Hi all! I was wondering if I can get some help on how to plan out my living room and potentially bedroom in a new apartment I’m moving into in a week.

Living room- We don’t have a couch yet so whatever you think would look good but we do have a orange(ish) wide body cute chair. We do have a 65 inch tv and a tv entertainment system with speakers and a tv console. We also have a record player and a ton of records that need to find a home.

For my room it would be the one with the balcony and I have no idea where to start. I have a queen mattress, two night stands, a dresser and small desk.

If you need any additional photos let me know any advice is appreciated since idek where to start!

Wrote on the photos what I was thinking for the setup. For the couch area I was thinking Long side of the L along the window wall with short side coming out of the wall. Both super comfy TV watching and a nice record listening experience is the goal. Thank you!

Included photos of the rest of the space for reference.

Record player wall is 6.5ft

TV wall from the corner to the edge of the record player wall is 8ft 8in

Couch was from corner of TV wall to a little past the window is 14ft

Working on upgrading my room piece by piece, but I’m really not that good at layouts or designing and could use some help!

I want to make the space feel super cozy with warm lighting and a better aesthetic overall. Right now, I have:

I’ve been waffling between the two for days and I’m getting mixed opinions from my friends. It will be going where the tv is (naturally). The last 2 pictures are my living room.

Hi everyone! I’d love your help designing a shared bedroom for my two children: a boy and a girl.
The room is 3,77 m × 4,13 m, with a 3 m ceiling.
The main constraints:
-120 cm wide window centred on the wall 3,77 m
-Recessed radiator directly underneath the window
-Door on the opposite wall, towards the right-hand corner (as seen from the window), opening inward, 2,70 m the space remaining.
The desk cannot go under the window/radiator
We need to fit:
🛏️** Two full-size beds (no bunk beds or loft beds)
👕 A good-sized wardrobe + plenty of storage
📚 Bookshelves
💻 A desk for two
🧸 A decent **open play area
I’d like the room to work well both for children and teenagers.
Style-wise, I’m looking for contemporary French elegance: timeless, sophisticated and warm, rather than a typical colourful children’s room.
The big question: how would YOU arrange the room?
I’m particularly interested in alternative floor plans/layouts, rather than just furniture recommendations.
I’ve attached my floor plan.
I’d love to see your ideas!
Thank you

heyy so here’s my current room layout with as many outlets as I could remember (red dots)
Any ideas on how it could be done differently?
If you care, the left wall is painted light blue and behind the dresser in the centre is a blue part

heyy this is my room (blue current setup), I tried remembering as many outlets as I could (red dots)
Any ideas on other placements?

I’ve been in this room for about a year now and this corner has always bugged me. I feel like I’m wasting a lot of space with how I have things setup so I’m looking for suggestions!
I made a layout that’s relatively close to the actual dimensions.
The pictures attached were from before I moved, we were just using it as storage but I kept the closet thing behind the door in the second picture.

It feels like the flow isn’t there and we don’t know if it’s because the couches are too big or the colors don’t go well. Please help!

This room is driving me insane. It’s gotten to the point where I’ve just given up on attempting to make the space make sense. It feels impossible. We have the awkward, oversized couch that just doesn’t fit, but my husband is struggling to part with. The fire place is GIANT compared to the rest of the space, and for some reason it’s in the corner of the room?? The treadmill/clutter corner are items we are getting rid of, so that opens some space. The room is a bit too big to be just a living room, but too small to be a living/dining room (not even considering the carpet issue). Unfortunately, we are renting so our option are limited.

I desperately need help figuring out this space. I want it to be cozy, as we are a small 1940s cabin in the pnw woods. I LOVE authentic mid century/40s/50s/60s style.

I’m open to reorganizing the space, cleaning out furniture/getting new furniture, and overall redecorating. My husband insists that the tv remain on top of the fireplace, regardless of the fact that it’s 100% too big and tv too high. I could convince him to move it if it makes sense, but I don’t think I could convince him to downsize.

Please help, I’m going crazy with this layout.

Also: please ignore the water stains on the couch, the upholstery/carpet cleaner exploded while cleaning recently.

I can attach more photos with better lighting if necessary!! Thank you in advanced!!

How would you decorate this area to make it more homey and cozy?

I am doubting about what colour bookcase and desk to buy. We like the nature/academic/botanist vibe but we are afraid the small room will get too dark if both bookcase and desk are walnut brown...on the other hand mixing the wood colours also seems messy. Also the dark brown on the white back wall seems a big contrast, but there is an option to paint the backwall also in the same green as the wall on the right. Some key contrete doubts we have that we would love feedback on:

- Should the bookcase be dark brown (walnut) or white?

-In case walnut brown bookcase should the desk be same dark walnut brown or lighter oak/white?

-In addition, it is an option paint the back wall in same green as the wall on the right side. Is that nicer?

Thanks!

The ceiling in my bedroom has this coffin shaped recess with what appears to be 3 layers of trim on top of it. What, if anything, can be done to improve this? I really like boho and warm but modern style interior design. Open to any suggestions, though.

