I am building office and podcast studio and would appreciate if you can help me with the setup ideas. I have a large L shape table that I want to use abdrest could be anything.

Looking for some help making this room more cozy and fun. I feel like it's a blank slate and think wallpaper would be a nice touch but I'm not sure which wall(s). I'm open to any suggestions! I probably plan to have some plants by the window. Maybe install some shelfs for plants to avoid taking up counter space.

Anyone know which desk / table this is?

Hi guys! Would really appreciate your help with tackling this dining wall. The AC vents and doorway to the corridor both make it really tricky to choose a moulding design. Not happy with what the contractor has done but also don’t understand what else can be done to this wall.

Would really appreciate recommendations! Thank you in advance

Hi all,

As the title suggests at 34 year of age, I've recently discovered interior design.

It's obviously not a new thing, been around for years, but I have always appreciated good design, and been incredibly lucky to stay in some of London's best hotels who do it so well, in so many different styles.

I would say I personally learn towards a classical/art nouveau, gold, silver or brass and a rich colour palette. However, I don't know how to get started or to discover this newly found passion??

I'm a publisher by trade, and would love to "dabble" in interior design in the future,.or if not just within my own home. Any suggestions of literature, YouTube or other please do suggest and I want to try and discover as much as I can :)

Hi all, new job, and I'm working on a break room rework. It's a 13 x 20 ft (260 sq ft) space, currently with two 4 ft round tables (4 chairs each) and a large floor-standing vending machine in a corner. Photos: https://imgur.com/a/IqFdOcQ

The photos also show the fixed sink, fridge, microwave, and coffee station - they are all scattered around, which seems to incur lost space which I am trying to consolidate along the wall with the sink.

I mocked up a proposed layout in Lucidchart: https://lucid.app/lucidchart/ecee0833-319c-4a52-90cf-ec2eda7e6db9/edit?viewport_loc=-1219%2C243%2C2165%2C1108%2C0_0&invitationId=inv_0f84984a-6d3a-4a15-8863-e695b406dc5b

Trying to get more seating, so thinking of swapping the two 4 ft round tables for either:

• three 3-3.5 ft round tables, 4 chairs each, for 12 seats, plus one or two tall cocktail/bistro tables (~24-30" tops)
• four 3-3.5 ft round tables, 4 chairs each, for 16 seats

Questions:

1. Layout/circulation. Does 16 seats feel realistic in 260 sq ft with all the fixed fixtures, or is this over-ambitious? I'm aiming for about 36 inches of clearance around each table and 48 inches on the main walkway, but with the vending machine eating a corner I'm a bit stuck on flow. Round vs. rectangular - any thoughts on which reads better here?
2. The vending machine. It's not my call to remove, but I'd like to minimize its footprint. Has anyone found a good small or wall-mounted vending/snack-dispenser option? Open to other ideas too - a beverage wall, a smaller machine tucked behind a cabinet, etc.

Happy to share more measurements or a cleaner floor plan if helpful. Thank you.

Most rooms I walk into have the same small problem: the curtain rod sits right on top of the window frame, so the window looks short and squat and the whole wall feels lower than it is.

Try this instead. Hang the rod 10 to 15 cm above the frame, or close to the ceiling if the gap is small. Extend it 15 to 25 cm past the frame on each side, so when the curtains are open they sit on the wall, not over the glass. Then let the panels fall to the floor — just kissing it, not puddling, unless it is a formal room.

Three things change at once. The window reads taller, because your eye follows the fabric up. More daylight comes in, because the open panels are not eating the edges of the glass. And the wall feels finished, because the rod line ties into the ceiling instead of chopping the wall in half.

Two mistakes to avoid. Do not stop the panels at the sill — that shortens everything below them. And do not buy panels exactly as wide as the window; you want enough fullness that they still gather when closed, roughly one and a half to two times the rod width in fabric.

It is a one-afternoon fix, no tools beyond a drill and a level, and it is usually the difference between a room that looks rented and one that looks considered.

At first considered gallery wall but it may be too much space to cover. Then considered shelves but they would cut into the walkway. Any recommendations welcomed please!

New apartment with warm white walls, mid century modern furniture and lots of natural light. Trying to figure out what kind of art would look good without making the place feel generic. What styles or pieces have worked well in your living rooms?

