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For right beside the door I would just do a very small console table - like a taller nightstand. I actually have an antique table Im using as a side table that would be great in that small space. You could put a vase with a few flowers, maybe a little bowl for keys/wallet/sunglasses....you could put candles or pictures too.
For your fridge sitaution - have you thought about doing an organized dry erase/corkboard combination? You should start using Pinterest - there are TONS of home decor ideas on there and thats where Ive been getting some of mine. If you havent checked it out you should. Definitely some DIY solutions for an organizing board - with pretty fabrics that you can pin stuff onto.
In your living room - the space behind the couch is kind of empty. I would almost add more frames to that wall. Instead of using darker frames you might want to use lighter ones - maybe like the color of the coffee table to tie things in? The black frame is just really dark. For your bedroom - the wall color is very dark so I would go with lighter curtains. Also a lighter bedspread if possible?
Sorry I dont have more suggestions - I work better with pictures but cant access them right now! PS - if you want an invitation to Pinterest, PM me your email address and Ill send you one
Yeah I dont like over my couch that much either LOL (thats about the only decor my husband had up when I moved in! But ... I just dont know what else to do ... I also do not like the wall the Tv is on but the amount of room the tv takes up makes it alkward to deal with that space. LOL i was wondering if anyone was gonna comment on the 1 piece of light wood we have in the house (we like dark colors when it comes to furniture... darks and blacks) That one we got for free to replace our damaged one that matched the set but i have just been procrastinating to stain it BC it will take so much sanding and I actually like the look of it the "pattern" in the wood But it just doenst match LOL... I never really thought of bringing in more lighter colored wood.
And to the bedroom SInce the furniture is all brown... and the walls are a cream color and the carpet then the one orange wall I would like to get away from the color brown..mainly bc it is everywhere in the house... . even though i do like my zebra print .. but I am clueless when it comes to adding more color but to what color to use that could work with the odd burnt orange wall color. ....
Front entry- I would suggest a narrow console table with a mirror above- everyone needs a place to check their look on the way out the door.
To replace the fridge- use the inside of your cupboard door.
For seating at the table try a bench that could be tucked under the table when not in use.
Living room- generally things (other than the furniture) are too small and too high,
When placing pictures etc, the center of the picture or the center of a grouping of objects should be at eye level.
Take out the small rug under the coffee table. It serves no purpose. If you want an area rug it should be large enough so that at least the front legs of the furniture are on the rug.
Take the small prints on the wall above the tv down. Lower the two sets of pics in the black frames so they are on either side of the tv.
Bedroom- again accessories are too small and too high.
Or, you could buy inexpensive sheer curtain panels to do a look like the pic above.
Or, you could move the curtains from both your windows to cover the wall behind the ned and get new longer curtains for your window.
If you leave the curtains where they are, they are too short- Add a band of fabric at the bottom(but not just a narrow strip-overlap the main fabric if necessary)
Switch the side tables. You seem to have more room on the other side of the bed. The chest of drawers looks cramped where it is.
Get a taller lamp to go on the side table or install wall sconces at the same height that are swing arm so you can adjust them for reading.
Get a slipcover for the loveseat(is that the plaid ?) you can get stretchy slipcovers at Target or K Mart for a very reasonable cost. If you can't do that find a throw and cover the majority of the chair.
First off, I absolutely love your kitchen! The layout, is amazing, and if we were to move anytime soon, I would want a kitchen like yours, just different materials. I do love your colors, they just aren't my taste. Secondly, I would like to say, you have an awesome space to work with, and with a little extra money ( not sure if you have it) and/or time and effort, your place will look even better.
I agree with the PP, she had great suggestions, area rug, headboard, slipcover, table at entry way. Even if you had all these pieces I think you would bemissing out on a huge factor, in the whole decorating scheme. Inspiration! Your house reminds me alot of what ours use to look like, just a lot of random, nice stuff, kinda tossed together, trying to fill in the blanks. But I have since then, matured, if you will, in my decorating tastes, and know exactly what I like right now. I recently spent some time in the "country", and am inspired by the old country cottage look. So I combining beach cottage, and country cottage, and redecorating our house in those types of themes, think, rustic wood banister, alot of whites, blues, browns, claw foot tub, white kitchen, repainted older furnishings, etc, etc.
