What colour should this room be?
Stephanie Morrison
2 years ago
the wood is very dark and I am thinking painting everything white? The room is used as a tv room / it looks like a snug
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Comments (9)On the downside this room will always be the main thoroughfare, and the upside is that it has the opportunity to introduce and ipress people entering your home. Being a room they enter as opposed to a boxy hallway, it gives people the feeling of lint and space, I would add to that some comfort, in the form of luxury. Being a room that is walked through and not 'to', I would utilize it as an escape, somewhere to head when you want to have time away from living zones, often shared and loud. Treat this as a retreat. Your beUtifuk box bay window seat inspires me to suggest a library. You can build or buy a beautiful floor to ceiling bookshelf that I would position adjoining the entrance to create a partition or corridor, so it blocks the room initially and slowly reveals it's cosyness. The bookcas could be double sided so it allows light to flow through and display items in peek a boo fashion. Remove the soa in the front walkway as it is a visual blocker, and place it under the window. Normally I wouldn't do that, but in your case, a rug in front and under that sofa, the ottoman in front of the window seat, and a tray table in front of the sofa. The new 'hallway' would direct people through the home to those living zones, quickly and neatly. Make that wall a gallery wall, with your collection of images or family in a beautiful eclectic collection of frames. Leave some empty or frame objects you love as much S photos. Books, cushions, throws and fabric exude comfort and luxury if chosen to do so. A beautiful side table and lamp next to the sofa ( i spy a power point) so the room will feel warm with a throw over the arm, a book in hand and somewhere to place your coffee. A beautiful space, make use of it as your own sanctuary....See MoreWhat should we do with this huge open-plan room?
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Comments (23)No-one seems to have talked budget . Where I'd start is actually leave the actual room as it is for a start . Eh ? Yep . Take down the nothing curtains . Go for bright colour curtains , depending on the rest of your house . Personally , I'd go for red , or white . Or red and white vertical striped . But yellow , orange , blue , green would all work . A leather lounge suite in white or red , or possibly black . A leafy pot plant in a colourful pot . And then -- a big abstract picture in complimentary colours on the brick wall -- around 1.8mtr x 1.2mtr or similar . Lighting -- stainless designer 12volt spotlights , 3 or 4 on each light . You can point and position to suit , highlight and hide features , and thge lights themselves look good without being instrusive or knocking your head . Basics done for $2k plus furniture !...See MoreStephanie Morrison
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2 years agoAnother question .. would you paint above the top woodwork the white of the ceiling or the sama as the walls?
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2 years agoI would recommend leaving the wood as a feature in the room and basing your colour scheme around this , if you want to keep them room cozy and "snug" I would opt for complimentary colours depending on your favourite colours . Darker greens would would offer a woodsy nature feel or shaded oranges
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2 years agoHere is what we did! so pleased . thank you so much for all the ideas ! looks fabulous 😆
Kate
2 years agoStephanie Morrison
2 years agoKate it is Taubmans Black Forest , looks grey/greenish in the tin but is navy on the walls
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