How should I bring some life and spunk in this room?
drruchigs
9 years ago
I live in an apartment in Mumbai, Infia. Here, like New York City-real estate is very expensive; Hence space crunches always there!! I have recently upholstered my sofa's and bought new blinds for the windows! Still the room looks dull!! Is it the placement of furniture ? Do I need more colour? Lamp? Mirror?? Please advice
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brandibothe
9 years agoYou could bring some more color into the room and add a bold pattern with a rug like this:
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Perhaps painting the ceiling a light tint of your accent color.
You could also use more Radiant Orchid - Pantone's Color of the Year - which pairs very nicely with a mustard yellow or green. For Radiant Orchid inspiration: http://www.pinterest.com/millardlumber1/2014-color-of-the-year/
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Comments (11)Hi, good morning from here. I mean the fabric I posted above to be an example of the kind of colour you could use for your bedcovers; they could be plain provided the fabric is a bit interesting, with a bit of texture. Alternatively, an unobtrusive pattern. The thing is to find something that will blend with both your wood and your walls. That with cream sheets and pillows, and a throw cushion that brings in the coral (or whatever colour you use) -- that's where the cream and coral should be -- and you're all set, I think. No reason not to use the coral on your dressing table seat, I just wouldn't put it on a big area, like curtains or bed. With either of the other two colours I posted you could do things in exactly the same way, because they are both quite bright. For a suggested rug colour, see my collage above. Hover your cursor on it and check the bottom left -- a simple rug that's almost exactly the colour of your walls. I think that would be good. I hope this makes sense. I've just woken up (late) and am going back to bed because I had a rotten night. :(...See MoreHow do I redecorate this living room?
Comments (14)Love the armless sofa-bench! Try using it in the center as a "cross-linking" piece between the sofa and chairs. That way people can sit on both sides of it, conversing with the sofa people and the chair people. Put the chairs where it is and use the side table from the left of the pic, or the one with flowers, between them. You'll need one huge rug to anchor the space or two smaller, and very similar ones, to put on either side of the blue sofa-bench. The other two side tables are too tall and too short for your seating pieces, so ditch them. Use your coffee table between the sofa and armless sofa (18" away from each of them.) Here's a chart for judging table and lamp heights as you'll need to work on that for balance. Please try this arrangement, and post by commenting and using the Attach Images button to add pix of the update. We'll tweak it on out from there....See MoreHow to bring a wow on a plain wardrobe
Comments (2)Thanks. Can I use some wallpaper on the laminate. Will it paste?...See MoreHow should I bring some life and spunk in this room?
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9 years ago
groveraxle
9 years agoPart of the problem is that everything is the same color. There is no contrast, and therefore, no interest or spark. I've upholstered the roll arm bench in a light sage green and brought it around to join the conversation group. I've added a medium green rug.
It's hard to see all that's going on in this room. I suspect that this arrangement might not work because it seems like there is a TV on the wall above where the chairs currently are. If you give us clear pictures of every wall, we could probably help you better.
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9 years agoHere is a start. I can't reorient your chairs, so I simply moved one into position. Move the coffee table 18" away from the sofa, then put one chair on each end of it.
I added some colorful kilim pillows in yellows and golds to the window bench and removed the valance. The valance doesn't add anything but clutter and better to have a few more inches of your beautiful view. The pillows are from a shop in Istanbul. They have great prices. The shop is here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GalenUnique?section_id=14024089
groveraxle
9 years agogroveraxle
9 years agoI don't know what your chances are of finding an antique Hepplewhite sideboard, but something like this would add much needed color and function to your room. You could lower the TV to a better viewing height, hide the cords and components, and have some space on the end to display your carved figure.
I grouped your two framed pieces to the right of the TV and lowered them.
drruchigs
9 years agoHi Groveraxle , As per your suggestion I have rearranged the furniture! However, do u think the painting on the pink wall is now looking v displaced/off center?
drruchigs
9 years agogroveraxle
9 years agoThe new arrangement is better. Pull the rug back about a foot so the front legs of the sofa sit on the rug. Put the chairs at the ends of the coffee table so they face each other.
From this angle, I can't see the placement of the art above the sofa except to tell that it's too high. However, don't worry about where the art is until you get the rest of the room arranged. All of your art is too high, the individual pieces need to be grouped into pleasing arrangements, but none of that can be done till the furniture arrangement is established.
For the TV unit, look for a cabinet that is at least 25% longer than the TV. And I would look for something that isn't brown, or a cabinet you could paint. You need some other colors in this room.
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9 years agoWhat do I think of TV units like these ones? In the picture with the White TV unit - what colour other than wood do u think will look good?
groveraxle
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9 years agoHi Groveraxle , I am a little fed up of the antique look in my living room - too much of carving!! If I mix the modern look with it- how will it look? Also, am sending pic of the wall behind my couch-want to make it into an art wall!! Do have cute out newspaper in the size if the paintings and displayed it! What do u think of the arrangement?
Am also attaching pictures that I intend putting up on the wall!! Let me know what u think if it!!
Thomas Zacharia
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Bryant Shaw
9 years ago
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9 years agoI would paint the closet and window seat an ivory or light cream, add an area rugin a dark eggplant color and bring the furniture together to create a conversation area, also you could use the wall the TV is on to display photos or art. I am posting some examples for you to look at and hopefully give you some ideas to make your own :-)
Carmen Mercado-Leyva
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Audrey Webb
9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoTry a bistro style!!
1) Place something like the table and 2 chairs pictured below on both the left and right walls with chairs facing each other, and both spaces with area rugs.
2) Paint the left and right walls a dove white with a soft gray baseboard .
3) Paint the wall with the window, the beam above the window, wall with the door and the beam on the left wall an accent color.
4) Get rid of the hutch thingy facing the door
5) Turn the sitting area underneath the window into a storage area.
6)Obviously change the wall decor and the chandelier to anything that would help brighten the room up.
I totally agree with @Brandibothe as far as the color scheme.
sallyann1102
9 years agolast modified: 9 years ago
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