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Showing posts with label Conversation Areas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conversation Areas. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
If you want to create a cozy space in a
large room this is what you do...
BEFORE
AFTER
1. Move the furniture away from the walls.
AFTER
2. Create a conversation area by placing
the furniture closer together, it is always nice to
add a rug it anchors the furniture.
BEFORE
The couch looks a little lonely on that big wall,
even the large artwork feels isolated
in the middle of the large space.
AFTER
3. Bring the artwork down so that it
fits with a group, the table, lamp and chair.
AFTER
4. Add a lamp or two, this creates a
warmer more intimate atmosphere.
AFTER
5. Add a few patterned pillows that use
the colors you have in the room.
This helps tie the room together.
See what a difference it can make!
Now you have a warm inviting room.
Go and see what you can do in
your own space with these simple tips!!
Monday, September 17, 2012
In this redesign, my camera battery just gave out---
but I was able to give you a quick before and after.
Here it is:
BEFORE
AFTER
See what changes we made:
1. Putting the furniture a on an angle,
creates a conversation area
2. Added fabric, the rug, the throw blanket and pillow,
soften the space and make it cozy
3. The pot of twigs on the side table, adds height
as well as a natural element.
4. The three owl prints hanging vertically,
fits the scale of the room better.
5. A lamp in the corner,
creates a warm glow to the room, as well as height.
And this was all done using what she had in her home already... Sooo Fun!
What can you do to change up your space?
p.s. I will show you the other half of the room soon!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
So what can you learn from looking at this great
Great room?
Let's to go through the space and talk about
what design principles you can use from this example.
In the above photo the furniture is gathered around the
center of the room facing the fireplace which
is the focal point of the room.
It creates a wonderful conversation area.
1. Converstion Area (the furniture is balanced in the space)
2. Three Lamps in a triangle pattern.
3. Similar Patterns and Colors throughout the space.
4. See how the Rug anchors the furniture.
5. Natural Elements
(flowers, apples)
6. Notice the Different Textures on the table...
wicker basket, the wooden boxes
as well as the shiny glass candlesticks.
And of course books...I love books in a room.
7. Fabric
(the different toss pillows)
8. Staggering the heights of the items on the coffee table
makes it more pleasing to the eye.
See how you can take ideas from this beautifully designed
Dream Home and use a few in your own home!!
Try at least one in your house today!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
We gave this living room a little shake up!
BEFORE
AFTER
We turned the couches on an angle and placed them close together
in a L pattern so you can have a nice conversation
without having someone walk between you.
BEFORE
AFTER
See how welcoming and inviting this arrangement feels.
We have divided the room up into different areas.
The back wall with the keyboard now feels like it has it's own space.
The two couches create a conversation area
as well as tv viewing.
BEFORE
AFTER
On this back wall we arranged a nice reading area
with a lamp and table.
It also works for veiwing the tv.
Notice how we added a lamp and some flowers on the table.
This is a quick easy way to accessorize a tabletop.
The red pillow in the chair is a nice way
to pull color around the room.
Overall, we created a warm inviting place
to visit, read a book or watch a movie!
Try placing some of your furniture on an angle
and see what you think.
You may be surprised!
Friday, February 18, 2011
This Living Room just needed a few little tweeks
and it really created a more inviting space.
BEFORE
AFTER
By adding the chairs and the table with the lamp, we created a very nice little conversation area.
One chair came from the office and the other chair and table from the bedroom.
BEFORE This view is to the left of the previous shot.
AFTER
See how we moved the sofas closer together and on an angle.
The ottoman works so much nicer between the two sofas.
We have now created another conversation area.
BEFORE
The table and the TV seem like two very different objects with nothing tying them together.
AFTER
After adding some height to the table, it now creates a grouping and is much more comfortable to look at.
The natural element and the odd numbers also really add to the cozy feeling on the table.
Having a bookcase in the room makes it very nice to accessorize and add some of your own personality to the space.
Notice how it is just a few books as well as a few items of interest.
This makes the bookcase much more pleasing to look at.
Just a different view.
Remember we are doing this redesign using only items that the homeowner already has. Usually this means that everything is not just right. But the homeowner now has an idea of what she needs and some homework for when she is ready to shop!
It would be ideal to have a few blue or green patterned toss pillows for the sofa as well as the chairs.
I would also love a couple of pillows on the other sofa as well.
A tray would be nice on the ottoman. The lamp really does warm up the room.
But overall don't you think this space is very inviting!
Now go and try alittle rearrange at your house---and I would love to see the before and afters.
Feel free to send me some photos!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Today, I want to show you how to create a conversation area.
This Living Room above, was so fun to do. The homeowner had the most interesting items, I am going to show you more of this room later in the week.
But for now we will be focusing on what makes a conversation area.
BEFORE
See how the sofa is alone, and if you were to have a visitor
it is more difficult to visit.
AFTER
We brought the two sofas across from each other. The area rug is a nice anchor--- it visually pulls the two couches together and you feel as if you want to sit down and have a conversation.
BEFORE
These two sofas were near each other but there is a walkway
right between them.
AFTER
It is more ideal to pull the two closer together and have
the walkway behind the loveseat.
Adding the end table between the two helps to make it feel
more like a unit.
BEFORE
The couch is lonely and it does not feel like a place you would want to sit down and have a conversation.
AFTER
With the couch and the loveseat in an L shape with the table,
it feels more inviting.
See how this is working . . .
BEFORE
AFTER
We positioned the furniture in a U pattern and it made it easier
to face each other and visit.
BEFORE
AFTER
By adding the rug and pulling the furniture closer together we created a more inviting space.
BEFORE
This chair seems very far away from the rest of the room.
AFTER
By balancing the room with more weight on the large wall, we were able to move the chair up. We also arranged the area rug so that it touched the chair and the sofas. This pulled the seating area together and made for a more inviting and comfortable space.
See how by just moving things around and using a few simple design principles you can create a more Cozy and Comfortable space!
Stay tuned for more photos of this
Living Room Redesign
in my next post.
Happy Re-Arranging!!
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