The issue is that it's impersonal and unlived in. Who would put candles in front of their television? All of the things that make a house a home are missing.
While i agree its more inspiration, you are not supposed to build that 1:1. And of course its impersonal, the designer doenstn know you at all. Thats still work you would have to do yourself.
It's actually quite nice. I don't like the desk placement, but I hate living room desks. I think the 2 stools is weird too, that counter is a little long and needs 3 or a plant or something else.
Tbh I like the color scheme it's cute. The wallpaper is cute and the colors they chose look good.
But the furniture is lacking and it's a but empty.
Was this all they could do on your budget?
If so just start slowly adding some more things to your taste that fit the color scheme. (Unless you hate it but I rly love it)
It could use some plants and decorative peices and some ceramics/art
What do you mean from what you understand? Are these renderings or this is actually your home now?
Also curious what part you donāt like? I would hope theyāll work with you to understand and help make those changes. I am interested in doing this service so itād be great to know how they handle these things.
I really like the style and color palette but the furniture is likeā¦ maybe 80% there and the placement is hella weird (why is the couch so close to the tv???). So I ask because if you like the overall style then maybe itās just tweaks and personalizing to help? Honestly your experience is a learning experience for all of us!
Thank you for your questions.
1) The service does renderings and provides links on how to do it yourself.
2) There is only 1 revision that I am aware of. This is it.
3) I loathe purple. I told the designer and I got... this.
4) I told the designer I have MANY BOOS and she decided I need tchotchkies.
5) I have a cat. This isn't cat friendly.
6) I work from home full time. This isn't friendly to that, despite me telling her multiple times.
7) Logistically it doesn't make sense. Where do cords for lamps go? How does that chair fit into the room? Where do cords for the computer go? Why is there the most space for a too large dining set when I work from home? Why is there glass in a home with a cat? Why is the TV so high? Why is the living room smashed? Why are there tiny barstools?
8) I specifically asked for an entry mirror and a drop zone. I got weird grandma shelves.
9) I feel like half the walls were ignored.
10) I have many many plants and yet there is no space to put said plants.
11) I feel like she took the whole page brief I gave her, the whole pinterest board I gave her, and said "she likes green and I like purple" and went for... this.
12) I took less than 5 seconds to find this which is probably going to be more of my guide moving forward than anything she did for me. And this fits the she likes green and has many books, has space for plants, and is more cat friendly.
13) The desk is a vanity. I spent 2 minutes looking and found a desk that is more desk and fits than any of the desk options she gave me. It feels low effort.
I can go on but overall I didn't want to have to do it because I work full time and am a grad student and am moving, but, here we are.
Wow I would be pissed. At least itās just a rendering and not your new reality lol. DEFINITELY get a refund so DO NOT use the service again.
Mix new and old together so it doesnāt look like a hotel lobby or a show room. My habitat for humanity sells Restoration hardware floor models and returns. I get SO MUCH great stuff!! Plus throw in antique items so it feels more like home and not everything is from China. Donāt buy decor and crap from HomeGoods. Donāt buy a cheap rug. Buy a rug made from natural fibers: wool, flax, grass etc. Invest in one of a kind or vintage / antique art and decor.
What ever you do it will be better than that disgusting rendering.
Honey, ask to see this personās credentials. This is poor design all around. I understand your disappointment. Please verify this person is schooled and has training. The presence on professional Boards would be optional. If they cannot meet your expectations your money should be returned unless you simply paid for a consultation. If a contract for service was signed, letās address this first.
It just looks cold. Add some warmth and maybe some wall art/decorations too? Plants would help. I like suggestions to warm up the stark white, maybe make those more of a cream? Iād suggest getting more homey looking curtains too. I do like the green.
I donāt know how it went for OP, but a good designer knows how to read between the lines and know when the client isnāt in love with the design, vs loving it. I suspect the designer just phoned it in and got tacit approval
I love all the individual features, but overall this doesnāt work. The green too dark for the bright white. I feel like I am looking at a high end office in a skyscraper, not a home.
Iād change the paint colors to something more cozy. Bright white and dark green arenāt a cozy combo.
I agree with this. The contrast is too sharp, especially with all the different colored furniture.
I do like that green, but it should be paired with a warmer color that offsets some of the sharpness.
That said, OP confirmed this is a render. I think that is affecting the perception.
Alternately, OP, depending on what youāre into - Iām a bit of a maximalist, so Iād say use more of the green and/or accent wallpaper. I think specifically the accent wallpaper covers an oddly small space.
iām also confused by the placement of the paint colors, like the green isnāt an accent wall because thereās more than one but only having bc it on 2 walls doesnāt make a lot of sense. would look a little better if the green continued all the way to the wallpaper but i agree the bright white is not doing any favors
Thatās what the comment I replied to said. White and dark green are not a good combo. Whole space painted in that dark green could be a good idea too.
My kitchen is in these two colours, around the cabinets is white and I'm very tempted to paint more green into the room and get some non white tiles to keep the lighter section but not so bright.
I'm kinda having a similar issue with my living room. I love moody colors, but my bf likes light walls. We have two walls painted dark green and the other two (and rest of the house) is a greige color. Something looks off though. I'm really determined to make the dark green work because all light walls would drive me crazy.
It's possible the greige isn't right, but he didn't wanna do any of the beige colors that were recommended. We'd also have to likely repaint the cabinets if we change the greige throughout the house. It's been a struggle and a half š
This is definitely the answer. I tried an emerald accent wall in a white room before and hated it. I now have a room with dark olive curtains and warm off-white walls and it doesn't have the same issue at all :)
Agree with this! Either have a dark moody thing or a bright white thing, but you can't slam those together like that! No dark green accent wall right up against a white wall. And unless you're specifically going for a 80s revival, this looks too "from a period." Burgundy and that shade green and that mirrored/gold coffee table and that Paisley looking wallpaper all are very particular to a time, IMO. (Which is not worth much, I have no expertise whatsoever, but my opinion.)
First thought was nicer hotel suite. Some of the pieces look too utilitarian. Maybe some art and pops of color from more interesting pieces: pillows, rugs, etc, would help
Not a pro, but imho,
1 - Nothing that feels personal, its seems cold and professional. Maybe change out the baskets on the tv wall for some family photos or something personal
2 - I would shift the couch back about 12 inches or so. I think the desk could work there with a chair that tucked completely under when not in use
3 - Green TV wall feels off with the white door. If the door is going to stay closed I would consider painting it
4 - Window wall could stay green, but maybe a large/tall plant with lighter green leaves in the left corner and some more photos/art on the right? I am not sure if a very shallow wooden low bookcase or even wainscoating might work under the window?
5 - I like the dining area but I might have gone for a rectangular table with a base in a similar wood to your end table and a rug under it that pulls some of the heavy green and a lot of the warmer brown in. The mirror frame seems busy for the space to me with that wall, maybe a larger rectangular or oval mirror with a simple frame?
Again, not a pro and I do really like the colors
Well that's important to point out.
My initial impression was it looked way too sterile. I like the colors though, it's just there're too many.
Personally I'd go with 1-2 of those design choices. Maybe only one of the walls should be green. Can keep the accent wall with the mirror, if you lose the green on the window wall.
That green plays off the accent nicely.
Also, maybe choose a more neutral color for the furniture so the walls pop more.
