HELP! Any ideas how to fix the living room end of our dining room?

7 years ago

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Room is narrow, blinds don't look great, floor has orange tone because it is similar to the floorboard colours in older houses.

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Can you turn your dining table on 90 degrees? So may be room would look not so narrow? Some kind of

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siriuskey
7 years ago
agree celerygirl, also your table looks to be in 3 sections? whats the room off to the left, maybe your keyboard could go ni there to allow for better space for the lounge chairs
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Eye Design
7 years ago
I'm not a fan of having things in front of windows however the space looks to be good for family interaction. can you try putting 3 seated lounge along the wall to left side and the recliner in the back left corner slightly away or out from the back left side window in front of blind, then centralize the keyboard in front of the window on the right side with the smaller electronic items in the far right corner. The plant can also look nice centrally located between the 2 back windows and this will take eyes away from the blinds also if and when you open them perhaps the outside foliage will compliment. not sure what that is hiding in far left corner so ask yourself is it necessary..? The table could look very nice as the other lady suggested facing the other way across the room & is it necessary for all 3 pieces..?

I would love your feedback or any updated photos should you try my ideas. you may email me at eyedealdesign@outlook.com & please add reference to Houzz & address our discussion so I am not likely to overlook your feedback. Thank-you Carol at Eyedeal Design
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KK1000
7 years ago
Please post photo of the other side of the room looking from the doorway on the left.
petapea
7 years ago
I think a large rug is needed in the living room to define that space.
KK1000
7 years ago
What is look do you want to achieve? Modern or classic ? There lots of different window treatments and some of them very heavy and old fashioned you might have to coordinate the look, and piano is to much for that space, is there another room for it?
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Crissy
7 years ago
are there any other walls in that room or does it open up into the kitchen.
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Bianca Castafiore
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks for your comments! More pics to follow...
Bianca Castafiore
Original Author
7 years ago
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Crissy
7 years ago
i would completely take the sofa out from the window as you have another in that area and place the piano along the wall with the print.
Bianca Castafiore
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks everyone for all your comments and suggestions. Much appreciated!
Bianca Castafiore
Original Author
7 years ago
There are 2 tables put together and I would like to keep both because we like to sit up when we have visitors for dinner
Bianca Castafiore
Original Author
7 years ago
I love the picture you sent Celerygirl
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siriuskey
7 years ago
agree with crissy there's too much furniture everywhere, you need to take a big breath and get rid of some stuff. So that the rooms can be better laid out.

Your living room has a dining table stuffed into a corner.?

Make the kitchen family room the lovely room that it could be, get rid of the lounges next to the island, move the family dining table into that space, you would them have a great area to layout the family/music room. sorry but at the moment it looks like you're storing furniture and you have such a beautiful home cheers
Bianca Castafiore
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks Oskuee, my taste is not modern,probably more classic
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Bianca Castafiore
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks everyone, I will work on suggestion received so far!
siriuskey
7 years ago
Hi suzanne, one thing that stands out is that you have all of your furniture, (in both rooms) pushed back to the walls, try bringing things together to make it more inviting, some ideas for you to work with cheers
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KK1000
7 years ago
First ,is removing excess furniture an option? Second, why bar fridge in the dining area, that really ruins the look. Seems that you can not move dining table closer to the kitchen because you have light pendant above the table, so can you move piano where your black couch is and couch on the other side of the room instead of creamy colour sofa . I notice the luck of coffee tables and side tables,that's probably why you like to sit around dining table, it is not visitors friendly and doesn't encourage conversation or interaction. I will come back to it have to study photos more. Are the arm chain the other room similar colour to the couch in the dining area?
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siriuskey
7 years ago
Hi again, I think I noticed an upright piano in the other room, you must be a musical family, just another thought could your keyboard replace the brown chaise lounge up near the kitchen that would open up the sitting area at the end of that room cheers
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asorbak
7 years ago
Hi,
Ive noticed that you have alot of excess seating, do you have a large extended
family you need to provide for (or maybe alot of children?) Is the table really
that long or is it an optical illusion? Where is your media room? maybe the
lounges at the end could be shifted in there? I really think the space looks a
bit dead... maybe some bright wallpaper or painting the dining room walls a nice sunny yellow would really lift the space. And how about giving the chandelier away? maybe centre the mat on the right under the table? Do you think it would be big enough?
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C P
7 years ago
Put the two tables together to make a square shape, at the moment your home doesnt really look like a home but a mis-matched selection of stuff. Your kitchen is lovely but it clashes with the other stuff.
It kind of reminds me of visiting a nursing home, you seem to be catering for lots of small groups.
C P
7 years ago
You also need rugs and to move furniture away from walls.
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Susan Ballard
7 years ago
I don't believe the rooms are that narrow It all comes down to furniture placement which has turned the place into one big alleyway Treat each area as a individual zone Eg area with light lounge Put larger lounge near wall and angle other seat with a coffee table then a rug on floor I feel biggest problem is dining table Really need to run other way and you need a smaller table that has extendable leaves when have guests
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Susan Ballard
7 years ago
Don't understand layout Kitchen lounge then dining then lounge Not a good flow
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Eye Design
7 years ago
I am interested in seeing the changes you have made since all the comments and suggestions. Are you able to give us some feedback to see if we have assisted you in any way. Cheers