Help me decorate this space!!

Why not start with a piece of art or a poster in colors you want in your room?

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We had two large walls in our new house and needed inexpensive wall decorations. we collected pallets from the continued construction in our neighborhood and created a pallet wall. We used the thin sections for most of the wall, cut into various lengths. Stained them lightly with red or blue or teal or gray stain. We used a few thicker pieces to create more texture. This took us half a day. For the other wall we purchased two old doors, sanded off the peeling paint, then sealed with a lead paint sealer for safety. We hung them side by side on the wall. We then hung some old things we already had. My husbands childhood hobby horse (it was flat), a family farm painting, some old hardware we purchased at various junk shops over the years. We get wow compliments when people come by and see it for the first time.

Have you thought about putting doors on to conceal the TV and equipment? I find it hard to decorate around our large TV so I put it in a large armoire and then things fell into place.

African Art is extremely vibrant in colors and feelings. Start by painting your fireplace a dark blue grey. The walls and baseboards then need to be painted a light orange with red being the base, not yellow. This will complement the rest of the open areas that are painted the lovely beige you already have. You can then use art that has great spectrums of color -- turquoise couch, red chairs, etc. The last piece of art work below and the rug combines all the colors suggested. Good luck.