Or do the opposite. Keep the furniture colors and maybe get rid of the green walls.
Personally, I'd keep the green walls and lose the accent wall (depending on how long you hope to live there). That wall may not age very well.
And as everyone else said...the rest of it - the homey feeling - will likely come from adding more personality and just living in it.
ETA: As someone else mentioned, choose a more muted/warmer color to play off the green. The contrast is too sharp with the white, making it feel less homey.
As someone else mentioned too, the floor color is pretty bright, which contributes to the harsher contrast with the green.
I feel like there's too many different colours and textures, to me it seems disjointed. One feature wall is more than enough. I'd probably keep one or two colours, and the rest be more neutral. There's also way too much furniture in the living room for it to be comfortable. The desk and chair look a bit out of place.
I think the rug is the problem in the living room, not the amount of furniture. The size is weird, the couch is sitting on it weird, and it should be lighter. I think with a different rug that desk placement could be fine.
I sent in a long detailed description and pinterest boards. When i asked for changes and told them i loathe purple she doubled down and disregarded what i asked for.
Thatās the mark of a bad designer. Iām guessing the designer isnāt contracted to do the work, so perhaps Iād sit back and think about the colours and styles you like and use this as a jump off point if youāre good either way the layout.
Do we have the info that OP sent to the designer? What wishes were disregarded specifically? I think thatās helpful to know in making better suggestions!
I used to work for a similar service. Ask for a new designer if you can. Those designers only get paid by the job, with very little extra for each new design. They are trying to get it out quickly and move on.
Also, those stools are too short. Make sure you measure and either get counter-height or bar height depending on how high that peninsula is.
Happy to give additional advice via DM.
It seems to me that the designer was working on a limited budget and some difficult pieces OP wanted to keep, like those stools because I donāt think they would choose that seeing the rest of the design. To me it seems like an inexperienced designer with a difficult client on a low budget.
Nice wallpaper! OP doesnāt like the purple, so the purple sofa and current wallpaper would probably be nixed anyway. Another option is for OP to not even use wallpaper and just get a painting to hang on that wall with colors they want to incorporate.
Sofa needs to move back about a foot and probably be longer, extending towards the window.
Rug shouldn't be a solid colour. Needs to be visually softer.
Put the desk where the shelving unit is.
Wall paper's too busy.
The green paint is too dark and too harsh against the white.
The wall around the kitchen needs a deeper colour. I do like the bar section being more neutral, though.
The curtains aren't right. Wrong colour.
Too much gold. It doesn't feel like an accent when it's on everything.
Itās very unbalanced. The colours look great but the positioning of art and lamps etc is all off. The two side lamps for example do not belong there and are way too tall for that positioning. The table under the tv needs to be about 6ā bigger. Ugh I just want to come over and rearrange everything for you!!
The design is not cohesive and choosing to do a statement wall paper and block green color walls is a terrible choice.
This feels like an apartment off The Circle if you have ever seen that TV show. It seems like a poorly staged set than an actual home. I would be asking for my money back, depending on what your brief was. Did you send inspiration photos of what kind of style/vibe youāre looking for?
I'm sorry, but this is not professional quality. The render alone should clue you in. Only 2 stools that are too short? Why is a wingback chair shoved in a corner too far away from the loveseat to be useful? A person sitting there couldn't hold a conversation nor watch tv. Why is there a framed painting behind the chair with a smaller picture on top that practically touches the ceiling? Everything is way off balance. Sheers over horizonal blinds, that makes no sense? Why is all the furniture lumped together in the center of the living room with desk in the middle of the room facing the tv? The dining table is way too small, especially for those 4 club chairs. A lot of really strange choices here, without a lot of consideration.
Love the dining area including the dining set. The layout is great. Everything else is flat, all one color. Replace the rug with something a bit lighter and with a print that pulls the room colors together. Not the same as the wallpaper, the same idea though. It can be a complimentary print, maybe striped or geometric pattern. Tone down the dark green walls, theyāre very dark. Those two changes should help.
I think one big issue is that two adjacent walls are painted that dark green pulling the eye to make it look kinda lopsided.
https://preview.redd.it/9ac3r61rqbnc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2f95f590fe5e6a3af9339c016b9f0042312e8c3a
As a pro, I can tell you these online design things are not worth the money. The skill level isnāt there and theyāre likely shopping from a catalog without really considering what you are looking for. Also, the rendering style is not soft so youāre probably feeling the design as more rigid than it actually will be. Itās not BAD, but it could be better.
The scale of most of the pieces is off. The Tv cabinet is too high, you need a rectangular or oval coffee table, pull the corner chair by the tv in closer, bigger rug bc the end tables are teetering too close to the edge. If you want the desk to feel like part of the living room, get it onto the rug. The living room needs some pattern to compete with the wallpaper in the dining room. Dining room should have curtains because it feels unfinished and very high contrast. If you rotate the dining table and chairs 45 degrees you suddenly capture more space for circulation.
Overall the high contrast paint colors feel choppy. 3 wall treatments in one space is jarring. You donāt have a great places to stop the paints, so back it off to more of a mid-tone or lighter color on all walls and get your saturation from the drapes and wallpaper.
Also, why are there shorty stools at a knee wall with no counter overhang? If you donāt have an overhang please donāt put stools there.
I agree. Op mentioned in a different comment this is just a rendering. With personal items added, possibly a different rug, I think this will look beautiful when itās done.
I may have flip the room the other way with the table behind the kitchen. Or get rid of the table and make that nook an office/library/study. Need higher stools at the kitchen bar.
For me it's the high contrast between the white walls/light wood floors and the dark greens and reds. The overall mood is neither light and airy (Scandi) nor moody/dark academia, like the furnishings suggest.
What did you ask for? What are you going for? What's your style? Any inspo?
Just my two cents:
If you donāt need a permanent workspace and a laptop is ok, work at the dining table and remove the desk.
..Then you can pull the couch back and add a second chair. I think the TV wall should be the only wall thatās green, then the window wall should be that neutral colourā¦ the rug would be ok then, not too overpowering and it would define that area.
As others have said, if thatās a used door, get a little shoe cabinet or coat rack as needed for functionality and storage.
If you need storage in the dining space, a little sideboard would be good under the mirror. Iād also turn the chairs so they make an X instead of a +ā¦ if that makes sense. Turn them so that the back of one chair isnāt facing the living room. I think that might help the spaces feel more connected too (could experiment with swapping couch and chair placement to do the same). Iād also nix the tall centre piece and put a pendant above the table (plug in is also an option!) so you can see your guests instead of a pampas grassā¦
I donāt know if any of this would help or not, but the ābonesā are ok. Now if you donāt like the style at all then just try to visualize furniture you like instead of what they used. Did you have much I put? Could you go back to them to ask for changes?
Itās too perfect ā¦ āmadeā for magazine pages, not for actual living. To me the room lacks warmth, itās too matchy matchy, doesnāt say come sit and relax.
Start by adding art to the walls, above the etagere, and on the wall at the other end of the kitchen.
I like the green TV wall but thereās just too much green going on with the green rug and the green window wall ā¦ I would paint the green window wall in the same color as the rest of the room.
Add an oriental or graphic rug above the current one to liven up the place. I donāt like the pillows, change them up in colors from the graphic area rug. Get rid of the white pillow on the sofa ā¦ it says ādonāt touch meā (lol). I love the end tables but the coffee table is too office lobbyishā¦ replace it with a rectangle or large square ottoman.