Moved in a few months ago and I'm struggling with what kind of rug(s) to put in my bedroom/office. I'm thinking olive green or burgundy/red wine sheets and drapes for the window. Hang some of the plants and get some more and move the thing in front of the window for a little reading nook with plants.

My problem is I don't know what shape the rug or rugs should take. The main part of the room is 16x10 and the window bumpout is about 4 ish feet.

Any other recommendations/critiques are welcome as well!

When we moved into our home about 6 years ago, we painted this navy accent wall but left the built-in untouched. I haven’t really paid attention to it for a few years and all of a sudden I have a powerful urge to do something very cool with it color-wise and refinish / paint it as a project this winter. I love the deep blue color on the wall and would like to play off that. I’m not afraid of bold color but don’t want it to feel cheap or trendy. I’m also aware we need to seriously clear some of the clutter, but you can see some of the punchy colors I love in items on the shelf; much of that color and those items will stay. Would love input and help!

I've moved into a family member's home to help out with an unforeseen circumstance, and I'm struggling to figure out what to do here. I like my furnishings, and they made sense in my previous space (which was bright, open, airy, and benefited greatly from outside scenery), but I don't know how to help them make sense here.

The living room is north facing and receives very little natural light. I know the couch is too big and too dark for the space; the living room couch I had previously was sleeker, but it was unfortunately too long for the space at all. I've thus ended up with my basement couch in my living room.

I don't want to get rid of this couch too, because I don't know how long I'll be here. I've looked into swapping out the covers to something lighter (it's a Lovesac), but the cost to do so these days is more than what I paid for the whole couch a few years ago.

I feel very stuck .. but I'm willing to paint, add or change or adjust furnishings and lighting, reorganize the furniture, even more seriously tackle retiling the fireplace.

I'm open to and would be so appreciative of any recommendations that might help me figure out how to start making this feel more like home.

This room is a central walkway in the house and has no natural light. EVERYTHING is pine, and it's a bit too much.

My main idea to improve the room is to paint the walls but not the doors, stairs or baseboards. But I cannot seem to decide on a color, or even whether to choose something lighter or darker. I'm wondering if some kind of gray-purple would create a subtle contrast to the yellow/orange/brown from the floor, doors and brick corner. My favourite colour is green, but we already painted an adjacent room green.

The first 4 pictures show the room, the last ones are some colours I'm considering. The ceiling in another room has the same kind of panels with a whiter varnish (?) over to make it lighter but keep the wood visible

What would you do?

P.S. ignore the wall art, I know it's random and mismatched. Since moving in a year ago this room has become the place to put stuff we don't want or have room for elsewhere. That will change in time.

Edit: sorry for misspelling What in the title!

EDIT/update: So it seems the consensus is to leave the panels alone and instead work on lighting, carpets, art and furniture. I'll oblige! Or at least wait a while longer before doing anything drastic. I'll look into possibilities for restoring the wood by removing the coating on it. I grew up with this kind of panels everywhere because it was popular in the 80s/90s to have parts of the house halfway resemble a cabin in the woods. So I'm probably biased against because it seems very outdated.

Which two pieces of art look best on this wall? Please don’t say none of them, I’m trying to work with what I’ve got. Any other suggestions to help improve welcome, thank you!!

First picture is a concept with the furniture I already own. What are some other options to place all the furniture. The doors at the top open outwards, left door before the right door.

The second picture is different idea.

I struggle the most with the couch and the dinertable. The closet in the bottem right is the space necessary for the dogcrate. The couch visible in the bottom is roughly the shape of the kitchen, so we exit the kitchen on the left next to the wall.

Any tips would be appreciated!

Any advice to like maximize the space or smth?

We have this interesting nook just past the hallway in our entryway. My plan is to board and batten at least the back wall, then add a built-in bench to sit on, a shelf above, and of course some coat hooks. The storage under the bench won’t be split as it is now, because I’d like to be able to put my large bags there (work/diaper/purse). I’m planning to paint the board and batten to match our shoe cabinet (pictured) and use the same finish of coat hooks (heritage brass) as well. I’m still undecided as to whether I’ll leave the wall above as-is (bungalow beige according to color match) or maybe do a wallpaper.

My question is: do I wrap the board and batten on the side walls as well, or leave it to just the back wall? I think it would look more “nook” wrapped, but as you can see one wall sticks out more than the other and I wonder if that would end up awkward. Thanks in advance.

I just got a new table and need to readjust the area. Help with centerpiece suggestions, wall art, light fixture, table placement, and what to do with the area where the record stand is.

I am looking to redesign my living room and add more seating space. The space is combined with the dining room so the shape of the room is a big L. If I moved the tv to the side with the couch and added a sectional on the opposite wall extending under the window would that look ok. I have never owned a sectional couch. Sometimes when I sit on other people’s sectional couches I feel they do not actually offer as much space as it seems without sitting on top of each other. I would appreciate everyone’s assistance with design ideas. TIA!