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Kitchen needs color

shelleyarodriguez

8 år siden

I love my kitchen but it desperately need some oooomph. My home is mostly gray-blue & rusty red which I would like to continue into the kitchen but how? Bottom photos are of the family room that connects so I would like it to be cohesive. Thanks in advance!

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Montdor Interiors - Shaila Gottlieb

8 år siden

Beautiful kitchen!

I'd remove the rug under the kitchen table altogether. It's right by the door and under the table ...2 "dirty" areas and it tends to chop the space. Instead, I'dd add a lovely print to the drapes that are hanging on either side of the door.You could also add tie on cushions to the chairs and bar stools. Pier 1 usually has a good selection I like some of the original art that's featured above...especially the one with the coral colours. The family room feels heavy to me. i'd also do something with the 2 paintings behind the sofa. the way they are positioned, makes the existing chest feel small. If you are keeping it, I'd hang the pictures one on top of the other.

A large canvas could go on the large wall. If original art is not in the budget, you can always canvas transfer a poster so that it feels like original art. Many poster companies use a print on demand program where they can also re size and sometimes re colour the print to your specs.

I'd also replace the existing sofa cushions with what I call "karate cushions". they are soft filled and you chop them down. Since you have a leather sofa, I'd go large...22" x 22"- They tend to look more inviting and don't slide down on leather as much.

I 'd add an area rug to the family room, pull the chair in closer to the sofa and replace the stiff looking trees with one near the window that has more movement, like a Dracina palm.

Adding stone or wood around the TV would greatly enhance it and add charm and warmth, but keep it light.

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Pamela Qarbaghi
8 år siden
The colorless prints hanging over the sofa could be swapped out for something with color. It would add a lot to your room. Then, pick up the colors in the art and carry those colors in accessories into the kitchen counters and table. You can look for more inspiration here: http://www.houzz.com/projects/1295077/art-original-abstract-paintings
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FLAIR INTERIOR DESIGN
8 år siden
Lovely kitchen! The space would be greatly enhanced with color. You could change the rug on the floor with one with some of the colors in the other room, the rusty red. The color red warm things up nicely. On the table, you could put a large bowl in either glass or ceramic which would add more color to the room. Adding some art to the wall(s) in the kitchen (which we cannot see) would warm up the space some more and give you the ooomph you desire.
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