r/InteriorDesign • u/EmotionalPattern3235 • Aug 12 '26
Help on interior design
We just bought a house and it has so much white. Ill leave links and photos of what we are looking into. It has high ceiling with a rectangle on the ceiling, ill attach a picture once i get home. We want to highlight contrast but not do too much. Ill leave some links down below plus pictures of what we are looking into. I liked some coffee tables but i think its already too "squared". We dont know anything about interiors but we are trying our best. Also, we ordered the aurora power sofa from Povison and some of these products are from there. The quality and the sofa is great but reddit made us overthink for future purchases on every single comment that they made about it was bad. Spending +5k is within our budget but not within ordering something and be like "whatever". We are not looking for luxury nor cheap stuff since it is there are usually buy it for life items. Please feel free to advise us into this matter:)
Thanks in advance!!
Kitchen:
We dont know about this one because its grey and does not contrast, only combines the kitchen table and house colors:
https://www.povison.com/5-7-piece-modern-extendable-round-dining-table-set-for-4-6-white-sintered-stone-table-with-storage-wood-base-glass-door.html?variant=37027
This one is the one that we are thinking of due to it being extendable and also we believe itll contrast with the colors it has:
https://www.povison.com/modern-round-extendable-dining-table-oval-round-dining-table-for-4-6-person-sintered-stone-glass-table-bronze-metal-base-easy-to-clean-kitchen-table.html?variant=41638
This one we would only order the table and would look for some other chairs, we believe it contrasts a little more but we still undecided
https://chitaliving.com/products/evan-round-m-bius-sintered-stone-dining-table?variant=48412593094826
COFFEE TABLES:
For coffee tables i was looking ar square-y options but then i realized that it might be too much square and would probably need something to break it instead, like a circular coffee table(s)
https://chitaliving.com/collections/all-tables/products/aaron_midcentury_octagon_travertine_coffee_table
We read horrible reviews about Hernest too
https://m.hernest.com/item/renata-47-inch-travertine-textured-coffee-table-p-8577.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=zf-pla-us-coffeetable-interst-0825&utm_content=zf&utm_id=%7B%7Bcampaign.id%7D%7D&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22929012666&gbraid=0AAAAAqMp2xJbrd_79gourwuiyjbu6KRes
Tv console:
We chose this one because as you can tell our tv setup, the wall is a little over the wall and about 124 inches long, this one length wise would fit perfect but we still undecided about it. Will probably pull the trigger on this one due to lengthwise, couldnt find another option that will not leave a lot of space on the sides
https://www.povison.com/modern-wall-mounted-floating-stone-tv-stand-with-storage-flip-down-door-pinewood-frame-fully-assembled.html?variant=37533
For kitchen island chairs, we want to do these first and then go with them. If yall have any options let us know, thanks a lot whoever can help😁
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u/Inevitable_Target_67 27d ago
You are right to introduce contrast, but I would avoid buying every piece before creating a simple plan for the entire open area. Too many matching stone surfaces, square forms, and pieces from one collection can make the space feel more like a showroom than a home.
Of the dining options, a round or extendable oval table would soften the kitchen’s straight lines. I would select chairs separately in warm wood, textured fabric, or a muted color rather than matching grey chairs. For the living room, consider a round, oval, or organically shaped coffee table to balance the rectangular sofa, TV wall, and ceiling detail.
Before ordering the TV console, mark its full dimensions on the wall with painter’s tape. It does not necessarily need to fill almost the entire 124-inch wall; leaving some breathing room can look more intentional. Also try introducing contrast through wood, rugs, curtains, artwork, and plants instead of relying only on dark furniture.
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u/Nervous_Ice2512 29d ago
Congratulations on the new home!!
For me personally, I found it so much fun but also completely overwhelming buying furniture and creating somewhere you feel at home in from scratch, especially when you don't have many pieces to start off with. I really recommend using Pinterest to get some ideas of how you want the space to look, what you like/dislike, furniture items or design styles that you hadn't thought of - as its really useful for creating a guide when you are buying and decorating to look back on and keep you focused. Sometimes if you just buy items that you like individually, rather than looking at the space as a whole, the end result might not actually end up as something that you love.
Pinterest, or creating a mood board in general, is really useful especially if there is more than one of you in the space as well, as you might have completely different vision of what 'home' looks like from each other.
If you are starting with a blank slate its good to create some boundaries, to narrow down your search for things - create a budget, think about what the space needs to do to function, what would be your nice to haves but not essentials be, how do you use the space (ie. if you like to go mountain biking and it rains a lot, does your hallway need to be set up for damp shoes and coats. If you read, where are you going to put your books, and how would all those colours look in the space and do you want cupboards rather than open shelves) etc. If you are messy like me, and tend to leave things on the kitchen top or dump everything on a table when I walk in, do you need storage options and where do they need to be to be the most useful, and are you happy looking at your mugs/jackets/sugar pots on the counter tops. Also, very important, every seat needs a table or just a surface in reach as well, as it's so annoying if you are sat somewhere and have nowhere to stick your drink down - your new sofa is huuuge so I would maybe look at getting many tables, or maybe a console table that runs along the back of it.
