Home decor ideas/ furniture/ making our homes into lush cosy palaces!

[Silverback]

Come one come all and discuss paint colours, decor, lamp shades etc!

I’ll kick us off. I’m adding to my living room at the mo and eyeing up this Art Deco-ish mirror. We have some Art Deco touches already including vintage travel posters. The mirror would be going on a dark blue wall. Looking for a floor lamp now…

 

[knivesnflowers]

Can someone explain the 60-30-10 thing?

it's just how present different colours are in a space! here's some examples

 

[springonion15]

any ideas on how to make my dark hallway light and airy please,there is no window. Moved in 9 months ago, carpet, light pendant and that mirror need to go after I’ve decided on what to replace with.
All ideas welcome
T.I.A

Do not get stair runner carpets. I have them and I fucking hate them. The painted side bits show up every little bit of dust and paint chips . I clean mine every day and they still get dusty.. I genuinely hate mine. My house is open plan and they show up every single spec of dust. I’d used mirrors and lighting x

 

[call.me.coco]

any ideas on how to make my dark hallway light and airy please,there is no window. Moved in 9 months ago, carpet, light pendant and that mirror need to go after I’ve decided on what to replace with.
All ideas welcome
T.I.A

I agree with the above. I think some light coloured paint will make such a big difference. Maybe a large mirror to replace the existing one and either a light coloured carpet/wooden floors.

 

[TwooTwooTwitTwitTwoo]

I used to find it hard to plan a room in full so I thought I'd share the best tip I was ever given/heard. Build your room from one item that you love. It could be a piece of art, an ornament, a plant pot, a chair or a cushion etc.
That will help you plan your colour palette.
All of my rooms have very neutral cream/off-white walls and the colour interest is brought in from other items.

This is my go to now and I've done several rooms that I'm really happy with. One from a multi coloured patchwork chair, one from the finials of a curtain rod, one from a sage green monks bench and the latest (in progress) and perhaps weirdest, from the woven hanging part of massive Turkish eye balls that I brought back from a holiday in 2007. The ceramic balls are long gone but I've had the cords hanging up for ages. Who knew they would lead to a whole room plan!

The latest room is slowly forming in my mind like a moodboard. From the hanging things, I got to the sofa bed and from there the bookshelf. I'm quite excited now!

 

[Silverback]

New lamp came and I like it.

 

[Silverback]

I just ordered this floor lamp from Next. It’s going to go in the living room against the newly painted navy blue wall next to our ‘snuggle seat’ armchair. I hope it’s nice.

 

[Silverback]

any ideas on how to make my dark hallway light and airy please,there is no window. Moved in 9 months ago, carpet, light pendant and that mirror need to go after I’ve decided on what to replace with.
All ideas welcome
T.I.A

Lovely stairs! I’d say lighter paint is the best way- although painting hallways/ stair areas is a huge pain. Mirrors are good at bouncing light around but I reckon a lighter paint is the way to go.

Ooh and a big drop down funky light!!

 

[knivesnflowers]

I bought a teal fabric bed…fell in love with it in the shop but I’m really struggling with the rest of my bedroom decor now. My wardrobes are white and grey and my walls are pale shell colour. Everything looks out of place now. Any suggestions for wall colours and bedding colours?

fell into a pinterest hole and think these could work! maybe it's bc my taste is a bit more maximalist but i do like a monochromatic dark room. deciding if you want warm or cool colours is probs the first step. teal naturally lends itself to other jewel tones (mustard, burgundy, emerald, navy, rust etc) too.

 

[knivesnflowers]

any ideas on how to make my dark hallway light and airy please,there is no window. Moved in 9 months ago, carpet, light pendant and that mirror need to go after I’ve decided on what to replace with.
All ideas welcome
T.I.A

light paint, wooden stairs, light carpet runner maybe?
if wanting some colour or pattern i'd suggest half height panelling or something fun (wallpaper etc) on the ceiling
i think the black bannister would still work too! maybe match it with a black light and / or big mirror - the 60/30/10 rule generally keeps things balanced

 

[Silverback]

How does everyone conceal kids toys? We have an ikea kallax unit which I'm going to paint to match our furniture and change the buckets to a white (instead of the primary colours they are now) but I still hate it. My youngest is only 2 so I still need to have all his crap in the room.

