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I wouldn’t add, as the distance to couches looks tight and may feel too cramped/cluttered. To create interest and balance, hope below helps. Room will benefit by additional lighting and drapery will help fill in the other side.
Is that hardwood in the kitchen? If yes, I would continue that into the carpeted area. You don't want to put fake wood look vinyl next to real wood.
I think the flooring in the kitchen looks great with the cabinets. If that is real wood, absolutely continue that in the rest of the house.
I can't even wrap my head around tearing out wood to put in vinyl.
Agree with no shutters, and I like the garage doors painted to match the siding. You said the first picture is current, so the arches have been removed, which is a good choice.
To my eyes, the two more-slender entry columns look too close together. If possible, I'd like to see them moved to each side, leaving a generously wide entrance between them, with a thicker post added at the far right, matching the one at the far left. Then a widened walkway would enhance that sense of a broad, spacious entrance. (Pavers echoing the brick colors would be nice for that, but I didn't draw them.) There could then be larger decor where the pumpkins are, to draw the eye to the door.
I would probably also eliminate the horizontal white trim on the upper left bump-out, using the house color above the windows, and for the bottom edge, either the house color or perhaps charcoal to continue the horizontal line of the lower roof. Something like this?
(This image is human-drawn, not AI.)
agree with ^ @simplynatural No shutters and paint the garage doors the same color as the siding. Looks nice.
Make that three -- no shutters, paint the garage same color as siding.
Nice kitchen - really pretty with lots of natural light
everyone is different but I would not want to keep that mosaic tile
If it were me, I’d tear out the backsplash for sure and just prep/paint the areas - none of them are that big so i think the painted surface would just disappear
This is a rug from Wayfair. The rug ishould be turned the other direction so the furniture is setting on it.
I'd remove the red pillows and change them out for ones that coordinate with the chairs.
It is sometimes really is astonishing how much addition of a rug and a few adjustments to other items can completely change the look of a room.
Your furniture doesn’t lend itself to go towards a Colorado mountain look but here’s a shot at it. Get a rug. I know you have carpet but add a rug over it. I added a plaid one to help with the new style, along with wall art and table decor (may change out vase greenery, so it's not looking like Christmas all the time).
Add a window treatment with woven shades and drapery panels that are fuller than what you currently have.
Make a “window” with a piece of plexiglass cut to fit the opening and hold in place with trim pieces on each side.
This is ai’s standard color scheme but I think it works well with your flooring and the two toned wood cabinets. The decor can be changed to suit your style , of course.
The varying window heights are a challenge for window treatments and I’m not sure I have the best solution. Ai wasn’t cooperating so I couldn’t get all the panels on the shorter windows to align.
I like how Emily’s image kind of separates the windows and defines two areas, the larger window with seating, and a ”nook” formed by the two smaller windows. The nighstand there defines that nook as part of the bed’s space.
Another option might be drapes on the full-height windows only, leaving just shutters on the lower windows nearer the bed:
(AI went a little hydrangea-happy! I might also skip the pillows it put on the bench.)
I'd probably paint the cabinets/doors on the opposite side of the room the trim color but leave the fireplace as is (it has character, and its color helps balance the headboard). Do you plan to put a TV over it or art? (It will need something.) Chairs flanking the fireplace would be nice if there is room.
It looks like you actually do use a desk in this room, just not the built-in one, so perhaps you could extend the small one out along the side wall? I'd keep it a light color, like the newly-painted cabinetry.
If interested, I’d keep the chairs (upholstering will not be expensive…getting a quote may help you decide). Your DR has so much potential!!! and consider long term.
A rug will do wonders, a second hand console could save you money and your art may need updating. This can be done slowly.
You might even be able to use the bottom of the hutch (may need to refinish the top) and change the hardware.
We finally did the reform to the porch stairs. Still missing the rails and painting touches. I'll post a daylight picture tomorrow.
Like most of the posts are suggesting, I’d go for a round coffee table (probably around 48”) and a rug sized big enough for the sectional to set comfortably on top of it.
If necessary, you could actually get a piece of carpet cut and bound to any size. But you should be able to find an area rug size that will work for you. Your sectional is fairly large; so in terms of proportions - a rug that covers more of the area could balance the space.
