help with decorating living room?
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at
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OK..I’m trying to remember what I viewed and offer my opinion. The TV on the angle is good..however, it leaves all the space next to it filled with too many little table/standing shelf things and clutters up that corner, so what to do?
I’d move the Papasan chair where you now have the glider (big piece will now balance out big piece across from it). If that large square end table will fit next to it, ok–but try a smaller piece. That shelf thing next to tv ….hmmmm–I’d eliminate it and replace that space with a tall, real floor plant.. But definitely move that little table from behind the glider….can it go by the door to hold a bowl for keys, fresh flowers? Those 2 swirly things on either side of the wall art should go someplace else–too distracting. Keep it simple. The rocker can go where the papasan chair was (this way nothing bulky blocking bar stools).
Add a tall floor plant–real one–next to TV to balance out height. No fake plants or artificial flowers (biggest mistake people make)…that and too many throw pillows. Just 2 are good plus a sofa throw draped over one side of back–pick up one of the colors from papasan chair. If using the red/maroon, don’t saturate the room..just pops of color will do it. Red curtains? I don’t know–awfully strong color on the eyes. Keeping it neutral makes the room look bigger–let the room itself carry the color. Blend kitchen with same color.(like accenting with kitchen towels, small rug in front of sink, a pot holding a plant, S & P shakers in that color). Fresh plant on bar will soften the space. It’s ok not to have to use all the tables and things in 1 room just because you have them. Let the eye move around the room without the clutter.
Decoration troll
Since you technically don’t have a dining room, I would take the living room & add deep reds. Add throw pillows and a throw blanket to the couch. Find a tan rug with red trim for the floor. Don’t go to long on the curtains, but make sure they are red as well. Just make sure your red colors match.
As for the kitchen…go with country blues, and you could even do a theme if you wish.
We live in an apartment where the dining room & living room are actually one big room. To break it up, I carried the apple theme I have in the kitchen into the dining room. We have a breakfast bar, but there are cabinets above it so it looks divided. The living room has a birdhouse theme, with a wall border.
Don’t go over board with whatever you do. Even though our living room is birdhouse themed, I mixed in a small amount of country to it as well, and it really goes good together.
Actually I think it looks nice and spacious and calming and I wouldn’t be too keen to dress it up too much. Be too fussy. Go for textures rather than colours. I’d be inclined to go for one or two plants, large ones with interesting foliage (real ones not fakes) and possibly a rug, also neutral but heavily textured if you can find one. If you want to add colour, then just an interesting item here and there to draw the eye. You can carry the theme through to the kitchen area by adding some interesting plants and matching splashes of colour.
1] way too much furniture for tiny living room [ LR ]- get rid off too many tables. Keep two – coffee table and maybe end table or curio stand.
[ TV is too big also, but doubt you will get rid of that ]
2] replace tiny valences in LR – maybe side swooped red drape or sheer?
3] add red [ LR drape ]or blue [ K curtains ] decorative pillows – two on loveseat, one on rocker?
4] get rid of beige and zebra throws – do nothing for room. Replace with red or blue.
5] add two potted plants – largish – one by each LR window
6] new blue curtains or valences in kitchen
7] a centerpiece [ candles, flowers, etc ] in red and/or blue would also look nice on coffee table or counter