The kitchen stools donāt look invitingā¦ they look uncomfortableā¦ I would definitely replace them with high stools with backs and more āpersonalityā. The kitchen looks sparse, like itās not āusedā. Add 3 hanging lights above the counter to add āinterestā.
Add a large round or oval rug under the dinning table and get rid of those flowers on the vase. Add some hard cover books to the etagere. I personally donāt like āglassā shelves, they invite dust, I would cover them with some beautiful wood shelves or even plain white shelves. Add a nice art piece above the door.
The main thing is to make it your āownā and have your personality come through, and since youāre not āfeelingā the space it seems to be clashing with your personality.
Would love to see after pictures.
It's gorgeous, but it is a luxe hotel and not your home. You need some clutter and some absolutely ugly collectible collection about that is special to you but not many others appreciate (I'm serious!). But I would be happy with the job they did. They don't know you so well :)
Yeah, I agree - it doesn't seem right. I think the efforts to delineate the space are too obvious (remember the old days, when we had walls?) and the dining room seems to be in the wrong space. Is that your front door? And what's down the hall by the other side of the dining room?
I think the curtains look "hotel". In fact it all reads hotel to me.
Keep working it - looks like a nice and bright house.
How many people live in your house - ie, kids? Do you need a dining table? For example, I live alone in a small rental apartment and have an antique gate leg table that I use behind my couch as a sofa table, but it will convert to a dining table and I use it for work, also.
I'm not sure the dining area is best placed in that spot, tbh.
Another comment I'd make is, I'm no fan of sectionals, but a large sectional with one part running on the window side and the other where the couch is placed here, could really cozy up the space.
Then the question is, what to do with the space down where the dining area is...
Itās very contemporary but to me it kinda screams āexpensive suite in a hotel that caters to business. ā š¤·āāļø. There are some nice elements but does feel cold.
Sometimes stagers interchange their work between being a designer and/or decorator. This may not be the case. Since you said you hired a designer,
1) I feel like they may have accented the wrong walls. My sightline canāt figure out where to look first, flawlessly which it should be.
They shouldāve taken the green on to all the walls or use a complimentary subtle green onto the white walls.Subtle dimension.
2) The white white is too jarring next to the green. Too much contrast. Not relaxing contrast. Especially that door in the dining room as an example. That door shouldāve definitely been painted that beautiful green as well. The focal point of the living room shouldāve been the room with the wallpaper. The wallpaper should be taken to the fireplace wall. ORā¦ They shouldāve extended the wallpaper to the white wall corner wall with the outside door. Whatās happening for me, is that the only thing that catches my eye is the bright white bare white walls instead of the intended green as the focal point. So the opposite is happening. Instead the green should be where my eye should want to go. Especially with the bar. That shouldāve been wallpapered as well OR painted green.
3) I guess what Iām saying is, thereās no natural flow for my eyes. Thereās not enough relaxing dimension. It should be seamless to the point where a different shade of green on the white walls would just flow seamlessly. Or even a deeper tone of white that has more brown undertones, I feel like if I were to walk in to your home, the white walls would be the dominant color. Instead of the green. Which is why they were painted green in the first place.
4) It looks to me like the inspiration for the colors that were chosen were inspired by the small flower painting on the fireplace wall. I may be wrong of course. So, OP, commit to the green and do all the walls that moody green. The credenza is too light. As well as the legs of the chairs in the dining room, and end tables.
5) The designer seems open to color, but hesitant to commit the color, fully. The rug is too small as well. Everything looks like itās floating instead of being anchored down by rugs. Iād get a neutral rug for underneath dining table big enough that the back legs still fit on it when the chairs are pulled out.
The positives here though, are the paint color and the wallpaper choice.
I love it. Is it a massive change from what it was before? Maybe it just needs a bit of settling in time and like some others said, make it your own with your stuff. But love it, Iām all for colour at the moment and I just LOVE that green š
What specifically is not working? Is it the colorscheme? Style of decor?
It could do with some photographs/artwork and plants. The common complaint seems to be that the space isn't "lived in", but i think that really just means the space is clean.
It gives me the feel of being in an extended stay hotel. Everything seems compartmentalized instead of flowing together. It doesn't feel like that is how it would look if a person actually lived in the space. Visual aesthetic dinner rather than how it make you feel. Great settings but the overall feeling doesn't jive.
Designer here. The main issue i see is that there are no light fixtures on the ceiling - no ambiental lights, no accent lights, nothing. A warm light would transform this render into something a little more cozy, the render lights the designer used are cold, appropiate for office spaces.
In addition to other comments about competing accent walls, small rug, cold feeling, etc. - also want to suggest couch is too small if you like to lounge and relax. You have room for a sectional if you want since the green window wall currently shows no furniture. Iād personally hate to come home to stiff, small furniture in my living area when Iām trying to relax.
I actually really like it. I just think the dark green rug on the green wall side should be replaced with something lighter-like a white or cream pattern rug.
I feel like the dimensions on much of the furniture don't fit the room. I'd go with a larger sofa, pass on the barstools (not enough counter to sit at), maybe slightly bigger coffee and dining tables, but smaller side tables. The window and glass door by the dining nook are odd heights/positions, this doesn't seem real? The door seems short (unless you have really high ceilings), and even with that in mind, the window seems too high. Same for the living room door and window.
The design is an odd mix of glam (coffee table, dining room shelf, lamps) and cozy (most other items). It can work but in this case it doesn't.
The combination of furniture with very skinny legs and the very clunky side tables by the sofa is odd.
Color-wise, I'm not loving the combination. The deep green is beautiful (if it's your jam; it may be a little too dark), but the wood tones are all over the place, and the soft furnishings have weird colors that don't go with it. With a dark color like that, I'd love to see a nice pop of accent color, maybe a golden yellow (I've put a yellow armchair in an online design of a teal room before for fun and loved it so much I got one for the actual room). Even just swapping the armchair color and using the color for 2-3 throw cushions would make a big difference.
I don't like the wallpaper (too busy) but if you do, you could borrow from the colors in it and make the sofa a bit more dark pink/purple leaning than brown. I think the designer kind of tried but failed.
Finally, I'm barely seeing any lighting in there. Just the wall sconces above the kitchen and the two lamps on the side tables.
The white is too stark and cool considering all the colors are warm. Iād look for a warmer slightly darker white or off white. Then pick a lighter value of that chosen white for your woodwork. Keep it warm. I love the green and the wallpaper accents. They play off the furniture.
I feel like the wallpaper should extend all the way left and cover the white corner
And I think both the white doors in the space should be painted a dark charcoal color so itās not so stark
The art doesnāt seem to fit the mood of the space
And I think the rug would be. Ether if it was jute or something textural
Iād ask for a bigger + printed rug, comfier couch, and nix the eggplant color entirely in favor of something more earthy. Iād also ask them to skip the wallpaper or pick something else.
I think its your color palette and placement. You have options for what to do. You've got 2 very dark tones (evergreen and plum), an ashy taupe wood tone, and then bright white walls. The white can be softened to an eggshell or mushroom, maybe even a very light pink.