Once you find your inspiration, everything will fall into place. What kind of homes do you like, what makes you feel most comfortable? What kind of homes did you like as a kid? That sounds silly, but I am really trying to create an atmosphere I longer for as a child. I know I didn't give you a whole lot of tips, as I said the PP had so many, but I hope I helped! Goodluck!
I agree that a nice entry table would look great, tho you don't have much space. Look around your house and find something that may work. Playing around with existing items is often the best way to get a unique look, plus it's free!
The rug in your LR is way too small (I'd get rid of it), and the coffee table is in the middle of nowhere. It should be in front of the couch if you're going to keep it in that room. The lamps on the sides of the couch are also way too small. Grab some books and stack them and put the lamps on top...it will give you some reading light temporarily until you can replace them. I'd also remove the valance on the window.You do also need to lower just about everything on your walls. My husband always hangs everything at nosebleed height too, but if hanging things on the wall, they need to tie into whatever is below them to make a more cohesive look.
Can your bed be placed and centered on that accent wall instead of where it is now? If you try it that way, it will give you some other possibilities on where to place the other pieces. Most of it is trial and error anyway, so what do you have to lose?
I like many of the other suggestions as well. Experiment!
LOl I appreciate all the comments.... HAHA some of this stuff I never knew...I didnt grow up in a house where it was all nicely decorated my mom had a hodge podge of anything she liked in each room and was way in to nick nacks ... you just dont run into alot of the "magazine" worth decor in this area Its all about function and what you like. I probably have the most well put together house of anyone I know. Lol I dont know anyone who knows anything about design So alot of these rules are new to me... About lamp height, rug size, coffee table being so far from the sofa, curtain length... all that stuff
LOL At the eye level comments and everything being to high... I know this is always been a general rule .... I feel like my house it too tall for me sometimes.... My cabinets are to high my closet shelves are too high....Because my husband had this house built for him .. a very tall man ( he lived alone then). Someone define Eye Level!
I am 4ft 9 inch tall my eye level is shoulder high for most people My husband who hangs everything in the house is 6ft 7 inches tall... eye level for most people is elbow OOPS level for him or head level when sitting if its above a piece of furniture. So I am not sure I could get him to agree to move stuff down.
I will keep looking around for a entry table... I was worried the space might be too small...
I like the Idea of a bench and had thought of that before but most of the ones we saw were for a longer table (like if we had our leaf in ours)to fit under the table legs. I might see about having hubby make one.
I like the idea of using the cork board and all of that in a cabinet... I could actually use the inside of my pantry door.
My Living Room... Yeah the rug is a little small ( althought I dont think I would want a rug as huge as you are sayng I need) I been saying to hubby for 2 weeks do you think the rug looks to small? He keeps saying were just use to the bigger one it will grow on us lol... I got it brand new for a steal to replaced an older larger Rug that the dog decided to be Naughty one day and chew 3 of the corners off of it But I will be honest In my mind at the store it seemed much larger LOL. I do love the colors of it though & its nicely made. I do feel like I need a rug to put more color into the room though and it feels empty without one.
My coffee table is more toward the middle of the floor ... It gets used alot in this house it usually has no decor at all.. that candle holder usually sits where my easter stuff is. While the rug seems pointless to most It has to have a rug for the sake of my light colored carpet...because this is my families favorite place in the house.... We eat here , we do homework here, we play games here. we craft here sometimes. I pushed it closer to the sofa once But the rest of the room seemed so empty so i thought it looked better to center it up between the chairs.
I had the crazy idea the other day to put the tv in the corner and put the sofa & chairs in the middle of the room and caddy corner everything My husband just gave me a look like are you crazy?? AND I MIGHT BE ... But i feel like my living room feels to Wide open like everything is just off on its own and I am not sure how to fix that problem. Maybe its just the took small items in a larger space because it is fairly large the room is much wider and longer than it looks in the picture
BEDROOM:Definately Slip covering the Loveseat... Hope to get the computer out in general one day!! I was talking to husband a couple days ago about rearranging bedroom furniture it is actually on my to do list! I am not sure the bed would fit in the room as well on the orange wall but that was my thought too. I was also thinking about doing away with those two pieces of furniture where the tv is and putting the tv on either the dresser or the chest of drawers And putting the other one on the small wall next to my side of the bed. Yeah i hate the decor in here in general the only thing I have added was the stuff over the bed.. and the picture frames & lamp I have never been happy with anything in here though everything except the Sign above the bed has been repurposed nothing is new in here but the pillows and the bedding.
