Transitional Natural-Light Living Room Decor
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Transitional Natural-Light Living Room Decor Project Description
I am looking for help with an oddly shaped living room in a mid century home. I will be looking for furniture and decor, although there are some pieces that will stay, such as the piano. Location
Ann Arbor, MI , USA
What are some of the interior design brands or stores that you like to shop at?
West Elm, Crate and Barrel, Ikea,
What are your favorite colors for walls?
Gray, Dark Sea Green Dimensions
21'10''w x 13'5"d x 9'+ highPhotos of your room
Items you want to keep
Details
Room Label
Living Room I want this room to feel more masculine/feminine/neutral
Neutral What type of sunlight does this room receive?
Morning light What do you currently dislike about the room?
I have never been able to figure out how furniture fits in this room. It always felt kind of awkward. What pieces of existing furniture, lighting, art or accessories do you want to keep in the design?
We want to keep the piano. We also have a set of Lane Acclaim tables that were my parents that I am refinishing. We can use them or not (I can use them downstairs if they don't work in here). We would also like to keep the West Elm plant stand
Are you open to changing your wall colors?
Maybe Are you open to changing your floor covering?
No Attach a floor plan
Additional comments to designers
We are looking for a comfy, livable space for reading, music and family time. Storage for books and music would be great. 
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HELIX 96" ACACIA BOOKCASE
2 HELIX 96" ACACIA SHELF WITH 2 DRAWERS
3 Locke Black Wide Profile Frame 8x10
4 Botanical Art - Print ONLY
5 Botanical Art - Print ONLY
6 Agate Bookends
7 Echeveria in Cement
8 Greenery in Cement
9 ROPE FRAMES
10 ROPE FRAMES
11 Bevin Vase
12 Bringham Small Metal Vase
13 Banana Tree
14 Seagrass Wicker Basket
15 Macrame Wall Hanging
16 Tribeca Floor Lamp
17 Hartwell Upholstered Apartment Sofa
18 Hartwell Upholstered Chair
19 Brenner Green Velvet Pillow with Down-Alternative Insert 20"
20 CALEA GRAINSACK STRIPE PILLOW COVER
21 DOWN ALTERNATIVE PILLOW INSERT
22 HONEYCOMB LUMBAR PILLOW COVER, 16X26"
23 DOWN ALTERNATIVE PILLOW INSERT
24 OVERLOOK THROW
25 Aldergrove Handwoven Wool Natural/Ivory Area Rug
26 Mid-Century Pop-Up Storage Coffee Table, Walnut White/Marble, Large
27 Paley Centerpiece Bowl
28 Spray Fern Plant
29 Galen Brushed Nickel Leather Magazine Rack
30 Landry Bench
31 Beckett Grey Wash 5-High Shelf
32 Petrified Bookends, Rough Edges
33 GALLERY BLACK FRAME WITH WHITE MAT 5X7
34 Floor Lamp
35 Ramere Round Ebony Mirror
36 Renata Basket
37 Kora Tall Vase
38 Large Salal Stem Lemon Leaf Branch
2 HELIX 96" ACACIA SHELF WITH 2 DRAWERS
3 Locke Black Wide Profile Frame 8x10
4 Botanical Art - Print ONLY
5 Botanical Art - Print ONLY
6 Agate Bookends
7 Echeveria in Cement
8 Greenery in Cement
9 ROPE FRAMES
10 ROPE FRAMES
11 Bevin Vase
12 Bringham Small Metal Vase
13 Banana Tree
14 Seagrass Wicker Basket
15 Macrame Wall Hanging
16 Tribeca Floor Lamp
17 Hartwell Upholstered Apartment Sofa
18 Hartwell Upholstered Chair
19 Brenner Green Velvet Pillow with Down-Alternative Insert 20"
20 CALEA GRAINSACK STRIPE PILLOW COVER
21 DOWN ALTERNATIVE PILLOW INSERT
22 HONEYCOMB LUMBAR PILLOW COVER, 16X26"
23 DOWN ALTERNATIVE PILLOW INSERT
24 OVERLOOK THROW
25 Aldergrove Handwoven Wool Natural/Ivory Area Rug
26 Mid-Century Pop-Up Storage Coffee Table, Walnut White/Marble, Large
27 Paley Centerpiece Bowl
28 Spray Fern Plant
29 Galen Brushed Nickel Leather Magazine Rack
30 Landry Bench
31 Beckett Grey Wash 5-High Shelf
32 Petrified Bookends, Rough Edges
33 GALLERY BLACK FRAME WITH WHITE MAT 5X7
34 Floor Lamp
35 Ramere Round Ebony Mirror
36 Renata Basket
37 Kora Tall Vase
38 Large Salal Stem Lemon Leaf Branch
Living Room:
Since your room gets plenty of sunlight your color options are quite broad.
For your main color, we chose to use green because it is soothing to the eye. It reminds us of nature and has a refreshing, stress relieving quality. Green is suitable for any room. In bedrooms it’s relaxing and pleasing, while in dining rooms it promotes overall balance and health. This soothing color encourages relaxation or tranquility, but has enough warmth to encourage comfort and harmony.
