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I like the quiet hardware. Let the stone and wood be the stars of the room.
Quiet hardware. You have chosen some very high end and gorgeous items (soapstone? Wow.) Why make the hardware shiny? I would find the quietest, darkest hardware you can live with for this room. There are so many other beautiful features, you don’t want hardware glimmering all over the place. Black, dark brown - no shiny nothing.
Can the kitchen towel be hung inside a cabinet? Where is this hook going?
I keep my kitchen towels on the oven handle and my oven mitts inside the cabinet door of my cooktop island. It’s tacky, but easier to find.
We did install them upside down for the upper cabinets on that same project if you look closely.
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I know this is an older story, but the question is still relevant. I opted for a pillow edge and dark chocolate stain like in this photo. I chose (black) hardware like the other photo. I didn't want the ends that caught my sweaters. I wanted a crisp look. And I hand tested these to ensure the backs were rounded to feel good in my hands. The problem is I am second-guessing myself and wondering if I should choose something more showy. My floors will be a honed cocoa and grey titanium travertine. The counters will be Santa Rita soapstone. The backsplash/walls will be large-format honed porcelain tile in a dark green. Should I keep the hardware quiet or showy?
Too bad the front swings into the room instead of up against the door. If the door ever gets replaced I’d change that.
I have 4 chairs in our family room. That could work in your room. Might try that. 3 are recliners but compact. We love it! I donated our oversized sectional chaise/sofa. Couldn’t be happier!
To-scale floor plan for the japandi rendering above (with a second chair added). Sofa will be off-center with the fireplace to allow space for the door swing.
I’m so gad you’re happy with how it looks. I wouldn’t think twice about the closet doors. It’s an easy installation (once,these ding-dongs get it right) and doesn’t interfere with other parts of the house.
It’s all looking quite elegant. I love the glass shelves in the bathroom. They’re different from “standard” ones. The hooks seem fine. You’ll like them if they hold your robes and regret them if your towels fall off too easily. But they’re pretty!
Our house has well water and it makes me crazy. We have a complex, multi-unit softener system in the garage, which requires both bleach and salt on a regular basis. When it starts getting low, my hair knows it immediately. I don’t know what that white leftover film is, but I would google it or ask your contractor’s plumber. You may need to treat the water so your skin and hair don’t get excessively dry.
You’ll know soon enough if the water is not kind but I’d still be curious about the white film.
Even if I’m the only one responding to your posts, I’m enjoying your journey. My taste is very different and my house is too. But I like seeing your vision come to life.
It's beautiful. I love it when the house shows the personality and the taste of the person, not what a mythical future buyer might like. The moody colors and light and shadows are wonderful.
I agree with Emily that the chairs can work with the sofa. (I like the blue, actually, if you want to go that direction with colors.)
Here is a floor plan for the room with the Dillon sofa and the blue recliners. (I looked up the dimensions.) It shows both rectangular and round tables by the sofa, so you can see which you like better.
Notice that the limitation regarding the chairs is not so much their width as their depth. They probably won't be able to recline much, if at all. As long as the footrests rise first, independent of the backs' tilt, occupants can still have their feet up. If you want the backs to move too, you could try turning the chairs a little straighter than shown and sliding them outward, so they could perhaps recline into the space between the tables and the side walls..
The blue line is a 5x7 rug, which fills the space between sofa and TV console exactly, but doesn't go under any furniture. The dashed line is a 6x9, as recommended by Emily. To my eyes, the 6x9 is better because the fronts of the seats are on it. People in the chairs have their feet on the rug rather than right on the edge of it. But that's your call.
And, for what it's worth, here's a floor plan for my illustration:
This rug is an 8x10.
The smaller chair I showed (with the wood arms) was drawn in by AI; it's not an actual product. I did a very quick search for something similar, but didn't find anything as graceful. Maybe a more thorough search would find something better.
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I found this swivel recliner on Wayfair that could perhaps work for the window-side chair. I like the lower back than most recliners have (check that it would be comfortable for your six-footers, though). I do wish the arms were a little wider and the fabric had more texture. (It does in one of the photos.) I like that the swivel ring doesn't show much in this picture, but it shows more in others. It's so hard to tell online exactly what you're getting!
As far as the more open, wood-armed chair for the entry side, I like the shape of the blue one better than the tan one. The high back wouldn't be my preference, but if you want recliners, high backs are hard to avoid.
I have found that Pottery Barn has several stylish swivel recliners with high backs. If you have a store close by you may want to check them out.
I have always put grab bars in and I end up using them to hang wash clothes to dry on.