I think an ottoman style coffee table in a leather or faux leather could be attractive, as well as useful for you; with a tray, it works as a coffee table - and it can also double as a foot rest for your TV space. Plus, if you have children and/or children visiting - an ottoman is always the safe choice.
If you like the sconce idea, there are many battery operated sconce options; some are available with remote control and dimmable. Alternatively, you could use a battery operated picture light there. Check Amazon.
Your floor is beautiful. It's not overtly yellow -- yellow-toned yes but not yellow-yellow. The floor looks perfectly natural and is doing what wood does.
Hey Carol, I don’t know how extensive you want to refresh your room, so I'll show some ideas as if you plan to keep your furniture. I am changing the wall color because that is a fairly inexpensive step to do. I like this green because it works well with your blue.
You’ve got a good layout for your room, and I’d keep it the same if the plan is to keep the furniture you have. A couple of things I would do for symmetry is to move the sofa that is facing the fireplace over to the left so it is centered with the fireplace if space allows. The second thing I’d do for balance is to keep the two spaces to the left and right of fireplace at the same level. So I show the cabinet with decorative items and a light above it, then on the other side the light above the wall art is the same height and the wall art fills the space underneath it. So visually it’s all one sight line.
The other thing is that I really don’t like to see the back of a sofa. Sometimes there’s no space to place a console behind it but if space allows then I would add one. If you need additional seating you could also add the ottomans underneath it.
See what you think.
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Matching every wood finish ( dining, dining chairs, dining table, accent chairs, cocktail table...even the console same plae wood, and similar everything
Leads to a furniture store look, lacks the depth some other material and finishes may bring. to a space )
You want a room, not an off the rack "package"
Example from above
Find art or prints that work for you and then cozy up the room with some additional furnishings and decor.
You are right - there is no installed dishwasher, and there is no dryer in the house, we hang it outside. What if I tried something like this - and built a laundry closet with a cabinet around the refrigerator? The fridge would basically stay in it's current spot, but I'd gain a much better place for the washer and (currently non-existent) dryer, and I could add in a dishwasher in the space where the washer used to be. (My original idea was to consider taking out the cabinet to the left of the sink for a dishwasher.) Here's an AI attempt:
Not sure what the style you’re wanting, but here’s iideas to start.
I like the ideas you’ve been given but I also like the idea of a black door so it leads the eye straight to it from the stairs. Use color in the landscaping.
You could also add a simple awning over the door too, so you don’t get poured on if exiting the home on a rainy day.
I like the wood and it looks in good condition so I’d hold off on painting it. I also like the furniture layout the previous owners had so consider subbing in comfortable furniture in a style you love. I would keep the chairs that flank the fireplace to the same style and color - not two different styles.
The art I show is pretty traditional looking with transitional furnishings, but you can change to a style that suits you.
Changing out the window treatment will make one of the biggest differences.
Progress, so far:
-I had a curtain rod & these IKEA curtains in my basement, so, why not? -I ordered top down/bottom up shades. This window looks directly out at the City sidewalk so having privacy down below is nice. I like looking at the sky and the tree out front, even though it is north facing so I don’t get a lot of light.
-I brought a chair I never use down from my bedroom, and brought one of the uncomfortable, but beloved (from my childhood home) captain’s chairs upstairs.
The shoes can fit on the main door/window wall easily. Used as both decor on top and storage. Then use the C sofa table for your coffee/phone. These are 2 basic examples of thin console tables that are narrow and made for shoes. Also search for "low profile" if you want the console to span underneath the window wall. Looks roughly 2 feet up off the ground but I am guessing.
I ;ike the function of the square table between the couches. And you already have it. Move it over and choose something round and smaller for the end ofthe right couch.
Will suggest that you have your siding inspected before painting and any deteriorated siding replaced.
I like your first rendition best. At my previous home, late 70’s beach So Cal, very similar in architecture, I painted all the trim the same color as the body of the house except for the eaves & facia ( Urbane Bronze on those ). Less ”choppy” IMO.
" AI said because the ceilings were so high it would look fine, and intentional but I think it looks strange "
Context is key, please add pics.
I would "help" balance the arts height by moving the sofa off the wall and placing a table behind it with some lighting. Hanging drapery panels at the same height as the top of the highest ppiece of art.
Are you thinking something like this?