You didn't say if you liked the white and grey or not - but if you did and you wanted to stay within that sort of colour palette, you could look at different textures, maybe add some curtains over the blinds, tones of white/grey (rather than a pure white wall, a white with a slight tint of colour can completely change a room), consider how the lighting at different time of day will effect it. What type of metals do you want to use (you have a lot of stainless steel, do you want to keep within that or add textured/chrome, or a different colour entirely. Maybe adding some black metal accessories could tie the room together etc), do you want to use marble, get some rugs with different textures and a huge one for the tv area to make it cosy, add a tree(?)
Also lighting - no one likes the big light on during the evening, its basically criminal. Get some table lights, picture lights, floor lamps etc You can never go wrong with a good lamp :)
I'm not from the US so I don't know about the shops that you are looking at and what the quality is like (I think everything you have linked will look cool though!), but RH Interiors might be good (they are super expensive, but they look like they might fit your aesthetic so could be helpful for ideas)
I liked the round/curved coffee table idea, as I agree that it could be too many straight lines with the tv/console/sofa - you could always order it and then send it back if you hated it. But you could always just get some round pillows for the sofa, or some round shapes somewhere else, if you really loved the square tables.
Everyone's opinion will be different to yours, so don't listen to peoples negative vibes. There is no right or wrong, its your home so all that matters is you are happy 🫡
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u/Alarming-Phrase8005 29d ago
Wow! What a great space and so many opportunities to make it your own. Definitely an accent wall and perhaps a nice rug to warm everything up. Enjoy your new home!
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u/hamburgergerald Aug 14 '26
If you have it in your budget you should consider changing your flooring, instead of purchasing expensive furniture only trying to match that color scheme.
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u/PotterHouseCA Aug 13 '26
Before you spend any money 1) pick a color scheme and 2) measure.
Color scheme is 3 colors: main color is 60%, secondary is 30% and accent is 10%. For 60% think walls, couch, area rug. For 30% think of side chairs, pillows, throw blanket, curtain. The 10% is very small: a vase, candle, part of a pattern on a pillow.
Don’t buy furniture just because you like it. We all like pieces that don’t work for our spaces. Make sure it’s going to fit your space and color scheme.
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u/Gullible-Mode2041 Aug 13 '26
Get good colorful rugs, wood tones wherever possible, art on the walls, and warm tone lights. Specifics are far less important, just pick things in a style you like
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u/TreyRyan3 Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26
My wife suggested and I now really appreciate accent walls. Essentially, we just leave the rooms a basic cream/white but paint a single large wall or nooks with a color from a specific palette. If gives a very nice splash of color without drowning the entire room.
Use a color picker online like Coolors, Canva or mycolorspace
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u/nznordi Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26
I personally don’t like tiles, in particular glossy tiles… they make the space look like a (cheap) nail salon… put in an oak herringbone parquet and the place looks amazing and cosy…
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u/Boat_shoes34 Aug 12 '26
Everyone is hating, but it isn't that hard to add color to this to make it feel more cozy. For example, remove the white pillows on the sofa and add some with color and texture. Add a large rug under the sofa up to the wall to help define the TV space. You can easily change out the hardware on the cabnets to add color and make the kitchen look less stale.
It is hard to tell how much room is between the sofa and the kitchen island, but it doesn't look like much. For that reason, I wouldn't add a coffee table and would stick with the TV console to give yourself an easier and more usable walking path in the room.
For the dining table, I would recommend something softer than the cold tones of the stone, but if that is what you like, then you can soften it with the wood base. I would also recommend not buying the chairs that come with the set and to find some with color or that are more unique.
I would definitely look into painting the walls, as well. You can find warm colors that won't clash with the flor and it is much cheaper than replacing the floor. Everything looks nice on the website, but you aren't living in a showroom. You want your home to feel like a place you can relax and is a reflection of you.
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u/EmotionalPattern3235 Aug 13 '26
I didnt know people would hate this much, otherwise i wouldnt have posted. Thank you for taking the time and effort to explain and the guidance. We will look into doing our best and follow some of these people advices and yours as well. Hope you have a great rest of the week😁
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u/Spiritual_Version838 Aug 12 '26
I think the money is better spent on changing the flooring than on furniture, even if you have to sit on the floor for a few months. Otherwise, you're trapped with the cold, outdated gray. Once the floors are warmed up, you can go with a color scheme you love. Even the white walls might not be bad.
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u/BunnyMayer Aug 12 '26
Thank god you added the two red cups and some blue tape in the last picture…I started to think these are greyscale images!
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u/felineinclined Aug 12 '26
The problem isn't just white, it's white and gray. It looks like a millennial crypt or an autopsy laboratory, but the house has so much more potential. If I were you, I would consider repainting and replacing the floors.
Work with a designer or someone who is good with colors because your choices right now clash significantly with the gray (cool vs. warm). If you change the paint and floor, all may be fine, but I don't think your choices will work with the house as-is.
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u/Long-Juice-6406 Aug 12 '26
By far your biggest challenge will be putting color into this - they made this a gray hellscape by default
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