Living Room Design
I need help with my living room. The room is an odd shape. It has a sliding glass door {which I hate and will add a window treatment asap} and doors everywhere. The only electrical outlets are along the wall where the TV is. I have taken nearly everything out of the room and arranged it two different ways. Then, I have added back what it currently looks like. I still have art to add. The living room of my old house was inspired by Kenya. I had a giant piece of art entitled Kenya by Lazlo Emmerich as well as picture of Masai (I’ll show you those in a bit). My new living room will not accommodate the large Kenya art piece. The only place it will work is in the dining room I think.
Arrangement 1 {table by the red chair}
Arrangement 2 {table by the yellow chair}
Add a lamp here?
The lamp is here.
Current look
Basket in the little alcove?
Please help. Which look do you like best? What should I add? A bookcase or two? A table?
Here’s the Masai art I have to add some where, but where? In case you’re wondering…my friend Maggie painted these for me from pictures I took in Kenya. She painted them exactly how I imagined them. She’s awesome. Check out her art.
At my previous house, I had these four paintings grouped in a 2 x 2 square evenly spaced. Should I frame them, paint the edges (currently white), or add some kind of trim?
Last thing — I want to share with you how I brought these painting across country without damaging them. I have no idea how the pros do it, but this is what I did.
I taped the bottom of 4 paint sticks to the walls of the box. My paintings have a wire across the back, so I hung the wire on the paint sticks and taped the top of the paint sticks to the box. Last measure of protection: these babies traveled in my car not in the moving truck. 🙂
Thanks for your help!!
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