Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge Re: Please Help.. Home feels lifeless. Wall Paint 3Jun 24, 2014 11:42 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Please Help.. Home feels lifeless. Wall Paint 4Jun 24, 2014 12:12 pm I wouldn't paint the wall. My suggestion is to get 2 x pieces of rectangular wall art including a colour you really like and hang one each side of the TV. I think the long side of each picture should be vertical. Then pick a colour from the art and paint the architraves around the windows with the timber blinds in this feature colour . I don't think the white with the timber blinds looks right. Then add some décor items picking up the art colours. This is what I would do BUT I'm no designer - good luck! Re: Please Help.. Home feels lifeless. Wall Paint 5Jun 24, 2014 12:43 pm Your colour scheme is pretty similar to ours. Even though it's a pretty neutral colour, I found it hard to put a 'colour' with it. We went with red accents and the rug tied it all together. You can't see it but there is a red wall on the hallway leading into the room. You could do something similar with your purple. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Please Help.. Home feels lifeless. Wall Paint 6Jun 24, 2014 4:14 pm I'd put up curtains, put down a floor rug and toss some throws over the couch... and put some pictures/art/something up on the wall. It needs colour. Bright, vivid, warm colour would be my choice. More practically speaking, the issue that I see is the walls are far too bare. Artwork/pictures of some sort are the easiest way to lift the wall out of the doldrums; shelves with something interesting on them also work. I don't think painting one wall a different colour would be enough, personally - I think it would still look too bare. Wallpaper might do it. But without shelves framing it, your TV looks too small and lonely on the wall, so I think you need something to keep it company. Opposite, well, the sliding door looks cold and stark to me, which is why I suggest curtains. Have the rod/track wider than the glass so you can pull the curtain right back off it and go for something bold. Land settled May '14. Building the PD Hoffman39: 5/11=site start, 13/11=slab pour, 26/11=frame complete, 10/12=roof on, 12/12=bricking started. Blog: http://jyndeira.net/blog/ Re: Please Help.. Home feels lifeless. Wall Paint 7Jun 24, 2014 7:57 pm Totally agree with dragonchild. I definitely wouldn't paint. It's the lack of ornaments and wall hangings and the black/white furniture that's the problem. As you have fairly cool colours I would perhaps consider some bursts of teal around the room. I would get a piece of artwork that has an appropriate colour in it and add accents of that colour around the room. Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Please Help.. Home feels lifeless. Wall Paint 8Jun 24, 2014 9:24 pm Change the pendant lights above the island to define the area a bit. What I see lacking, and I fear the same when I build our place, is lack of definition between living spaces. Definitely go for a nice rug under the living. If you want calming warmth go for earthy tones, I think like a hessian type rug would add nice texture to the floor. Put a large vase with feature branches in the corner near the TV and try to work on symmetry. A bold painting above the buffet would look great. I agree with others though. It just needs a little accessorising. Not too much and not too bulky because the space doesn't look that big. Re: Please Help.. Home feels lifeless. Wall Paint 9Jun 24, 2014 11:46 pm Thank you all So many wonderful ideas and great advise, its always good hearing another persons opinion. The wooden blinds are left because the house previously had bamboo flooring which was destroyed after the dishwasher went bust so we had tiles laid in place of the wooden floor. The pendant lights are a recent new addition which I like If only we had the walls painted the two walls in a nice silver colour like Dulux Sea Elephant in the previous post on the forum. I think at the moment our walls and tiles are too similar. Im glad I came to this forum because I was planning to do something like this; Dulux Domino or similar. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Please Help.. Home feels lifeless. Wall Paint 10Jun 25, 2014 1:16 pm I like that..... Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Please Help.. Home feels lifeless. Wall Paint 11Jun 25, 2014 8:17 pm Hi go to jdelziodesigns.blogspot.com.au And look at HOW TO GET DESIGN WITHOUT THE PRICE TAG There are before and after pictures of a lounge and dining which starts off boring and dull and is transformed by simple use of colourful cushions, art and ornaments which make the room pop!!! Amazing change!!! I think you will find this helpful as your colour scheme is similiar to before the makeover. Re: Please Help.. Home feels lifeless. Wall Paint 12Jun 26, 2014 1:20 pm I agree with others, and I wouldn't be painting the walls another colour. I love a neutral palette because you can add any colour you like and it will always work. You definitely need to add texture and colour to make the space feel warmer and more homely. At the moment the furniture is quite angular and monotone and you need to soften the edges a bit. Fill in a few blank walls with pictures, like a gallery wall of family photos, and fill in the floor spaces with a few pieces of furniture (small side table, console or shelves). You can then add pops of colour onto the new pieces with books, vases, flowers and special knick-knacks that mean something to you. You don't have to spend a lot of money, plenty of things available cheaply (that still look great) at discount stores, Target, KMart etc. The big wall where the TV is, could afford a bigger (longer) TV unit and some floating shelves to fill in the space a little better. You need to introduce a little height, as well. Lots of cushions, a couple of complimentary throw rugs and a rug for the floor to add some warmth and texture and break up the similar colour between walls and floor. A mirror or a large clock would look great above the white console/buffet in the meals area, and also some height on top of it such as a vase/plant. Floor lamps in corners also work well to give a little height. This is the fun part! Don't go overboard, start small, one area at a time. Good luck, and have fun experimenting! You have the backbones, it's now all about the layering. Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Please Help.. Home feels lifeless. Wall Paint 13Jun 27, 2014 1:16 am sanjam Hi go to jdelziodesigns.blogspot.com.au And look at HOW TO GET DESIGN WITHOUT THE PRICE TAG There are before and after pictures of a lounge and dining which starts off boring and dull and is transformed by simple use of colourful cushions, art and ornaments which make the room pop!!! Amazing change!!! I think you will find this helpful as your colour scheme is similiar to before the makeover. Thanks sanjam. I'm now addicted to that site as well as The Design Tribe and all of the other links on there. And Pinterest and Houzz and on it goes. How I manage to work full time I don't know. Oh that's right I do it at work too! DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi there, I just recently received my new house from my builder. We handed the house to another company to deal with the… 0 9928 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Grind texture and paint off at blister up to top of fence Will see damp cement render 5 7166 We built in 2013 and painted internally with the Taubmans colour 'Stonebridge - New Housing'. We recently decided to repaint with the same colour - half way through the… 0 17406 |