Use an eggshell finish paint which has a very light touch of shine (similar texture to an eggshell as implied by its name). This finish is very often used for walls and is more durable and easier to clean than matte finish
For your main color, we chose to use green because it is soothing to the eye. It reminds us of nature and has a refreshing, stress relieving quality. Green is suitable for any room. In bedrooms it’s relaxing and pleasing, while in dining rooms it promotes overall balance and health. This soothing color encourages relaxation or tranquility, but has enough warmth to encourage comfort and harmony.
Use an eggshell finish paint which has a very light touch of shine (similar texture to an eggshell as implied by its name). This finish is very often used for walls and is more durable and easier to clean than matte finish
Living Room Colors:
| Color | Name | Company / Code | Link | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saybrook Sage | Benjamin Moore / HC-114 | https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/find-your-color/color/hc-114/saybrook-sage?color=HC-114 | Living Room |
Shopping List:
| Decorilla Discount | Photo | Name | Description | Link | Dimensions | Decorilla Discount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16% Off |  | CB2 HELIX 96" ACACIA BOOKCASE Quantity: 2 | Black | Order & Save | Width: 30" Depth: 12" Height: 96" | 16% Off |
16% Off |  | CB2 HELIX 96" ACACIA SHELF WITH 2 DRAWERS | Order & Save | Width: 30" Depth: 16.5" Height: 96" | 16% Off | |
16% Off |  | Crate and Barrel Locke Black Wide Profile Frame 8x10 Quantity: 2 | 8x10 print | Order & Save | Width: 20" Depth: 1.5" Height: 25.125" | 16% Off |
20% Off |  | Global Views Botanical Art - Print ONLY | 8x10 PRINT ONLY | Order & Save | 8x10 PRINT ONLY | 20% Off |
20% Off |  | Global Views Botanical Art - Print ONLY | 8x10 PRINT ONLY | Order & Save | 8X10 PRINT ONLY | 20% Off |
15% Off |  | DwellStudio Agate Bookends | Cut from natural agate and dyed in Caribbean blue-green colors | Order & Save | 6.5" H x 7" W x 3" D Size | 15% Off |
20% Off |  | Dawkins Echeveria in Cement Quantity: 3 | A luscious faux succulent potted with rocks in a cement planter. | Order & Save | 7"w 7"d 6.5"h | 20% Off |
20% Off |  | Dawkins Greenery in Cement Quantity: 3 | Three mounds of faux moss grass potted in an unique concrete vessel. | Order & Save | 14w 5d 4h | 20% Off |
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25% Off |  | Revelation Bevin Vase Quantity: 2 | On both end bookcases at top layered on books. | Order & Save | Height: 8" Diameter: 7.5 | 25% Off |
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16% Off |  | Crate and Barrel Banana Tree | Order & Save | Height: 71" | 16% Off | |
15% Off |  | DwellStudio Seagrass Wicker Basket | For banana tree | Order & Save | 13'' H x 17.75'' W x 17.75'' D | 15% Off |
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36% Off |  | Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Hartwell Upholstered Apartment Sofa | Fabric: Washable Velvet Iron Legs- Walnut | Order & Save | Overall: 35"H (to cushion) & 31"H (to frame) X 75 3/4"W X 36"D Seat: 21 1/4"H X 69"W X 22"D Arms: 26"H Legs: 7 1/4"H Bolster Pillows (2): 17"L X 7" Diameter | 36% Off |
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12% Off |  | Pottery Barn DOWN ALTERNATIVE PILLOW INSERT | Order & Save | 14"x20" lumbar | 12% Off | |
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12% Off |  | Pottery Barn DOWN ALTERNATIVE PILLOW INSERT Quantity: 2 | Chair pillows | Order & Save | 16"x26" | 12% Off |
16% Off |  | CB2 OVERLOOK THROW | Order & Save | Width: 48" Height: 76" | 16% Off | |
25% Off |  | Surya Collection Aldergrove Handwoven Wool Natural/Ivory Area Rug | Order & Save | 9' X 12' | 25% Off | |
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16% Off |  | Crate and Barrel Beckett Grey Wash 5-High Shelf | Order & Save | Width: 55.5"Depth: 16.25"Height: 73.5" | 16% Off | |
20% Off |  | Dawkins Petrified Bookends, Rough Edges | Outdoor elements brought indoors with the Petrified Bookends perfect for any office or bookshelf. Shown In Modello Pebble Material Detail Petrified Wood | Order & Save | 12"w 2.3"d 7"h | 20% Off |
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15% Off |  | NuevoLiving Floor Lamp | A fresh contemporize twist on a classic World War 2-era office lamp. This floor lamp features strategically revealed lighting, a rolled-rim shade, and a dial-style adjustment fixture. place in corner to come over to the piano | Order & Save | 43.5" L x 12" W x 71" H | 15% Off |
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15% Off |  | DwellStudio Large Salal Stem Lemon Leaf Branch Quantity: 2 | for tall fireplace vase | Order & Save | 47'' H x 16'' W x 18'' D | 15% Off |
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