Wednesday, April 14, 2010

and here it is...


Here is Mr. Couch in his new home. As you can see, it's a bit messy. Also, this couch is large.

I'm realizing that since most of our furniture is vintage, it is also smaller-scale. So throwing a new-ish couch into the mix makes for a wee bit of a design dilemma.




I'm thinking we need a chunkier lamp on the table to the left- maybe something like this:


And also- seeing our hand-me-down coffee table is giving me a nervous eye-twitch. We actually have plans to make one similar to this:


(Hey, that couch looks familiar...)


So, with a few modifications I think it will start coming together.



Do you have any tips you would like to share for blending furniture pieces? I am a huge fan of mixing up different styles- I love the look of mid-century modern but with the warmth of some classic pieces mixed in. Have you found any tricks to be helpful with this?

4 comments:

  1. LOVE the new couch!! As you may remember, our couches are huge too...which presented a problem in an old house with smaller-scale spaces (and door frames, but that's a different story). Fortunately, all of our living room furniture is large, so we didn't have the same scaling issues in one room. I love the idea of a chunky lamp, though. I think that would definitely help to balance things out.

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  2. You could even get a chunky vintage lamp! That would help blend things, I think. Modern couch, vintage chunky lamp, vintage vintage smaller pieces. I think it could work!! Hugs to you, my dear!

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  3. I love the lines of this couch! It definitely goes well with modern and vintage--it's classic and clean lined. Go with the big lamp! And that coffee table that you like is fabulous!

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  4. Cool~ Thanks for the input! I can't wait to integrate some of your suggestions!

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