Wow, when I ask you guys for advice, you really come through. I love reading all of your ideas, they are so insightful. You guys not only had suggestions about the mirror but about the whole room in general.
Some of your suggestions I had already tried like placing the sofa in front of the window. A couple of you were adamant that should be where the sofa is placed. I tried that when we moved in and it was really bad, I hated it. The sofa just looked like it was stuffed in the window nook and way too crowded, then placing chairs across from it was really not pleasing to the eye and it didn’t make for a good conversation area. Since the recess is 5 ft deep and only 9 ft wide the coffee table had to be so far out in front of the sofa that it was useless to really use. If it was closer then you couldn’t walk around it to get to the sofa. Two chairs backed up to the dining table was really a lot of chairs to look at and was just all wrong. I know a few of you thought that was the perfect arrangement, but believe me, it really doesn’t work at all.
The one thing in common you all suggested was to add some drapes and find a rug. I agree about both of these. So I am going to find or probably make drapes since I need some really, really long ones. I am now trying to figure out the rod situation. I think I want them hung high above the arch of the window, so not sure about rod – maybe white or lucite – not sure. I will make a decision about the mirror after the drapes are up. I did find the rug I love and the larger size just came and it looks awesome. Just enough pattern to be fun.
It is amazing when you stop and look at a room with fresh eyes, you see a few things that would look better. One of them is the two chairs in the window niche. I didn’t like the crowded look of that at all, so I rearranged a few things.
See, this is with the two chairs in the alcove and the turquoise chair next to the sofa on the other side. Way too much furniture for such a small space.
By removing one chair we have some open air space and that is always pleasing to the eye. The turquoise chair went up to the guest bedroom and it looks amazing there. I can still seat 5 or I can pull the bench under the console on the entry wall over and still seat 6 – plus if need be we can use the dining chairs too.
When you really look at this picture, it just looks like a lot of furniture.
It is hard to tell in a picture, but this is really, really so much more open.
I needed a small table to replace the floor lamp and I found a jewel. This came from one of my favorite haunts – Hotel Liquidators. It is gorgeous – 3 x legs, great size, heavy glass for top and silver metal on the feet. Best of all only $49.00.
I like the feel of this. A small room and this makes it look bigger since furniture isn’t crowded in.
I also replaced this large picture over the console. I put it in the guest bedroom and brought the one I had in there out here.
I think my precious little girl is perfect for here.
Before – – –
After.
I love the rug, it is here to stay and the size is good for this space. Now to figure out the drapes and then decide what I want to do about the mirror.
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