Need Help Decorating Living Room With Numerous Windows And Doors
By Emily88 from Erlanger, KY
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RE: Need Help Decorating Living Room With Numerous Windows And Doors
My idea is to buy some pleated window shades, the kind that go up & down (these dust themselves when you raise & lower them). Pick out a color that you like. (maybe beige) then have their color matched in paint for the walls. When the matching Verosol pleated shades are closed they will make the room look larger & less "broken up". Over the pleated shades you can also hang criss-cross lace, transparent curtains (if you like the Victorian or 1930's look) or use a solid color fabric. Or for a more modern or tranquil look, hang no curtains, just use the pleated shades.
As far as furniture, You can also put the couch across from the window, facing it. OR use 2 love seats facing each other each one facing the long end of the room (not facing the window, or a love seat & 2 chairs facing it with a small coffee table between. This seating would make the room look less "long".
Across from the large window(s) you could hang 3 or 4 prints of matching botanicals. These can be purchased cheaply at places like Ross or Target already framed & matted. Mark off your "living area" with a matching area rug. Rugs can also be hung on the wall as "tapestries". Rugs on walls work great in a tall, long or large room. If you like traditional decor, choose a "Persian" type rug. if you like a more modern decor, choose a geometric rug. With botanical prints, a rug with different leaves would be cool! For lighting, I like those pole lights that have a round end table attached. These take up little space & serve many functions. In a far corner of the room buy a silk tree from a second hand store & place an "up" light under it ($10 for the light at home depot). This will throw interesting shadows on the walls & ceiling!
As far as decorating colors. For a soothing room, stick to earth shades. Like the colors of wood, rocks, grass, leaves & water. Say for example for main colors you might choose golden-beige or gray-beige with an accent of olive green or sea-blue. The colors of nature are soothing & you can't go wrong with them. Bright colors are much harder to decorate around. Go to the library & check out a bunch of copies of home decor magazines. These will give you lots of ideas!
Post by Cyinda
RE: Need Help Decorating Living Room With Numerous Windows And Doors
You really don't have any choice but to put the couch under the window. Myself, I have no problem with putting furniture in front of a window, if you have to, but I know decorators do have that problem. My thought is, do as you like, and can afford. If you can afford it,maybe instead of a couch use a love seat and couple chairs. I would forget about having a coffee table. But then as I get older, I have decided they would be a good thing to trip over.
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