I don’t think there is an ideal way to do it. H&M have loads of bucket/ storage basket things that are very cute:

 

[Megansnarkle]

I bought a teal fabric bed…fell in love with it in the shop but I’m really struggling with the rest of my bedroom decor now. My wardrobes are white and grey and my walls are pale shell colour. Everything looks out of place now. Any suggestions for wall colours and bedding colours?

A lot depends on the room size, light and your personal style, but if in doubt then pull from patterned fabrics that include your colour, so for example, depending on the teal you have the attached suggests you could pull in navy blues, lighter blue/greens and greens, creams and whites and some warmer pops of a pinky red. Use that fabric as an accent (a cushion, a chair etc) and pull in other fabrics with texture or pattern for interest for soft furnishings.

Personally I would always stick to white for bedding, particularly with such a strong bed colour but then add a bedspread or throw and cushions for interest. I think it's classier than patterned bedding and also allows you to style it up easier.

Personally I hate most white wardrobes or wardrobes which stick out visually, it screams utility in a room you want to be calming. Mine are painted the same as our bedroom wall colour to try and make them disappear visually a little bit, they're floor to ceiling (an IKEA Pax hack which makes them look built in) and if they were white they would definitely bring the room in and make it feel smaller.

 

[Silverback]

Can someone explain the 60-30-10 thing?

 

[Emsie]

I need to paint the back of my front door. It's currently a disgusting dark brown colour. Would I use chalk paint or something else?

Frenchic. Did mine in lockdown and its still going strong!

 

[Justwishfulthinking]

Come one come all and discuss paint colours, decor, lamp shades etc!

I’ll kick us off. I’m adding to my living room at the mo and eyeing up this Art Deco-ish mirror. We have some Art Deco touches already including vintage travel posters. The mirror would be going on a dark blue wall. Looking for a floor lamp now…

This mirror is beautiful x

 

[Libbylulu]

Already loving this thread , thanks for starting it.
I’ve just moved and I’ve realised why my house seems a little drab. The walls are white and the floors are grey marble, so it’s quite cold feeling. It’s also open plan so I need a pop of colour. The whole place is open plan too so the colour has to flow through.

 

[Justwishfulthinking]

Has anyone got any ideas for me? I want to decorate my living room, it’s painted apple white at the moment- was like this when we moved in.

I’d like to paint the wall behind the fireplace something like stiffkey blue & then a neutral colour on the other walls, but my furniture is hemnes in grey (ikea don’t make it in this colour any more ) & my sofas are black.

If I didn’t have grey furniture I’d accessorise with gold or copper but don’t think it’ll go together. Or shall I just forget this & choose something else?

edited to add looking at bingo bingo’s post maybe a dark teal would be a better idea

edited again to say sorry knives and flowers too!

What about painting the furniture with something like rustoleum or Frenchic? Would give a refresh and more flexibility on paint colours x

 

[Justwishfulthinking]

Already loving this thread , thanks for starting it.
I’ve just moved and I’ve realised why my house seems a little drab. The walls are white and the floors are grey marble, so it’s quite cold feeling. It’s also open plan so I need a pop of colour. The whole place is open plan too so the colour has to flow through.

I had a similar situation…so I zoned areas and used rugs to define. Used different textures and shades of the accent colour. Was good as able to accessorise for different seasons etc x

 

[Thank(space)you]

How does everyone conceal kids toys? We have an ikea kallax unit which I'm going to paint to match our furniture and change the buckets to a white (instead of the primary colours they are now) but I still hate it. My youngest is only 2 so I still need to have all his crap in the room.

We use an ottoman

 

[bourb0nbiscuits]

Thanks for starting this thread, my whole house needs freshening up so I’m looking for ideas