LOL My mom always told me dont let your curtains go to the floor.. I guess thats the right thing to do?
A PP said alot that was true.. throwing together whatever looks pretty and making do with whatever you have. I sold my house bc i lived in a different state & my fam lived here & we have alot of acres & nice quiet area here) My house while I had a few extra rooms (laundry/utility room Dining room & had alot more storage (we have very little) had much smaller rooms. I sit here and i think about the house when I moved in & what is in it now..... Aside from all the furniture (which came with me my daughters room & her bathroom is really the only rooms we have changed or bought new stuff for.I mean I bought some new throw pillows to mix with the old, some picture frames & maybe some candles here or a new doormat or rug but thats about it. Everything else is just combinations or my stuff and his stuff .
Inspiration is what I need and I have tons of pictures of stuff I like but I dont know how to make it work here... or i never think it would work in my house... Or I dont want to spend much because Im afraid the kids might mess it up or husband might or the dog LOL
For the entrance, I'm guessing the space between the edge of the door and the start of the carpet is about 24-30" based on the tiles on the floor, you could use a shelf like this in lieu of a table:
or a half round table like this
With your husband being so tall and you being, shall we say "height-challenged", I suggest you split the differnce. If you lower the things on the wall so the center is about 5'6" to 5'8", they will look more connected to the furniture pieces.
Try just moving the things you have around a bit and see if you like the look.
@julies1949: 35 inches is what I have actually.. Yeah I was first thinking a shelf but then i thought it might get bumped easier than a table being there between the doorways... but I do like the half round tables but I havent been able to find one anywhere except an actual furniture store for more than I want to spend for a accent table. I am finding most of the rectangle ones I find (the style with one drawer and a shelf below) are just slightly larger or deeper than what i need.
How far should it come out? because I dont want it to feel like its sticking out in the way
You are right- you don't want it to stick out too far. Even 6" -8"is enough to give you a place to put keys and have a mirror above. I notice you do have an electric outlet on that wall so you could fund a buffet lamp to put on the shelf. They are tall and narrow.
I have seen those kind of shelves and half round tables at Target. You could even find an antique or vintage table and cut it in half. You can use a couple of L brackets to bolt it to the wall.
I really like your bedding and the wall colors are perfect so I would definitely keep that and just try a few of the other ideas.
http://www.houzz.com/photos/eclectic/living-room
Here are some pictures for ideas for you. Not everyone knows what to do or how to make the best use of the space they have, so it's always good to see some other designs and decide what kinds of things you like and that may work for you.
The curtain/drape thing always makes me a little crazy, since many people hang them wrong. In your BR, it looks like all you have to do is lower the rods and if possible, extend them beyond the window frame. If you widen the rods, you can then leave the curtains hanging straight down(get rid of the valances if they aren't attached to the panels),framing the windows and making them appear larger. Center your bed between them and make that the focal point of your BR. Hang the things you have over your bed now, but lower them and keep them closer together instead of spreading them out so much. If you do that, the absence of a headboard won't even be noticed. You can then probably move one of the dressers to hold the TV and play with the rest.
Only you know best how your family lives, and you do have to make some concessions for that. While I do like the rug, it really is too small. Any chance you can get the same thing but larger? Then you can put it in front of the couch with the table in front of it....
How wide and tall is that table in front of your kitchen island? Have you ever considered putting it behind the couch and placing those lamps on either side? It would push your couch out a bit farther in the room, but it would lighten that area by bringing the light higher up in the room.
I hope you try a few different things out and live with them for a few days before deciding. What you have now may work the best, but there may be a way to make it work much better too. Never know until you try!
Your idea about the living room isn't crazy at all. I think it would look nice if you moved the couch in toward the TV more, and then put the console table on the wall where it used to be.
Watch HGTV and see what they do--you'll get lots of ideas!
I was going to suggest using that door beside your refrigerator to hold a corkboard or something for all your notes!
Wow, you have a nice amount of space. In my area, spaces tend to be smaller. I do have color suggestions for you. This is my taste but I think it could work for you. Changing out the wall colors with paint would do a lot. I would do this for the living room & bedroom, especially the bedroom since you don't like it. Painting would be a little work but would make a big difference. I would change the living room walls to a light beige or camel or a pale yellow. For the bedroom, I think sage green or dusty light blue would be nice and would go with the brown you already have. Here are some pics for bedroom inspiration:
Also, I think this decal headboard is cute. It's a removable decal from whatisblik.com about $40. Etsy also has some vinyl wall decals.
the curtains do extend out farther than windowsill but I dont think they are really but just a couple inches higher than the window. our windows are fairly tall but seem a little skinny.