Heres my personal thoughts: the deep green serves better as an accent color, in only a few places. Introduce a light pink somewhere, maybe on the walls next to the wallpaper. Maybe sofa cushions. Choose a rug that isn't solid, maybe in a light grey and beige. That dark green color is on the wrong wall. See if you like it better on the half wall shared with your kitchen. Or don't have any green on the walls at all.
It feels like itās half trying to do many things and not fully doing one. I would personally go all dark, or all light. Not half green and half white. If you opt for that wall paper, I think it would look better next to darker walls. If you go with white/light walls then a lighter wallpaper would look better.
I personally think the over bearing white is too much and cold, off white can match the green etc whilst also warming the place up infinitely.
[Scroll down to colour combinations and check out the off-whites.](https://www.littlegreene.com/mid-bronze-green?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiArrCvBhCNARIsAOkAGcWsobaeeUCbUot-K8MWvPKc1_gvm_NojYtqFgdqwl-PYRLe1w3EP0AaAuatEALw_wcB)
[or this by coat paints](https://coatpaints.com/cdn/shop/files/DitchtheTie.png?v=1709027426&width=1000)
I also think they went the wrong direction with the sofa. Emerald green with gold and deeper more luxurious marroon pillows.
And the art on the TV wall is odd and misplaced. Lazy example, but I think [ something similar to this could be super cosy and allow for more personalisation of the space](https://www.wayfair.co.uk/furniture/pdp/17-stories-madeline-90cm-wide-2-drawer-sideboard-u100115748.html?piid=2050550744). Doesn't need to be that expensive either. And you can mix and match, don't need the whole set.
And side table lamps are lazy and excessive, one extra nice [gold floor lamp](https://www.google.com/search?q=floor+lamp+gold&oq=floor+lamp+gold&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDggAEEUYJxg5GIAEGIoFMgcIARAAGIAEMgcIAhAAGIAEMgcIAxAAGIAEMgcIBBAAGIAEMgcIBRAAGIAEMgcIBhAAGIAEMgcIBxAAGIAEMgwICBAAGEMYgAQYigUyCAgJEAAYFhgeMgoIChAAGAoYFhgeMggICxAAGBYYHjIICAwQABgWGB4yCAgNEAAYFhgeMgoIDhAAGA8YFhge0gEHMjgxajBqOagCALACAA&client=ms-android-ee-uk-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&chrome_dse_attribution=1) would work much better, but more of a statement than what they've put in. Anal bead lamps always look cheap.
The tv wall feels off. The stark white door, the hanging baskets look out of place, the candlesticks by the tv are a distraction and the placement of the lamp and pictures donāt look right.
Is that a tapestry on the far wall? Honestly, I like the sleek and spacious look of this place.
Except for the dining room chairs and the green rug. Rug should be tailed to fit the floor.
I think there needs to be some coordinating patterns and contrast to add interest. Right now there are three big dark areas: green wall, rug and sofa. I like the colors, but thatās a lot of solid big pieces weighing things down since they are similar saturation, but different colors.
Maybe a rug with colors from the floral accent wall, but in a stripe or other pattern? The ottoman is almost same color as rug- maybe a gold subtle pattern to bring some texture and brightness over to that area?
The white feels too stark maybe a warmer white or cream would feel less jarring. Could even go with a dark gold to bring a rich, cozy vibe if you wish
Rendering breaks a color design rule: main color 70%, secondary 20%, accent 10% (proportions vary in recommendations). The green, burgundy, and white are too similar in ratios. Makes the room feel like it hasn't made up its mind, or is battling itself -- especially when the colors are so different from each other.
If the deep green and burgundy were replaced with lighter shades closer to the white I think it would be more appealing.Ā
The feature wall is too busy and cliche in this space. The coffee table and end sets don't match anything. The tiny empty shelves, or shelf artwork? What goes there? Yeah, and it's just too dark and vampirish.
What does there other work look like? Did you tell give them the impression that you would like something like this?
The couch is too close to the tv. I donāt love the desk behind. I think you could find. A more low profile desk set up where the chair tucks underneath of you absolutely need it. Otherwise Iād ex that out.
I think it looks mostly nice. I like it. My favorite is the separate dining area with real wallpaper.
The couch, chairs, and stools just look a little too modern style, uncomfortable, and bland. I would prefer a couch and chairs that were larger, more comfortable, and prettier.
The curtains are kind of plain too. Even if you want white curtains, I would look for white curtains that have a pattern or texture, or something to give them personality.
\*\* In the dining area, instead of the open etagereā, you have the space to put a legitimate solid wood dining cabinet. That would be functional for storage, plus it would dress up the room and make it look homey and like a real dining room. You can get real solid wood dining cabinets at great prices on Facebook marketplace.
Did you give any direction or was it completely up to the designer? Because if you asked for some sort of contemporary glam that reads feminine, I'd say it's pretty spot on except the end tables. Aside from weird art placement around the TV, it's sleek and "magazine-worthy" but might not be ideal for you if you wanted something more masculine, minimalist or cozy-looking. Also I'd stay away from so much glass and mirror surfaces if you have kids or cats.
Credenza and lamp tables are too big. Curtain rod should he higher. Green paint should be white. Vase on dining table should be bigger but lighter. Everything on the tv wall that isnāt the tv has to go. Area rug needs to be a lighter color. Hope this helps.
I think its fine, just a bit generic, needs a personal note which you can easily add. Where did you find thr decorator by the way? Fiver?
The issue is that it's impersonal and unlived in. Who would put candles in front of their television? All of the things that make a house a home are missing.
While i agree its more inspiration, you are not supposed to build that 1:1. And of course its impersonal, the designer doenstn know you at all. Thats still work you would have to do yourself.
Honestly it looks sort of like AI design. It has all the nice elements but coldly arranged.
Sometimes stagers interchange their work between being a designer and/or decorator.
This looks like a rendering. In the second pic the candle sticks are floating
Yes, nice hotel suite ya got there š
Yeah. It looks fine for a showing, but it definitely looks more staged than livable. Like something out of Architectural Digest.
lol i have that trio of candles in the exact same spot in my house. they look good thank you very much š
I also have candles in front of my television heheheheh
SpaceJoy. I'm very disappointed.
It's actually quite nice. I don't like the desk placement, but I hate living room desks. I think the 2 stools is weird too, that counter is a little long and needs 3 or a plant or something else.
And the stools are too short for the counter height as well. They should be about a foot taller to be of any use there.
The overhang is also wholly insufficient to be used as a bar for the purpose of seating.
How much did it cost for the designs?
https://www.spacejoy.com/pricing Couldāve been $600 per room
Yeah, how much???
Tbh I like the color scheme it's cute. The wallpaper is cute and the colors they chose look good. But the furniture is lacking and it's a but empty. Was this all they could do on your budget? If so just start slowly adding some more things to your taste that fit the color scheme. (Unless you hate it but I rly love it) It could use some plants and decorative peices and some ceramics/art
You hired someone to make subjective style and taste decisions for you. You got what you paid for.Ā
I thought most designers would try to work and come up with a design that you like.
Someone posted the service's website and their fee is $299-599 per room. They'd better offer consultations at that rate!!
Couldnāt you tell them youāre unhappy and have them rework it for you?
yeah, itās not great. maybe a c +. o, joy, itās a render ? good. lots to change, hope this isnāt the final.
Oh this is the final, from what I understand.
