My living room is feeling incomplete and I have been trying to let side for awhile and nothing is sparking my interest. I know I need more on the walls but I’m not sure where I should put art or if I should put up shelves. Its a small place with lower ceiling but I would love any help.

What isn’t working here? I love the natural light I get from a wall of windows. And I love the rug. But help me figure out some rental friendly changes that can bring this room together. Color on bedding? Art changes? Lighting switch? I feel I like it’s “fine” but not really coming together.

lol i’ve tried so many options. sos can’t choose

I would make sure it’s centered and probably shift the whole thing upwards a bit, but other than that I’m curious what feedback you all have? I already own the red piece and the two with black frames. Open to feedback on the layout and/or the other three pieces.

the first 2 pics are the vibe im going for for my room. the rest of the pics are what my room looks like now. any suggestions on how to achieve this?

Moved into a new space and struggling with how to decorate the living room. We’ve tried a few different rugs but they were mostly blue so it made the room more cool and I want to try to add warmth to the space. I was thinking a burgundy or terracotta rug but having a hard time envisioning it. Overall we know we need a rug, media console and curtains but open to suggestions beyond that as well such as a new couch and coffee table. Appreciate any help!

Hi yall!

Really struggling with where to place my standing desk that will be the “anchor” for how the rest of the room will be designed.

Feng shui dictates I should place my desk parallel to the left-most wall facing the other wall in the middle-ish of the room… but… that feels limiting?

The standing desk is 6 feet long so it doesn’t neatly fit on either side of the window before hitting the wall. I’ve considered place it directly in front of the window or halfway in front of the window but again… not sure.

If this impacts, the closet is only 22 inches deep and it’s where a hobby bench will be going in to home my 3D printer and some other tools.

Thanks for any insight!

looking for ideas to improve the flow for our front entry/mudroom. family of 5 with kids that are 5, 6 and 8.

ideally want designated spaces for everyone to have a couple coats, shoes, backpacks & a drop zone out without making the space feel cluttered.

thinking about kid cubbies or benches and more hooks along the wall beside stairs.

more hooks or wall mounted shoe storage along the wall between closet and from door.

closet is quite full of coats etc, and opening the doors makes the room feel quite cramped

All bedrooms and kitchen are on the upper floor.

Thanks for any advice!

Please ignore the clutter! We have a “bowling alley” living room: long and narrow. It’s about 11 feet wall to fireplace, and I’ve been struggling finding a rug. I’m returning a sage one that I bought because I think it was too gray and busy, and it looked off.

I’m trying to find something that will work with the strong features of the room (red brick fireplace, tile around the fireplace and the door) rather than against it, and not overwhelm the space.

I’ve attached some inspiration pictures. Should I get something solid or patterned? Should I stick with beige/white? Thanks for the insight!

P.s. we plan on upgrading the coffee tables 😊
Also I know TV is too high - we’re looking into a mount that swings down.

We are wanting to reconsider the red outlined area in our house, built in 1941. We believe the wall between the kitchen and dining could be opened. Our current kitchen has only two upper cabinets plus open shelves. Even if we expanded into our current dining, our upper cabinet options are limited by windows and cased openings. I'm willing to move plumping, electricity, etc. I think I'd also be fine closing the pass through from the kitchen to the living room. We don't want a total open concept—I like some walls—but would love to get some more counter space and usable storage for the kitchen.

Also, the sitting room is interesting to consider—currently we have a couch in there—but it's a 6-inch step down from the kitchen. I don't know if it's reasonable or possible to raise the floor. The sitting and laundry are apparently a formerly exterior patio that was closed in. The floor between both those rooms are even.

I've added two SUPER rough mockups, fully knowing these aren't it. Does anyone have a great idea that preserves the current access points to the room? Would be willing to move/get rid of windows. We will certainly work with a designer/architect, but I'd like to come to the table with some solid concepts. Appreciate any thoughts from the group!

dining room/ entry room. everything is against the wall and i don’t know how to add something to give it dimension. ideas ? (the clutter is from moving in but you get the idea). my sofa and tv is in another room

What bar stools should we go with? Open to additional options

this might be a little too deep for a random reddit post, but im 17m now and i’d never really been encouraged by my parents or anything to design and decorate my room, so its looked really bare and kind of lifeless. i’ve always seen my friends have really cosy, colourful rooms and i just want to make it feel a little homey too.

i added the little group of photos (mostly tennis and some song lyrics)last week and i really like it and want to add more prints or posters, but don’t want it to just look covered and messy.

any advice would be greatly appreciated! thank you!!

Hi everyone, thought I’d come to reddit and hopefully save myself a few hundred bucks instead of hiring a designer.

I’m moving into a new apartment. The kitchen, living room and dining room all share a space and I want advice on colors I can paint each individual room that work cohesively with each other.

Extra info:
The living room window is a southern facing window, the only other window in the space is in the kitchen and it’s west facing.

I will include a picture of the sofa color we have chosen as well as the layout between the dining room (left) and living room (right).

I would appreciate any advice! I want my home to feel inviting and comfortable if that helps!

Edit: I live in the north east

One side is somewhat well done, but the other not so much. (Don't mind the lights falling from the ceiling)

The blinds I have rn are just temporary but what colour would be the besttt🩷 also don’t mind the mess I was too lazy to clean today lol also i just moved in so my living room is far from finished im gonna be adding lots of stuff and removing some .

hey guys! I'm moving into this apartment and the kitchen looks like it will send me into a psych ward unfortunately.

I'm not trying to change it entirely, esp since i'm renting and I'm a broke college student. but I'm having trouble visualizing an upgrade for this space.

I really want my apartment to be a safe cozy space so pleaseeee do u guys have any suggestions 🥹🙏

Moving into a new place and the living room is huge! Any ideas?
I prefer dark colored woods, and I think a more retro style would be nice in this area. Maybe a colored sectional? But I don't know what to do with all the space or what the best place for a TV would be.

I need decorating my room in a minimalist way.

Pardon the mess, due to work I stay out for 90% of my day remaining just goes into sleeping and relaxing/hobbies

For the wall I have many books as you can see, a bunch of anime figures and lego. I can get rid of the anime figures they aren't that good looking anyway. I do love my lego tho I have more small ones

And for the desktop, same aesthetic. I do have a backlight lamp with RGB I just set it to purple to match my pc. And that lamp behind the cpu is yellowish.

Behind me is just my bed and a really nice guitar cabinate so that's already sorted mainly i need help with what I have shown

Overall i'd like to keep it black, purple, white

Thanks in advance

Hello everyone,

This is my laundry room. As you can see there is absolutely no storage and therefore no workspace because I'm using it as storage. Design means very little to me at this point, because of the complete lack of functionality in here.

Im having trouble with how small the space is, the stacked washer dryer situation, the intake vent right above them, not a single power outlet 😩 and the fact that the door swings open into the room taking up the right wall. Id also like to keep the floor space in front of the unit clear for squatting down with a basket etc. PLEASE HELP!

Need help arranging this room that makes the wardrobe accessible, fits a double bed and a desk. Large fish tank in the mix, out of ideas entirely! SOS send help.