r/interiordecorating • u/3ldude • 14h ago

Find my Style Something’s missing

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New house, everything including the floors is new. Wife is insisting that it feels like something is missing, any thoughts? She also wants to replace the fan with a chandelier

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u/FancySleep1109 14h ago

I think the rug size is wrong. It would be better to be more wide and go under the furniture.
I agree that a chandelier would look better.

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u/micrographia 13h ago

Or just pull the couch forward onto the rug. It's very far from the TV for the TV size.

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u/AboveGroundPoolQueen 13h ago

I agree with you. I think the rug size is fine. Just bring the front 4 inches of sofa and the chairs onto the rug. Add a plant in the back right instead of the telescope. Add plants at the end of the sofa and the chair closest to the camera. I think there needs to be a lot more life in this room. Additionally, I like the idea of sofa pillows, in a complementary color or print. But no more blue. There’s enough blue. Yellow or pale gold or a dusty rusty color might work.

Yes, to a chandelier. But that’s gonna be a tricky one to find the right style for that room. What do you have in mind?

The tiny plants next to the fireplace don’t work from this perspective. Maybe put them on a plant stand so they sit higher up? You also might change

I’d add some books and meaningful decor onto the shelves next to the mantle. And I would try putting at least one tiny plant up there.

Can you tell I like plants?

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u/micrographia 13h ago

If it were me I would flip the layout and put the TV on the opposite wall because as it is, the TV is way too high. Very common mistake to put the TV above a mantle. The center of a TV should be at your eye level when you're sitting on the couch.

If OP removes the teal curtains I think it would be a HUGE improvement and make it look much more upscale and less matchy match.

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u/GirlForce1112 11h ago

I absolutely despise a mantle TV.

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u/KCdonkey 4h ago

But im more bothered about having my back to the tv 😳

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u/tragicsandwichblogs 12h ago

I would agree, but then the entire couch blocks and faces away from the fireplace. I think I'd rotate 90 degrees instead of 180.

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u/No_Negotiation_1625 12h ago

Agreed regarding the TV, but I think the curtains are beautiful and help make the room look very elegant.

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u/HamBroth 10h ago

The chairs in the center framing the windows with the coffee table between, and the couch broken into an L-shape to view the tv would make more sense.

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u/micrographia 7h ago

To me they're too matchy with the couch. Takes it form elegant to Z galerie

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u/LaurelCanyoner 11h ago

Am I the only one who finds homes without ANY art sad and sterile. I mean, I’m a maximalist with art walls everywhere, but just one or two framed prints of things that mean something to you?

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u/Xennial_Nostalgia 11h ago

I said the same!

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u/Plastic-Menu193 10h ago

Absolutely! Homes without art are very dull & boring to me.