so many thoughts go into creating a living space or livingroom. we can go through EACH step to insure you don't miss a thing. i've researched and gone through alot of french country cottage livingrooms
the First thing you'll want to do is creating a inspration board and you can do this by purchasing a white foam board.
FLOORING
WOOD FLOOR, LAMINATE WOOD FLOOR, VINYL WOOD FLOOR
YOUR GOING TO BE AMAZED WHEN LOOKING AT THE VINYL OR LAMINATE FLOORS.
WALLS
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THESE PAINT COLORS? MAYBE THE TOP ROW IS IN YOUR MIND FOR THE WALLS, WITH THE OTHERS PAINTED ON FURNITURE.
HOW ABOUT THESE WALL PANELS?
THIS IS A PEEL AND STICK DESIGN YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR WALLS, VERY INEXPENSIVELY.
FURNITURE
ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.
there is one thing that i noticed when laying out a french country cottage livingroom. this would be having 2 chairs across from the sofa with a coffee table in the middle of this triangle. let me show you.
BEFORE YOU START TO THINK ABOUT FURNITURE, GO TO A SECOND HAND STORE AND PICKUP A PIECE OF VINTAGE FURNITURE. FEEL THE WEIGHT OF IT.
NOW GO TO A STORE THAT CARRIES THE FURNITURE YOUR INTERESTED IN. LIFT ONE OF THE CHAIRS TO FEEL THE WEIGHT OF IT. CAN YOU FEEL THE DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHT? ALL VINTAGE FURNITURE IS GOING TO BE VERY HEAVY, DEPENDING ON THE PIECE. WE'VE PICKED UP DRESSERS FROM AN AD IN MARKETPLACE AND COULD BARELY LIFT IT BETWEEN MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND.
SOMETIMES THE SPACE YOU HAVE WON'T BE OPEN TO HAVING THE 3 PIECES. SO MAKE SURE YOU GET A SUPER COZY SOFA. THESE SOFA'S COME IN EITHER A 3 SEAT, OR A 2 SEAT.
LIGHTING
LIGHTING IS SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE OVER LOOK. I WORKED AS A LIGHTING DESIGNER. SO I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT THIS.
THERE'S ACTUALLY DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS IN EACH PIECE OF LIGHTING. FLOOR LAMPS ARE GREAT NEXT TO THE AREA WHERE YOU'LL DO A LOT OF READING. A CHANDELIER IS WONDERFUL FOR ILLUMINATING THE ENTIRE ROOM. LAMPS ARE GOOD FOR ILLUMINATING THE AREA WHERE YOU PLACE IT. THIS IS WHY PEOPLE OVER LOAD THERE SPACE WITH SO MANY.
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Tags FURNITURE, FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE LIVINGROOM, LIGHTING, FLOORING, WALL COLORS
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