I am hopefully completing on my first home next month. I will need to be buying all furniture from scratch. So, I have always wanted a very dark Victorian themed house (which works well for the period property I'm buying).

I would like my master bedroom to be completely dark green with dark wood accents. Then I want my hallway/entryway to be a dark maroon or burgundy, the kitchen a dark blue. When I was explaining this to my mother (also loves interior design) she was saying I need to try and stick to a colour "story", for me the colour story is "dark".

Are there any other ways of making the house cohesive, maybe only using dark wood, brass or gold tones for metal, furniture style?

Looking for a stylish way to display family pics in LR. PLS post pics of your displays. Or include pics for your sugg's.

Hi everyone! I just moved into a new home and I'm trying to decide what style and color scheme to focus on for the living room. Right now the room is very white, and I'm deciding between three options for the furniture:

White furniture (white on white)
White with light oak furniture
White with dark oak furniture

I'm definitely a minimalist, "sad beige" kind of person. I love playing with color through accessories like pillows, blankets, and trinkets rather than through the furniture itself. It's easier for me to pick a color and build around it, and I don't want to end up with something like purple furniture and feel stuck decorating around it.

Which of the three would make the best neutral base? I'd really appreciate any advice!

this little section im this attic has some cool old tile but is also very odd. i’m trying to think of what i can put here that wouldn’t be too goofy. i thought of a bookshelf but i want to be able to see the tile still if i can. any ideas?

EDIT: the opening is 53 inches tall and the space is about 48 inches deep

I NEED HELP our living room is so weird and i have a horrible habit of just picking up interesting pieces with no plan. I feel like these things have the ability to work together i just dont know how to go forward. Im going for a very pinteresty midmod mix kind of sitch with a lot of color. Also, nothing has to stay other than the couch, there is space elsewhere in the apartment. I mostly just need a little help on actually decorating and making this room layout be the most effective it can be.

Just keep in mind im 19 and working with a small budget mostly on facebook market place. Lets be nice to me please and thank you!

FAMILY ROOM on the photo is the room I am talking about ****

It will be the most used entrance for our home. And the window in the room interior goes to the kitchen so that takes out some possibilities like eating book or dining room.

Even a small working out room feels weird because it is like connected to the kitchen.

Don’t really want to settle for another seating area…
Bored game/puzzle, knitting area would be ideal but we don’t do any of those enough.

Thanks

I put a tapestry there and got some new bedsheets, I really want to cover the ugly sticker thing on the wall. Is there some decor and tips I could use to hide the 90's of this room?

Hello, looking for ideas for something to do with this space near my balcony window, or if you think just to leave it bare as it is.

Does anybody bought below bar unit from Homecentre ??

Review please?

Hi !

With our roomate gone, my husband and I decided to turn his room into a guest bedroom and office ; we're kinda happy with the furniture layout and added a bunch of wall art and everything... But it feels kind of blanc and I definitely hate the tapping of the long ass power chord

What would you guys suggest adding ?

PS : We have a very, very curious cat so plants are kinda off the table - we've tried that... and regretted it.

Our long narrow living room- advice on layout appreciated, also general tips or comments on styling (seasonal decor is just that, Happy Halloween! Otherwise, this is our pretty standard layout) 🎃

Most living rooms I see feel off for one simple reason: the rug is too small, so the furniture floats on bare floor instead of sitting together as one arrangement.

Here's the test that fixes it:

1. The front legs of the sofa AND the chairs should sit on the rug. If only the coffee table is on it, the rug is a mat, not an anchor.
2. Leave about 45 cm (18 inches) of bare floor between the rug edge and the wall, so the rug reads as a defined zone rather than wall-to-wall carpet.
3. In a typical sofa setup, that usually means 160x230 cm at minimum, and often 200x290 cm — measure the full seating footprint, not just the coffee table.
4. If a bigger rug isn't in the budget, layering works: a large, plain jute or flatweave underneath, with a smaller patterned rug on top, centred on the coffee table.

One more check: stand at the doorway. If your eye lands on the rug first and the seating reads as one group, the size is right. If your eye jumps from chair to chair, the rug isn't doing its job yet.

What size are you working with right now — and does the front-leg test pass or fail in your room?