Does this shabby chic console table work in my living room? Style help

Elaine Reinberg

10 years ago

I'd love to hear any opinions and tips for styling my new living room. Thanks!

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Lydia (Kazza Design)

10 years ago

last modified: 10 years ago

I suggest removing the mirror over the fireplace and replacing it with a more interesting decorative one. This one mimics the tufting in the ottoman and brings in alot of visual interest. Having an ornate mirror like this eliminates the need to put alot of stuff on the mantle. Also, adding patterned curtains would frame the window. I noticed you had yellow pillows so I chose these.

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Lydia (Kazza Design)
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
It does work! You're off to a great start but I do find there's too much furniture so I suggest changing the layout if possible. I would swap the couch and the chairs but space them out more from the fireplace (everything looks crammed). Show off the shabby chic console table by putting it behind the couch. The lamps would look much better on this console table. Get rid of the glass console table and the shelving in the corner. Get an accent table to put between the two chairs. This one has the same legs as the console table.
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Hi Nishi, Beautiful furniture and a very cute cosy nest you have. To begin with replace your existing coffee table with a hard wood simple coffee table. Replace your cushions with an assortment of pink, turquoise and golden yellow in different sizes and shapes, this will add some brightness to the room.Replace the pictures on the wall with a big mirror as per the wall size and add a nice frame to it. On the shelf on the picture wall place the candle stands currently on the centre table. The stools can be replaced with a nice upholstered ottoman bench in a printed fabric as sofa is plain. Cover the entry door with curtains as well so that it gives an illusion of a single wall behind. Since the wall behind the bench is already textured do not put anything on the wall. Remove the white bench there, instead put two big white teracotta pots there of different height and put bamboos on it. Finally put a blue/brown shaggy rug below the coffee table to complete the look. Hope you find the suggestions useful. Also you could put a few glass shelfs on the wall behind the 3 seater and place all your small knick knacks on displayLike how I have done on my wall
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Evgeniya Melnik
10 years ago
It's really nice, but I'd change frame or color them. This is the cheapest ikea frame- i sand them and color with acrilic
Chem K
10 years ago
Love the console table and the pictures on the wall above it! I think the pic frames on it should be placed elsewhere. Consider in its place these:
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I think the shelf behind the wingback woven cane chairs is crowding the room. have you thought of a lush, tall plant in its place?
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Darzy
10 years ago
The room looks beautiful. I'd just move the pictures on the console table. They are competing with the pretty prints above. Nicely done! You should be proud. :)
anniebmw7
10 years ago
Hi Elaine, love everything about the room, great work:)!. The console does need some work though. I don't know about you but if this is not an antique piece try patching the scratched off with paint or repaint with same color, or different one if u like ( to match all pieces of the color pallets u have going on). Console is great we're it is with the beautiful set of pictures...hope this helps...

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Beverly Vosko Interiors and Remodeling
10 years ago
I love the console table - but you don't see it where you put it because your chairs are too tall. I agree that your living room is too crowded - and think you need to either get rid of your chairs or get smaller, lower chairs and a glass coffee table which will make the space look larger and more roomy.
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Remya Warrior Designs
10 years ago
Hi Elaine, question for you. Is there a walkway opposite of the fireplace? Did you try putting the sofa opposite the fireplace? Maybe if you arrange the chairs one on either side of the sofa, the room will open up. You will also be able to see the console table then. I really like what you have done with the room.
decoenthusiaste
10 years ago
If the table behind the sofa is approx. the same height as the shabby chic piece I'd try them on either side of the FP. Flip the sofa to the opposite side. Put the white hassock under the window with the two chairs angled where the sofa is now. On each table, put one of the lamps and stack two of the quad pieces vertically that are now above the SC piece. Remove the FP mirror and get a professional to mount it over the wall of mirror in the dining room with its center 60" above the floor where it should reflect a chandy, not the opposite wall. Try a tall bookcase where the SC piece was. Add a great piece of art above the mantel and another on the wall opposite it. Hang stationary floor to ceiling drapery panels in a soft print.
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WelcomeHome staging & decorating, LLC
9 years ago
I would like to suggest, I would move the side table to the other wall where the book shelf is, under that picture. The side table is too big for that wall its on. Then I would put book shelf where it is, and raising the four framed pictures to a better height for the shelf. Then I would separate my two chairs, making a walkway thru them. It all looks good you did a great job.
Maureen
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Love the table, but wondering if it might fit better proportionally on the left of the fireplace, as it seems squeezed in. Decorate it with only the framed pictures and add the ones from the mantle. Move the present picture over a bit and add two pics above each other next to the picture and do the same with the other two on the other side of the fireplace and make sure the grouping is on the low side. Move the table from behind couch and place on the right of fireplace. Move your couch back a bit and make the middle area of your room feel more spacious and roomy. Place charis parallel to each other, vs on the angle. Also, I think your fireplace could more of a focal point by changing the items.
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decoenthusiaste
9 years ago
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