https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 17:15:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room/page/2#post-2694931 Thu, 09 Feb 2017 17:57:52 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2694931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: I'm going to FB message you :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693986 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 14:50:37 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: oooh i love that - super modern! i love how the TV is built into the wood! you could totally DIY that with ikea pieces and staining lumber yourself... those images I pulled are almost all custom builds - mostly from Google and Houzz.</p> <p>I'm honestly trying to improve my Photoshop comping skills, it takes a long time... in my job i often rely on 'experts' to build these kinds of things for me, especially when they need to be perfect... but I'm trying to learn. Practice makes perfect! You can learn so much on YouTube tutorials! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693887 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:58:40 +0000 Anagram 2693887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: love thsoe! Thanks so much!!! eta: I really need to teach myself how to do this in photoshop </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693886 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:58:13 +0000 Anagram 2693886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: Those look amazing!!!! And now I can print them and show my husband. Where are you getting the images for the entertainment center? </p> <p>I've also been looking into modern ideas like this one: </p> [attach=2976/17/ol2kp1.600x401.contemporary-home-theater.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693878 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:53:19 +0000 Boogs 2693878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: Wow! I love your mock ups!! </p> <p>@JCCovi: A rug this style could be fun, work well in a high traffic area, and pull in your furniture and artwork colors: <a href="http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-sh02-forrest-allover-floral-herati/Aqua/200AHSH02A-4106.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-sh02-forrest-allover-floral-herati/Aqua/200AHSH02A-4106.html</a> </p> [attach=186/17/ol2kgv.360x600.IMG_9929.PNG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693863 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:41:46 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i lied, here's one floating shelf option: </p> [attach=1584/17/ol2jxm.600x450.Layout_6.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693847 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:26:43 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>[attach=1584/17/ol2j8j.600x450.Layout_4.jpg]</p> <p>I couldn't find any floating shelf pictures I liked!! i think if you found a nice base console you could just arrange them to the left &amp; right of your TV and keep everything symmetrical </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693846 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:26:16 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: ok, here you go!</p> <p>found a few variations... the second one in here would involve building out the entire wall to make it look built in. All others would be cutom-built units! They all could work! very last one i found a smaller option instead of filling up the whole wall.</p> <p>[attach=1584/17/ol2j7s.600x450.Layout_5.jpg]</p> <p>[attach=1584/17/ol2j7t.600x450.Layout_3.jpg]</p> <p>THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE:<br /> [attach=1584/17/ol2j7u.600x450.Layout_2.jpg]</p> <p>[attach=1584/17/ol2j7v.600x450.Layout_1.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693315 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 19:39:25 +0000 Anagram 2693315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The house is pretty messy so ignore all that. </p> [attach=2976/17/ol15tq.600x450.20170207_193703.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693314 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 19:39:08 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: yes better! Will work on it tomorrow :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693312 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 19:31:47 +0000 Anagram 2693312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: is that better? </p> [attach=2976/17/ol15gz.600x450.20170207_172559.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693295 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 19:04:43 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2693295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: I'll be in touch :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693261 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 18:16:58 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: yes!! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693260 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 18:16:45 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: can you get a pic with more of that wall showing?? Thx! A straight on shot would be even better too! Maybe send me 2 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693240 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:49:27 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2693240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: omg are you kidding me how did you do that?! We are moving end of March and I need your help hahaha if I take some pics at our inspection on Thursday will you help me 😂😂<br /> I LOVE that second one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693236 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:43:51 +0000 Anagram 2693236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: i don't want to thread jack, but if you get bored again and want to find media center + shelves or storage centered around the tv, feel free! I've been very indecisive about what would look right...i know I want it centered on the wall, and not all to one side like it is now. And i am leaning toward white or metal/wood combo. Or floating shelves. So many options! </p> <p>Crappy cell pic.</p> <p>[attach=2976/17/ol10h3.600x450.20170207_172834.