The table is not long enough to go the entire length of the couch Close but is tall enough to sit behind it and stuff be seen over the table. I have had it behind the couch before but it was when it was pulled to middle of the living room with no wall behind it where the recliner is now. (we had to put our Christmas tree in the corner and had to rearrange it some)
I can look online to see about that rug in a bigger size because I agree it is small... IT WAS A STEAL THOUGH! I had been rug shopping for MONTHS and nothing had all the colors I wanted in it that I liked or in my price range. This had all my colors and was marked down on clearance for $25. I did think it was going to be only slightly smaller than my old rug (by the measurements i didnt think it would matter to much seemed) but when i got it home it was like a foot shorter on the sides and probably like 2 feet shorter
I like the idea of a pale blue but I am not sure husband would go for that Its not showing any pictures tonight.. but I will have to google Decal Headboard because I have not seen nor heard of that
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SO for the most part I like the look of most of my home. (ill only show the main rooms) This is what it looks like 95% of the time minus the easter decor and the "greenhouse" growing on my table. Thankfully my husband and I have about the same taste we like classic neutrals with just pops of color. He likes to lean more toward rich reds browns oranges greens so thats pretty much what he designed the house around when he built this place ( i decided to sell and move here) . Which i like but I love teals yellows yellows crisp white and black I also adore animal print!.(he did let us go wild in our daughters room though (hot pink black purple and zebra)
I Just Need a little help with some areas of our home I dont have a clue what to do about! I need budget friendly ideas because the outside projects we be doing & planning have been sucking the money right out of us!
This is our front door and entry way .. I Loath all the pics I see which entry console table or shelves all decorated seaonally or Cubbied Shelves with hooks and with boot trays and benches.. all Functional .. But this is such a small space ? I am uncertain what to do !
I have only 47 inches from open door to the next door frame
And 35 inches from Door to edge of carpet
..NOT ENOUGH SEATING!
When they designed this place they didnt think of where to put a table... I love the big kitchen but ... our table is up against the window with one side completely unusuable....
We would love to have dinner parties but ... While we have alot of room we have no where to seat people. We have this bar area but its unusable as seating... bc the countertop is flush it doesnt stick out and the other side is cabinets and the kitchen Island is the same way
(this bar area usually acts as my space to seaonally decorate because I dont know what else to do with it because you can see whatever you put there on both sides.
Looking into the kitchen this is just off form the front door.
Anyone Have Seating Solutions?
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MESSY FRIDGE used and "organization" this seems to be the catch all in our house... art work... appointment reminders.. school stuff we use daily like spelling words weekly flyers math facts etc... If we dont see it in this house WE DONT REMEMBER IT!
I would like to find a pretty alternative to make my fridge less chaotic but still keep everything I need in one place and in sight. (it doenst necessrily have to be on the fridge either)
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Living Room Arrangement.... This all it ever looks like. .. there is only 2 useable walls ... the 3rd wall has the 2 long windows.. ( would love to be able to put that Antique table(shown in 1st pic group against a wall)
Other side of the living Room
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OUR BEDROOM (you might have read my other post about "frank" the hideous falling apart 30 + year old chair used as a computer chair in our bedroom that husband was attached to and refused to part with then finally said if he has to go he wants a loveseat in there!) HE IS GONE! BUT...... he got replaced with a loveseat (which was in great shape for only $20 but is huge and doesnt match anything) BUT In my mind still a MAJOR inprovement
THIS IS MY LEAST FAVORITE ROOM IN THE HOUSE IT DOESNT FEEL WARM AND COZY TO ME IT JUST FEEL BLAH! SO BUDGET FRIENDLY IDEAS PLEASE! That will work with what we have orr.. change but go with the wall colors.
We have a huge bedroom but we also have a huge bed and lots of different pieces of furniture which pretty much limits us with the setup we have now as far as bed placement. None of the furniture matches but We dont have money for new furniture Or a headboard right now. The Computer has to stay bc of only place in house with reliable connection ( hubby wont downsize to a computer chair .. bc of comfort) An hubby says TV Is a must!
Vaccum is not usually in there sorry.... and gonan do away with the shelf of open junk to the right there