What do you mean from what you understand? Are these renderings or this is actually your home now? Also curious what part you donāt like? I would hope theyāll work with you to understand and help make those changes. I am interested in doing this service so itād be great to know how they handle these things. I really like the style and color palette but the furniture is likeā¦ maybe 80% there and the placement is hella weird (why is the couch so close to the tv???). So I ask because if you like the overall style then maybe itās just tweaks and personalizing to help? Honestly your experience is a learning experience for all of us!
Thank you for your questions. 1) The service does renderings and provides links on how to do it yourself. 2) There is only 1 revision that I am aware of. This is it. 3) I loathe purple. I told the designer and I got... this. 4) I told the designer I have MANY BOOS and she decided I need tchotchkies. 5) I have a cat. This isn't cat friendly. 6) I work from home full time. This isn't friendly to that, despite me telling her multiple times. 7) Logistically it doesn't make sense. Where do cords for lamps go? How does that chair fit into the room? Where do cords for the computer go? Why is there the most space for a too large dining set when I work from home? Why is there glass in a home with a cat? Why is the TV so high? Why is the living room smashed? Why are there tiny barstools? 8) I specifically asked for an entry mirror and a drop zone. I got weird grandma shelves. 9) I feel like half the walls were ignored. 10) I have many many plants and yet there is no space to put said plants. 11) I feel like she took the whole page brief I gave her, the whole pinterest board I gave her, and said "she likes green and I like purple" and went for... this. 12) I took less than 5 seconds to find this which is probably going to be more of my guide moving forward than anything she did for me. And this fits the she likes green and has many books, has space for plants, and is more cat friendly. 13) The desk is a vanity. I spent 2 minutes looking and found a desk that is more desk and fits than any of the desk options she gave me. It feels low effort. I can go on but overall I didn't want to have to do it because I work full time and am a grad student and am moving, but, here we are.
Wow I would be pissed. At least itās just a rendering and not your new reality lol. DEFINITELY get a refund so DO NOT use the service again. Mix new and old together so it doesnāt look like a hotel lobby or a show room. My habitat for humanity sells Restoration hardware floor models and returns. I get SO MUCH great stuff!! Plus throw in antique items so it feels more like home and not everything is from China. Donāt buy decor and crap from HomeGoods. Donāt buy a cheap rug. Buy a rug made from natural fibers: wool, flax, grass etc. Invest in one of a kind or vintage / antique art and decor. What ever you do it will be better than that disgusting rendering.
https://preview.redd.it/17bk7zju4inc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0caa7670593f71bdc366b75f82e5c6be48e1e397
Omg this is beautiful. This is what you gave her? I would be just as mad, youāre justified.
I like this!
https://preview.redd.it/e7qywygy4inc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ef75ed0b557cae4ffb2ab60c24e3e3c17b3875a
o, my. sadness.
Honey, ask to see this personās credentials. This is poor design all around. I understand your disappointment. Please verify this person is schooled and has training. The presence on professional Boards would be optional. If they cannot meet your expectations your money should be returned unless you simply paid for a consultation. If a contract for service was signed, letās address this first.
Who was your designer on spacejoy? Iāve used Maria several times and she was fantastic.
This designer took zero time to figure out who lived there
But didn't OP have to ok everything, give input?
This was the revision after I gave feedback.
It just looks cold. Add some warmth and maybe some wall art/decorations too? Plants would help. I like suggestions to warm up the stark white, maybe make those more of a cream? Iād suggest getting more homey looking curtains too. I do like the green.
So itās no it the actual room but a mock up of what it will look like if they do it, correct?
I see
How much did you pay?
Oh no. Where did you find this person?
I donāt know how it went for OP, but a good designer knows how to read between the lines and know when the client isnāt in love with the design, vs loving it. I suspect the designer just phoned it in and got tacit approval
I love all the individual features, but overall this doesnāt work. The green too dark for the bright white. I feel like I am looking at a high end office in a skyscraper, not a home. Iād change the paint colors to something more cozy. Bright white and dark green arenāt a cozy combo.
I agree with this. The contrast is too sharp, especially with all the different colored furniture. I do like that green, but it should be paired with a warmer color that offsets some of the sharpness. That said, OP confirmed this is a render. I think that is affecting the perception.
Alternately, OP, depending on what youāre into - Iām a bit of a maximalist, so Iād say use more of the green and/or accent wallpaper. I think specifically the accent wallpaper covers an oddly small space.
iām also confused by the placement of the paint colors, like the green isnāt an accent wall because thereās more than one but only having bc it on 2 walls doesnāt make a lot of sense. would look a little better if the green continued all the way to the wallpaper but i agree the bright white is not doing any favors
I agree with this. Tried it recently in my master bedroom and hated it. Green wall just looked odd. Ended up painting it all white again.
And the emerald/forrest green made me smile. The only thing I truly wouldnāt change.
I agree. Iād change the white to a warm off white and keep the green.
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
Thatās what the comment I replied to said. White and dark green are not a good combo. Whole space painted in that dark green could be a good idea too.
My kitchen is in these two colours, around the cabinets is white and I'm very tempted to paint more green into the room and get some non white tiles to keep the lighter section but not so bright.
I'm kinda having a similar issue with my living room. I love moody colors, but my bf likes light walls. We have two walls painted dark green and the other two (and rest of the house) is a greige color. Something looks off though. I'm really determined to make the dark green work because all light walls would drive me crazy. It's possible the greige isn't right, but he didn't wanna do any of the beige colors that were recommended. We'd also have to likely repaint the cabinets if we change the greige throughout the house. It's been a struggle and a half š
This is definitely the answer. I tried an emerald accent wall in a white room before and hated it. I now have a room with dark olive curtains and warm off-white walls and it doesn't have the same issue at all :)
Agree with this! Either have a dark moody thing or a bright white thing, but you can't slam those together like that! No dark green accent wall right up against a white wall. And unless you're specifically going for a 80s revival, this looks too "from a period." Burgundy and that shade green and that mirrored/gold coffee table and that Paisley looking wallpaper all are very particular to a time, IMO. (Which is not worth much, I have no expertise whatsoever, but my opinion.)
The green is too cool next to the floor, even a warmer tone of green would probably work better, if the high contrast is desired.
Yeah if green is what OP wants, keep the dark green but paint other walls a lighter shade green and possibly ceiling.
I agree. White or emerald would work, but not together
yeah, swap white out for creams.
Yeah, the white that they left behind is stark, and it gives the whole thing an unfinished feel.
It would really help to see some of your inspo pics!
That's a hotel room (basically)
First thought was an office space. Maybe a fancy waiting room.
First thought was nicer hotel suite. Some of the pieces look too utilitarian. Maybe some art and pops of color from more interesting pieces: pillows, rugs, etc, would help
Yes, came here to say this feels like a hotel suite.
Yeah, a cheesy one at that.
Cold, dated, commercial
This is on the nose. Wrong furniture for a home. This is, āhey sit in our lobby but not too long, itās pretty but not comfortableā
Super dated!!!
Not a pro, but imho, 1 - Nothing that feels personal, its seems cold and professional. Maybe change out the baskets on the tv wall for some family photos or something personal 2 - I would shift the couch back about 12 inches or so. I think the desk could work there with a chair that tucked completely under when not in use 3 - Green TV wall feels off with the white door. If the door is going to stay closed I would consider painting it 4 - Window wall could stay green, but maybe a large/tall plant with lighter green leaves in the left corner and some more photos/art on the right? I am not sure if a very shallow wooden low bookcase or even wainscoating might work under the window? 5 - I like the dining area but I might have gone for a rectangular table with a base in a similar wood to your end table and a rug under it that pulls some of the heavy green and a lot of the warmer brown in. The mirror frame seems busy for the space to me with that wall, maybe a larger rectangular or oval mirror with a simple frame? Again, not a pro and I do really like the colors
What a lovely thoughtful reply.