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693113 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:54:12 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JCCovi: oh so nice that you don't have a TV! and so sad that I just assumed that would be focal... hahaha! then that clears up even more space! maybe get two chairs to face opposite the couch if you don't do the sectional and you'll be good </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693110 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:52:09 +0000 JCCovi 2693110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Based on my painting 'my planning to hang I was thinking blue, dark red, and neutrals like gray and tan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693107 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:50:40 +0000 JCCovi 2693107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: Wow you are awesome! I love your designs but we do not have a tv so the focal point would be more the center of the room for conversation. I like that rug suggestion too!</p> <p>Thanks everyone for the feedback! I agree now that keeping the couch off the window will help. </p> <p>I'm attaching a photo of the painting that will be the main art in the room. It's 3' x 4' on canvas with no frame. </p> [attach=5112/17/ol0sgg.491x600.IMG_2774.PNG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693103 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:49:16 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: haha, thanks! i'm a graphic designer so to me this needs a LOT of work to be better, but it's OK for a fast idea! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693102 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:48:35 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jennibenni: @Anagram: haha... i'm bored at work! send me your pics and i can work on mockups! ;) it's hard to do with existing pics online though, you have to find some things at the right angle...</p> <p>@Anagram: do you have photoshop? it's not that hard if you know the basics... and I did this kinda fast so it's not really super accurate... but the erase and distort/perspective tools are the best, just find images you like, copy them into your base file in photoshop, erase the white edges on pics, and 'warp' them into the space... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693097 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:46:35 +0000 snowjewelz 2693097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: how is that a crappy ps mock?! So cool! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693094 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:43:26 +0000 Anagram 2693094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: Love that second one with the white entertainment center/shelving. I want to do something like that in our living room!</p> <p>How did you do that in photo shop? I want to do the exact same thing in my living room so I can visualize what a giant white entertainment center/shelving would look like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693092 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:42:04 +0000 Jennibenni 2693092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: Ummm, can you do this for my house?! Seriously though that looks awesome! 👌🏼 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693087 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:37:04 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JCCovi: also, with that couch i was thinking that one of those narrow behind-the-couch tables would be a great spot to put lamps or whatever, and also nice to have for drinks... or you could do two side tables.</p> <p>also i think a rug with blue tones to complement your couch would be gorgeous! the one I put in the mockup is a persian style rug from West Elm.</p> <p>Love the chair and ottoman, but depending on space, you could double the ottoman as a coffee table, or ditch the ottoman and get a coffee table instead. or maybe they'll both fit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693081 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:21:42 +0000 hellobeeboston 2693081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JCCovi: i LOVE the furniture you chose! i've never heard of that company before - but i'm definitely bookmarking. that leather couch is to die for.</p> <p>just took a stab at laying our your room fast with some crappy photoshop mocks... If you could eventually do a built-in wall (you can use Ikea and do a pretty awesome hack) that could be great...</p> <p>[attach=1584/17/ol0r47.337x252.setup_2.jpg]</p> <p>[attach=1584/17/ol0r48.337x252.setup_3.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693055 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:47:30 +0000 pwnstar 2693055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Totally agree re maintaining a clear foot path through the room. This article highlights that issue:</p> <p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/gsgo3yv" rel="nofollow">https://tinyurl.com/gsgo3yv</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693037 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:30:53 +0000 Anagram 2693037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JCCovi: Love the furniture. The modern version of mid century stuff is just the style I like. Since I assume the white door is your front door, I think you might want to have the TV/media stand on the wall on the right side of the picture, so you have a clear walking path from the front door to the kitchen.</p> <p>I think you could do the sofa with chaise on the opposite wall, with the chaise on the side under the window--it wouldn't block the walking path then. And as you said, with the side chair next to the couch, closer to the kitchen at an angle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693030 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:15:03 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2693030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Chair catty corner by the window. Couch on the wall closest to the door. Chaise part closest to the kitchen. Focal point wall is the one near the window.</p> <p>You can flip this around and the chair will float along the long wall near the door.</p> <p>When it comes to opening the door do you want to see the person first? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-furnish-my-living-room#post-2693024 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:11:48 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2693024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Beautiful couch! I'm stumped on furniture placement though. </p> <p>What is another color or two that you want to use in the room? That may help with picking out a rug and curtains. Since you won't have a TV, do you have any ideas of a room focal point- art or bookcase or cabinetry? </p>