consignment shop. I need to make this room comfortable but really pulled together with a layered look, no matchy-matchy everything. I'm not afraid of color but prefer it in pattern and texture as opposed to jarring wall colors and solid panels. I have a gold baroque mirror that I can't decide if it works with all wood tones in tv cabinet and coffee table.
I'm thinking Ikea black and white striped rug everyone has and then fun pillows and that is it for pattern and texture. What do you think??? I'll take any thoughts really. Mainly color direction and lighting solutions. Should I hang a semi flush mount over coffee table? Ceilings are 8'.
Living room. Couch, coffee, tv, tv cab, wall sconces and drapery rod all STAY. (Tile floor will be hardwood someday, and I know I know, the grids HAVE to be painted in the windows).
Color: I want changed to a very light gray-beige. This room is first room you see but also HAS TO BE family friendly cuz I have 4 boys. I have already done the gray walls and purple/teal pillows and drapes and sent them all to a consignment shop. I need to make this room comfortable but really pulled together with a layered look, no matchy-matchy everything. I'm not afraid of color but prefer it in pattern and texture as opposed to jarring wall colors and solid panels. I have a gold baroque mirror that I can't decide if it works with all wood tones in tv cabinet and coffee table.
I'm thinking Ikea black and white striped rug everyone has and then fun pillows and that is it for pattern and texture. What do you think??? I'll take any thoughts really. Mainly color direction and lighting solutions. Should I hang a semi flush mount over coffee table? Ceilings are 8'.
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12 years agoHow about adding some artwork to your home?! Please check out Stewart Stephenson's artwork at: http://www.stewartstephenson.com/online_gallery
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I have a toy room next to this one so I don't want any kids artwork on walls. I want art or photography just not sure how I want it over couch. One simple piece seems predictable and flanking it with sconces even more so. - 12 years agoI love the dark rug in the pic above with track lighting Carolins. Here is the toy room next to this room. Also a collage pic idea I liked for tv wall. Unsure.
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12 years agoI like your lamp choices. Here's your room with colourful pillows and black&white rugs.
- 12 years agoThis is another room in my house for idea of my style. I love diff parts to all the photoshoped pics, thank you everyone. Carolins what program are you using? I need to start doing this to help me I think.
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- 12 years agoI'm really strugging with all the shapes in the gray room. Rectangular coffee, circle mirror side table with too small scale lamp, square rug, retangle mirror, grids in windows...that's just how I see things when I see a room. My eye is distracted at lack of flow...anyone else that way? I feel like the any black and white rug could def be fun, but maybe this style is a better coffee table idea?
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12 years agolast modified: 12 years agoYour inspiration photo with the neutral with pops of blue is nice. How about picking a black/white pattern area rug you love (either the stripe, chevron or zebra). Then, paint the walls Swiss Coffee type color. A nice warm white. Then you can pretty much add a bunch of pop in pillows and art. But, I'd like to see a bit larger scale accent chair. The one you have is a bit undersized for the sofa and you could use some height in the room. How about a modern take on the wing chair, then a modern floor lamp in the corner (behind the chair) that hangs over that beautiful mirrored side table. Then, you'll have nice light in the corner and table space for a beverage. The dual lamps on the sofa table and a light bar above the sofa art would be lovely layered lighting. Then, you won't need a ceiling light. Here is a chair style/lamp:
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- 12 years agolast modified: 12 years agoI've been grovered! Yes! It's so funny how one piece sets my brain in motion. It's the large scale art, that's it. I need to stop thinking collage or gallery over the couch, it's too much. I need a really fun ZGallerie piece of art and my cream ikea budget friendly panels. My greige color on walls and from there I can find pillows no prob. The rug my husb can't do zebra, but I love the idea. When my lil one isn't climbing on the coffee table, I will have stacked books, a signature orchid and a candle for my reveal "after" shot. So, Grover, can you photoshop this in next to the couch with a chunky based lamp? I also wanna know what program you use? I was so bummed to see that I cannot email any members directly when going to their profile.
- 12 years agolast modified: 12 years agoSince your other room has red, I'd like to see some continuity - maybe some rose in graphic pillow prints and something sunset pink in one great oversized piece of art. Then you can go black and white in your tv gallery and everyonce in awhile punch in a little red thing. I agree with the warmer grays - maybe test bm cumulus cloud http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/cumuluscloud
Home goods had some black and white diamond grid flat wool weave rugs that you would like - love the desk / sofa table w/ chairs idea. Grids and frames (but not trim) in black are going to satisfy your taste - they will then look like steel windows instead of traditional muntins - go for it (use the premixed glossy black in quarts - no priming for black either). A graphic curtain pattern - like these to echo the elements - [houzz=] agree with darzy on pallet wall - too casual for house.
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- 12 years agoYes, I can Photoshop that table in, and I will, but It's a mistake. Don't lose the end table you have now.
PRO12 years agoI, for one, like the combo of the gray furniture and the beige rug. Throw on some orange and green pillows and add some accessories and you have something modern, but that with longer style staying-power. I think some softer lifting with some boom floor lamps for reading and when you have guests would work best for this room.
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