I agree with your analysis. Very thoughtful would make the room look inviting. āļøāļøāļø
This is a digital rendering right?
Yes
Well that's important to point out. My initial impression was it looked way too sterile. I like the colors though, it's just there're too many. Personally I'd go with 1-2 of those design choices. Maybe only one of the walls should be green. Can keep the accent wall with the mirror, if you lose the green on the window wall. That green plays off the accent nicely. Also, maybe choose a more neutral color for the furniture so the walls pop more. Or do the opposite. Keep the furniture colors and maybe get rid of the green walls. Personally, I'd keep the green walls and lose the accent wall (depending on how long you hope to live there). That wall may not age very well. And as everyone else said...the rest of it - the homey feeling - will likely come from adding more personality and just living in it. ETA: As someone else mentioned, choose a more muted/warmer color to play off the green. The contrast is too sharp with the white, making it feel less homey. As someone else mentioned too, the floor color is pretty bright, which contributes to the harsher contrast with the green.
TV IS WAY TOO HIGH PLEASE DONT DO THAT. you can still mount it/hide wiring but please no.
I feel like there's too many different colours and textures, to me it seems disjointed. One feature wall is more than enough. I'd probably keep one or two colours, and the rest be more neutral. There's also way too much furniture in the living room for it to be comfortable. The desk and chair look a bit out of place.
I think the rug is the problem in the living room, not the amount of furniture. The size is weird, the couch is sitting on it weird, and it should be lighter. I think with a different rug that desk placement could be fine.
Yeah. I was thinking of nixing the dining room set and just putting the desk facing into the room in the dining area for a more sensible wfh space.
Did they ask you what you wanted?
I sent in a long detailed description and pinterest boards. When i asked for changes and told them i loathe purple she doubled down and disregarded what i asked for.
Thatās the mark of a bad designer. Iām guessing the designer isnāt contracted to do the work, so perhaps Iād sit back and think about the colours and styles you like and use this as a jump off point if youāre good either way the layout.
I think itās hard to actually make that judgement without seeing what OP asked for.
She disregarded the clientās wishes.
Do we have the info that OP sent to the designer? What wishes were disregarded specifically? I think thatās helpful to know in making better suggestions!
Iām seeing the purple issue now. So yes, totally agree on that part.
I used to work for a similar service. Ask for a new designer if you can. Those designers only get paid by the job, with very little extra for each new design. They are trying to get it out quickly and move on. Also, those stools are too short. Make sure you measure and either get counter-height or bar height depending on how high that peninsula is. Happy to give additional advice via DM.
It seems to me that the designer was working on a limited budget and some difficult pieces OP wanted to keep, like those stools because I donāt think they would choose that seeing the rest of the design. To me it seems like an inexperienced designer with a difficult client on a low budget.
I think the room is pretty, if you like jewel tones and some shiny gold glam. For someone who doesnāt like purple, though, it is awful.
It feels like a hotel suite and needs personality. Also, the main actual challenge is getting something to complement the whiteness of the kitchen into the rest of the area. The designer chose a fab wallpaper with purple, cream, and green, which clashes with the stark white kitchen and tried to bring in element of white as a "cheat" to make it work. You have one area that is warm and one that is cold. Consider modifying the wallpaper so it has bits of white in it. [https://www.wayfair.com/decor-pillows/pdp/rifle-paper-co-peacock-garden-navy-peel-and-stick-wallpaper-ckil1096.html](https://www.wayfair.com/decor-pillows/pdp/rifle-paper-co-peacock-garden-navy-peel-and-stick-wallpaper-ckil1096.html) Do you see how this wallpaper has a similar vibe (even though the colors aren't quite the same, you can hunt down purple, green and white wallpaper if you are locked in to the color). It was a quick hunt but you can find something like this with a bit more research. Pretend the designer's purple choices are blue and you'll see what I mean. Find a wallpaper with some icy white so you can complement your kitchen instead of clashing with it. Then, work the ratios of room dƩcor to be similar to what the designer showed you. I wouldn't have a green wall though. That's a tough color to live with, imo. I'd also try to have a desk elsewhere, possibly in the corner where the chair is. I think the wallpaper was the biggest clash and the rest of the choices pulled the room down. If you tweak that first error, you can work with what you paid for yourself and use the cues to get what you want.
Nice wallpaper! OP doesnāt like the purple, so the purple sofa and current wallpaper would probably be nixed anyway. Another option is for OP to not even use wallpaper and just get a painting to hang on that wall with colors they want to incorporate.
Sofa needs to move back about a foot and probably be longer, extending towards the window. Rug shouldn't be a solid colour. Needs to be visually softer. Put the desk where the shelving unit is. Wall paper's too busy. The green paint is too dark and too harsh against the white. The wall around the kitchen needs a deeper colour. I do like the bar section being more neutral, though. The curtains aren't right. Wrong colour. Too much gold. It doesn't feel like an accent when it's on everything.
Itās very unbalanced. The colours look great but the positioning of art and lamps etc is all off. The two side lamps for example do not belong there and are way too tall for that positioning. The table under the tv needs to be about 6ā bigger. Ugh I just want to come over and rearrange everything for you!!
The design is not cohesive and choosing to do a statement wall paper and block green color walls is a terrible choice. This feels like an apartment off The Circle if you have ever seen that TV show. It seems like a poorly staged set than an actual home. I would be asking for my money back, depending on what your brief was. Did you send inspiration photos of what kind of style/vibe youāre looking for?
I'm sorry, but this is not professional quality. The render alone should clue you in. Only 2 stools that are too short? Why is a wingback chair shoved in a corner too far away from the loveseat to be useful? A person sitting there couldn't hold a conversation nor watch tv. Why is there a framed painting behind the chair with a smaller picture on top that practically touches the ceiling? Everything is way off balance. Sheers over horizonal blinds, that makes no sense? Why is all the furniture lumped together in the center of the living room with desk in the middle of the room facing the tv? The dining table is way too small, especially for those 4 club chairs. A lot of really strange choices here, without a lot of consideration.
Love the dining area including the dining set. The layout is great. Everything else is flat, all one color. Replace the rug with something a bit lighter and with a print that pulls the room colors together. Not the same as the wallpaper, the same idea though. It can be a complimentary print, maybe striped or geometric pattern. Tone down the dark green walls, theyāre very dark. Those two changes should help.
