Living Room Makeover
by
Vhbungalow
This room has been one of the trickiest in my house. With the front door opening directly into it, the living room seems more like a pass through, rather than a place you'd want to sit and stay a while. Through de-cluttering and a change of furniture placement, along with highlighting the original built in features, the room is shaping up to be much more than a pass through.
*Options I considered for this project:
Currently I have my existing sofa and furniture in the space, but I would love to have a leather sectional that would fit the space really well. The reason for this is I have three pets that spend more time on the sofa than I do, and shed consistently, so having a vintage, lived in leather sofa would solve my constant need to vacuum my current sofa! If I did that, I would also mount the TV above the fireplace, to save space and keep the fireplace as the focal point.
*Questions and unexpected events that arose during the project:
I'm not sure how mounting a TV above a fireplace works. I don't know what happens to all the equipment (ie: blueray player, wii, cable box, etc.) Where does it all go?
* Cost Comments:
All the other elements were existing and/or hand-me-downs, so I don't have pricing on those.
*My motivation to do this project:
It's the first room you see in my home, and the most used space (after my kitchen) so I knew it needed to be addressed.
*Project Steps:
I tried to keep decorations minimal in the space, and make the focal point the fireplace and beautiful built in cabinetry. Right now, I feel like there's a lot of brown in the space, at least with the bulkier pieces of furniture. I tried to add pops of color with the great coat rack at the front, which I'd love to try and create more of a foyer feel to that small space.
Advice:
Do: Measure the room and decide what type of furniture would fit best in the space
Materials:
Sisal Area Rug - $100.00
*Options I considered for this project:
Currently I have my existing sofa and furniture in the space, but I would love to have a leather sectional that would fit the space really well. The reason for this is I have three pets that spend more time on the sofa than I do, and shed consistently, so having a vintage, lived in leather sofa would solve my constant need to vacuum my current sofa! If I did that, I would also mount the TV above the fireplace, to save space and keep the fireplace as the focal point.
*Questions and unexpected events that arose during the project:
I'm not sure how mounting a TV above a fireplace works. I don't know what happens to all the equipment (ie: blueray player, wii, cable box, etc.) Where does it all go?
* Cost Comments:
All the other elements were existing and/or hand-me-downs, so I don't have pricing on those.
*My motivation to do this project:
It's the first room you see in my home, and the most used space (after my kitchen) so I knew it needed to be addressed.
*Project Steps:
I tried to keep decorations minimal in the space, and make the focal point the fireplace and beautiful built in cabinetry. Right now, I feel like there's a lot of brown in the space, at least with the bulkier pieces of furniture. I tried to add pops of color with the great coat rack at the front, which I'd love to try and create more of a foyer feel to that small space.
Advice:
Do: Measure the room and decide what type of furniture would fit best in the space
Materials:
Sisal Area Rug - $100.00
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wonderful job, I have a 1949 roman brick home with the same entry issue. Most everyone uses the kitchen door, again, no mudroom-entry.. grrr. who trained these architects?
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Your room is shaping up. Looks great! Do you have room to build a half wall by your front door? Or maybe 3 or 4 decorative columns? That would help separate the entry.
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