We built our house four years ago, but unfortunately, we didn’t consider our living area well enough. Now we’re stuck and don’t know what to do. The wall color and the placement of the sofa (Sofacompany Dane 2.85m x 2.85m (9.35 ft x 9.35 ft)) are giving us headaches. Maybe you have a bright idea for arranging this space.
Who are we? A family of five.
Who are we? A family of five.
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Myrna_Loy20 Jul 2022 23:45You could also pull the carpet out from under the sofa to soften the boundary and add an armchair or lounge chair to complete the seating area into a square.
At first glance, this looks like something “left in place after moving in.”
The lamp seems out of place. Where is the media wall, or simply furniture? Any kind of arrangement? The floor color and the large white surfaces also contribute to the lack of coziness.
Different colors, pictures on the walls, furniture, possibly a different position for the sofa, the already mentioned room divider… then it will start to feel better…
The lamp seems out of place. Where is the media wall, or simply furniture? Any kind of arrangement? The floor color and the large white surfaces also contribute to the lack of coziness.
Different colors, pictures on the walls, furniture, possibly a different position for the sofa, the already mentioned room divider… then it will start to feel better…
A house built right in the middle of the anthracite era, light to dark gray as far as the eye can see. Nevertheless, I like your sofa, rug, and some of the decor.
Jasmin has surely tried placing the sofa as shown in the ground floor plan at least 100 times; that’s not the solution.
What stands out, as with every one of these identical houses, are the bare white walls in the "hall," the result of the typical open-plan layout and lots of window space, exactly what everyone wanted. The times when a living room wall was completely covered by a wall unit are over, and now people complain about the "emptiness" of the space they insisted on having just because everyone else does.
Here’s an example of what you can do to at least give the room a focal point.
Imagine the Christmas decorations removed; unfortunately, I don’t have a picture without them. The room is about 275-280cm (108-110 inches) high, entrance on the right. The room extends roughly the same depth behind where the picture was taken, with two armchairs arranged at a right angle to the sofa.
Something quite easy to do, and what has been done here, is to install floating shelves with lighting. In the center, you can build a drywall "fireplace," about 40cm (16 inches) deep. Whether or not you install a fake fire below is irrelevant. Where the picture is hanging could also be a TV.
On the right and left, under the shelves, you could place Besta furniture units, for example.
What really creates the cozy atmosphere here, though, are the ceiling coves (is that the right term?) and baseboards.
Unfortunately, your floor tiles don’t radiate any warmth at all; I would cover them extensively but definitely not with something gray as well.
As others have already mentioned, Artemis lighting would help. In the shown room, there are two small fixtures; in the other living area at the other end of the house, there are two large ones with the arch.
In another room, also with Christmas decorations unfortunately, it looks similar but without a fireplace, just a TV in the center.
The glowing line is part of a Flos light above the dining table.
Jasmin has surely tried placing the sofa as shown in the ground floor plan at least 100 times; that’s not the solution.
What stands out, as with every one of these identical houses, are the bare white walls in the "hall," the result of the typical open-plan layout and lots of window space, exactly what everyone wanted. The times when a living room wall was completely covered by a wall unit are over, and now people complain about the "emptiness" of the space they insisted on having just because everyone else does.
Here’s an example of what you can do to at least give the room a focal point.
Imagine the Christmas decorations removed; unfortunately, I don’t have a picture without them. The room is about 275-280cm (108-110 inches) high, entrance on the right. The room extends roughly the same depth behind where the picture was taken, with two armchairs arranged at a right angle to the sofa.
Something quite easy to do, and what has been done here, is to install floating shelves with lighting. In the center, you can build a drywall "fireplace," about 40cm (16 inches) deep. Whether or not you install a fake fire below is irrelevant. Where the picture is hanging could also be a TV.
On the right and left, under the shelves, you could place Besta furniture units, for example.
What really creates the cozy atmosphere here, though, are the ceiling coves (is that the right term?) and baseboards.
Unfortunately, your floor tiles don’t radiate any warmth at all; I would cover them extensively but definitely not with something gray as well.
As others have already mentioned, Artemis lighting would help. In the shown room, there are two small fixtures; in the other living area at the other end of the house, there are two large ones with the arch.
In another room, also with Christmas decorations unfortunately, it looks similar but without a fireplace, just a TV in the center.
The glowing line is part of a Flos light above the dining table.
askforafriend23 Jul 2022 09:22evelinoz schrieb:
A house built right in the middle of the anthracite era, with shades ranging from light to dark gray as far as the eye can see. Nevertheless, I like your couch, carpet, and some of the decor.
Jasmin has surely tried placing the couch as shown in the ground floor plan at least 100 times; that’s not the solution.
What stands out in each of these identical houses are the bare, white walls in the “hall,” the result of the typical open-plan layout and lots of window space, which everyone wants. The days when an entire living room wall was covered with a wall unit are over, and now people are complaining about the “emptiness” of a space they insisted on having because everyone else has it.
Here’s an example of what you can do to at least give the room a focal point.
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Imagine the Christmas decorations removed—I unfortunately couldn’t find a picture without them. The room is about 275-280cm (108-110 inches) high, with the entrance on the right side. The room extends another length in the direction the photo was taken; there are two armchairs positioned at a right angle to the couch.
What is relatively easy to do, and has been done here, is to install floating shelves with lighting. In the middle, you can build a drywall “fireplace,” about 40cm (16 inches) deep. Whether you install a fake fire at the bottom or not doesn’t really matter. A TV could also be mounted where the picture is hanging here.
On the right and left under the shelves, for example, you could use BESTA-type furniture units.
What really creates a cozy atmosphere here are the ceiling moldings (is that the right term in English?) and baseboards.
Unfortunately, your floor tiles give off no sense of coziness at all; I would cover them with large area rugs, but definitely not in gray.
As others have already mentioned, Artemis lighting fixtures would help. The shown room has two small ones; in another living area at the opposite end of the house there are two large ones with an arch.
In another room—also decorated for Christmas, unfortunately—it looks similar but with no fireplace, just a TV in the center.
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The glowing line is part of a Flos lamp above the dining table.Wow, I’d feel claustrophobic there—all that furniture. Shows how differently people are.
askforafriend schrieb:
Wow, I would feel really claustrophobic with everything so cramped. It just shows how different people’s tastes can be.@evelinozWell, I also don’t think you can convince the "gray generation" with decorative moldings and get them into an Old English style. I don’t think that’s necessary either.
If you look at Westwing (Now), you’ll find many modern interior styles that are anything but gray and also have nothing to do with traditional styles. They also play with colors and textures, such as velvet, for example…
There is also the modern country style or Scandinavian with lots of wood, surfaces often in gray… but I don’t even see anything like that here with @Jasmin.
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