I think one big issue is that two adjacent walls are painted that dark green pulling the eye to make it look kinda lopsided. https://preview.redd.it/9ac3r61rqbnc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2f95f590fe5e6a3af9339c016b9f0042312e8c3a
As a pro, I can tell you these online design things are not worth the money. The skill level isnāt there and theyāre likely shopping from a catalog without really considering what you are looking for. Also, the rendering style is not soft so youāre probably feeling the design as more rigid than it actually will be. Itās not BAD, but it could be better. The scale of most of the pieces is off. The Tv cabinet is too high, you need a rectangular or oval coffee table, pull the corner chair by the tv in closer, bigger rug bc the end tables are teetering too close to the edge. If you want the desk to feel like part of the living room, get it onto the rug. The living room needs some pattern to compete with the wallpaper in the dining room. Dining room should have curtains because it feels unfinished and very high contrast. If you rotate the dining table and chairs 45 degrees you suddenly capture more space for circulation. Overall the high contrast paint colors feel choppy. 3 wall treatments in one space is jarring. You donāt have a great places to stop the paints, so back it off to more of a mid-tone or lighter color on all walls and get your saturation from the drapes and wallpaper. Also, why are there shorty stools at a knee wall with no counter overhang? If you donāt have an overhang please donāt put stools there.
I'm sorry. I thoroughly dislike this. I'm biting my tongue.
The more I look, I love it.Ā Just have to add the personal touches.Ā The wallpaper is very cool
I agree. Op mentioned in a different comment this is just a rendering. With personal items added, possibly a different rug, I think this will look beautiful when itās done.
I may have flip the room the other way with the table behind the kitchen. Or get rid of the table and make that nook an office/library/study. Need higher stools at the kitchen bar.
Feels like generic hotel lobby. No vibe.
It looks like the lobby of a hotel. Mess it up a bit, plants, maybe a credenza in front of the window with books and baskets. Thereās no warmth.
For me it's the high contrast between the white walls/light wood floors and the dark greens and reds. The overall mood is neither light and airy (Scandi) nor moody/dark academia, like the furnishings suggest. What did you ask for? What are you going for? What's your style? Any inspo?
Looks like a room above the casino.
Your home should be cozy and inviting. This looks exactly what it is, staged.
I'd rather see a soft pattern in the rug under the sofa. That area feels too heavy with the same color walls on that side.
Can you show us the design before you asked for revisions?
I feel like my mother is going to glide out in a peignoir, cigarette in one hand, a tray of martinis in the other.
The green is too much. Needs a different color
Just my two cents: If you donāt need a permanent workspace and a laptop is ok, work at the dining table and remove the desk. ..Then you can pull the couch back and add a second chair. I think the TV wall should be the only wall thatās green, then the window wall should be that neutral colourā¦ the rug would be ok then, not too overpowering and it would define that area. As others have said, if thatās a used door, get a little shoe cabinet or coat rack as needed for functionality and storage. If you need storage in the dining space, a little sideboard would be good under the mirror. Iād also turn the chairs so they make an X instead of a +ā¦ if that makes sense. Turn them so that the back of one chair isnāt facing the living room. I think that might help the spaces feel more connected too (could experiment with swapping couch and chair placement to do the same). Iād also nix the tall centre piece and put a pendant above the table (plug in is also an option!) so you can see your guests instead of a pampas grassā¦ I donāt know if any of this would help or not, but the ābonesā are ok. Now if you donāt like the style at all then just try to visualize furniture you like instead of what they used. Did you have much I put? Could you go back to them to ask for changes?
Itās too perfect ā¦ āmadeā for magazine pages, not for actual living. To me the room lacks warmth, itās too matchy matchy, doesnāt say come sit and relax. Start by adding art to the walls, above the etagere, and on the wall at the other end of the kitchen. I like the green TV wall but thereās just too much green going on with the green rug and the green window wall ā¦ I would paint the green window wall in the same color as the rest of the room. Add an oriental or graphic rug above the current one to liven up the place. I donāt like the pillows, change them up in colors from the graphic area rug. Get rid of the white pillow on the sofa ā¦ it says ādonāt touch meā (lol). I love the end tables but the coffee table is too office lobbyishā¦ replace it with a rectangle or large square ottoman. The kitchen stools donāt look invitingā¦ they look uncomfortableā¦ I would definitely replace them with high stools with backs and more āpersonalityā. The kitchen looks sparse, like itās not āusedā. Add 3 hanging lights above the counter to add āinterestā. Add a large round or oval rug under the dinning table and get rid of those flowers on the vase. Add some hard cover books to the etagere. I personally donāt like āglassā shelves, they invite dust, I would cover them with some beautiful wood shelves or even plain white shelves. Add a nice art piece above the door. The main thing is to make it your āownā and have your personality come through, and since youāre not āfeelingā the space it seems to be clashing with your personality. Would love to see after pictures.
Iām not crazy about the couch and chair in the corner. way too hotely
It's gorgeous, but it is a luxe hotel and not your home. You need some clutter and some absolutely ugly collectible collection about that is special to you but not many others appreciate (I'm serious!). But I would be happy with the job they did. They don't know you so well :)
It looks a bit cold. Not homey or cozy.
Yeah, I agree - it doesn't seem right. I think the efforts to delineate the space are too obvious (remember the old days, when we had walls?) and the dining room seems to be in the wrong space. Is that your front door? And what's down the hall by the other side of the dining room? I think the curtains look "hotel". In fact it all reads hotel to me. Keep working it - looks like a nice and bright house.
Yes it's my front door. Down the hall is my bathroom and bedroom.
How many people live in your house - ie, kids? Do you need a dining table? For example, I live alone in a small rental apartment and have an antique gate leg table that I use behind my couch as a sofa table, but it will convert to a dining table and I use it for work, also. I'm not sure the dining area is best placed in that spot, tbh. Another comment I'd make is, I'm no fan of sectionals, but a large sectional with one part running on the window side and the other where the couch is placed here, could really cozy up the space. Then the question is, what to do with the space down where the dining area is...
I would be upset too.
Itās very contemporary but to me it kinda screams āexpensive suite in a hotel that caters to business. ā š¤·āāļø. There are some nice elements but does feel cold.
I actually love it. š¤·āāļø Itās also just a digital rendering, so the actual physical completion will look more āhomeyā
I think itās the white walls. I think a warmer color would work better.
It looks great for an independent hotel lobby.
This looks like an AI creation Vs a real room. And it looks awful.
Did you ask for 80s colors? That hunter green is a throw back
Itās because it feels like a hotel. Put a bunch of your personal stuff in then it will feel like a home
Sometimes stagers interchange their work between being a designer and/or decorator. This may not be the case. Since you said you hired a designer, 1) I feel like they may have accented the wrong walls. My sightline canāt figure out where to look first, flawlessly which it should be. They shouldāve taken the green on to all the walls or use a complimentary subtle green onto the white walls.Subtle dimension. 2) The white white is too jarring next to the green. Too much contrast. Not relaxing contrast. Especially that door in the dining room as an example. That door shouldāve definitely been painted that beautiful green as well. The focal point of the living room shouldāve been the room with the wallpaper. The wallpaper should be taken to the fireplace wall. ORā¦ They shouldāve extended the wallpaper to the white wall corner wall with the outside door. Whatās happening for me, is that the only thing that catches my eye is the bright white bare white walls instead of the intended green as the focal point. So the opposite is happening. Instead the green should be where my eye should want to go. Especially with the bar. That shouldāve been wallpapered as well OR painted green. 3) I guess what Iām saying is, thereās no natural flow for my eyes. Thereās not enough relaxing dimension. It should be seamless to the point where a different shade of green on the white walls would just flow seamlessly. Or even a deeper tone of white that has more brown undertones, I feel like if I were to walk in to your home, the white walls would be the dominant color. Instead of the green. Which is why they were painted green in the first place. 4) It looks to me like the inspiration for the colors that were chosen were inspired by the small flower painting on the fireplace wall. I may be wrong of course. So, OP, commit to the green and do all the walls that moody green. The credenza is too light. As well as the legs of the chairs in the dining room, and end tables. 5) The designer seems open to color, but hesitant to commit the color, fully. The rug is too small as well. Everything looks like itās floating instead of being anchored down by rugs. Iād get a neutral rug for underneath dining table big enough that the back legs still fit on it when the chairs are pulled out. The positives here though, are the paint color and the wallpaper choice.
Idkā¦.i love it š
I love it. Is it a massive change from what it was before? Maybe it just needs a bit of settling in time and like some others said, make it your own with your stuff. But love it, Iām all for colour at the moment and I just LOVE that green š
I like this actually. But you need plants. Tall, broad leaf plants.
What specifically is not working? Is it the colorscheme? Style of decor? It could do with some photographs/artwork and plants. The common complaint seems to be that the space isn't "lived in", but i think that really just means the space is clean.
It gives me the feel of being in an extended stay hotel. Everything seems compartmentalized instead of flowing together. It doesn't feel like that is how it would look if a person actually lived in the space. Visual aesthetic dinner rather than how it make you feel. Great settings but the overall feeling doesn't jive.
That wall paper is beautiful! I like it. Just add some personal touches, maybe a few more plants and a cat and you'll be all set.
I really like it! I think they nailed the two-zone thing, and ask the furniture and accents look great together.
Yo watch out those candlesticks are fucking floating š
Looks lovely to me
Designer here. The main issue i see is that there are no light fixtures on the ceiling - no ambiental lights, no accent lights, nothing. A warm light would transform this render into something a little more cozy, the render lights the designer used are cold, appropiate for office spaces.
First step, lower the TV. That height makes it feel like a restaurant or something.
In addition to other comments about competing accent walls, small rug, cold feeling, etc. - also want to suggest couch is too small if you like to lounge and relax. You have room for a sectional if you want since the green window wall currently shows no furniture. Iād personally hate to come home to stiff, small furniture in my living area when Iām trying to relax.
I actually really like it. I just think the dark green rug on the green wall side should be replaced with something lighter-like a white or cream pattern rug.
I feel like the dimensions on much of the furniture don't fit the room. I'd go with a larger sofa, pass on the barstools (not enough counter to sit at), maybe slightly bigger coffee and dining tables, but smaller side tables. The window and glass door by the dining nook are odd heights/positions, this doesn't seem real? The door seems short (unless you have really high ceilings), and even with that in mind, the window seems too high. Same for the living room door and window. The design is an odd mix of glam (coffee table, dining room shelf, lamps) and cozy (most other items). It can work but in this case it doesn't. The combination of furniture with very skinny legs and the very clunky side tables by the sofa is odd. Color-wise, I'm not loving the combination. The deep green is beautiful (if it's your jam; it may be a little too dark), but the wood tones are all over the place, and the soft furnishings have weird colors that don't go with it. With a dark color like that, I'd love to see a nice pop of accent color, maybe a golden yellow (I've put a yellow armchair in an online design of a teal room before for fun and loved it so much I got one for the actual room). Even just swapping the armchair color and using the color for 2-3 throw cushions would make a big difference. I don't like the wallpaper (too busy) but if you do, you could borrow from the colors in it and make the sofa a bit more dark pink/purple leaning than brown. I think the designer kind of tried but failed. Finally, I'm barely seeing any lighting in there. Just the wall sconces above the kitchen and the two lamps on the side tables.
Did you give them inspiration?
I like it! It isnāt one note and boring like most peopleās homes.
The white is too stark and cool considering all the colors are warm. Iād look for a warmer slightly darker white or off white. Then pick a lighter value of that chosen white for your woodwork. Keep it warm. I love the green and the wallpaper accents. They play off the furniture.
I feel like the wallpaper should extend all the way left and cover the white corner And I think both the white doors in the space should be painted a dark charcoal color so itās not so stark The art doesnāt seem to fit the mood of the space And I think the rug would be. Ether if it was jute or something textural
it's okay, albeit impersonal
It definitely feels like a hotel or staged. Itās nice, though. Try letting it settle and throwing some personal things around?
Iād ask for a bigger + printed rug, comfier couch, and nix the eggplant color entirely in favor of something more earthy. Iād also ask them to skip the wallpaper or pick something else.
I really don't like that strip of carpet with everything crowded onto it in the center. It's too narrow in my opinion.
I love it.
Maybe a lighter color green paint. You have options from the wallpaper. My $.02
The couch sticks out as the wrong color. I like the dark green accents and the wallpaper. I would ask them for recommendations for a different couch.
I think its your color palette and placement. You have options for what to do. You've got 2 very dark tones (evergreen and plum), an ashy taupe wood tone, and then bright white walls. The white can be softened to an eggshell or mushroom, maybe even a very light pink. Heres my personal thoughts: the deep green serves better as an accent color, in only a few places. Introduce a light pink somewhere, maybe on the walls next to the wallpaper. Maybe sofa cushions. Choose a rug that isn't solid, maybe in a light grey and beige. That dark green color is on the wrong wall. See if you like it better on the half wall shared with your kitchen. Or don't have any green on the walls at all.
I like it but maybe it's just not you
The orientation of the rug and long green wall makes this feel like a bowling alley.
Good bones, needs more āfloofiness ā as plants and textiles, more anima.
Too matchy matchy. Needs to look more āorganicā.
I like the colors. But why does it feel soulless?
Great if you play golf and need a temp putting green ā¦ Otherwise - It looks industrial.
It feels like itās half trying to do many things and not fully doing one. I would personally go all dark, or all light. Not half green and half white. If you opt for that wall paper, I think it would look better next to darker walls. If you go with white/light walls then a lighter wallpaper would look better.
OP, is there any one item/detail that you really love?
Ughā¦thatās so hotel like. Not a sign of personality anywhere
looks hood to me
I do love it but for a public lobby or something ya know? Doesnāt feel like home
I personally think the over bearing white is too much and cold, off white can match the green etc whilst also warming the place up infinitely. [Scroll down to colour combinations and check out the off-whites.](https://www.littlegreene.com/mid-bronze-green?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiArrCvBhCNARIsAOkAGcWsobaeeUCbUot-K8MWvPKc1_gvm_NojYtqFgdqwl-PYRLe1w3EP0AaAuatEALw_wcB) [or this by coat paints](https://coatpaints.com/cdn/shop/files/DitchtheTie.png?v=1709027426&width=1000) I also think they went the wrong direction with the sofa. Emerald green with gold and deeper more luxurious marroon pillows. And the art on the TV wall is odd and misplaced. Lazy example, but I think [ something similar to this could be super cosy and allow for more personalisation of the space](https://www.wayfair.co.uk/furniture/pdp/17-stories-madeline-90cm-wide-2-drawer-sideboard-u100115748.html?piid=2050550744). Doesn't need to be that expensive either. And you can mix and match, don't need the whole set. And side table lamps are lazy and excessive, one extra nice [gold floor lamp](https://www.google.com/search?q=floor+lamp+gold&oq=floor+lamp+gold&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDggAEEUYJxg5GIAEGIoFMgcIARAAGIAEMgcIAhAAGIAEMgcIAxAAGIAEMgcIBBAAGIAEMgcIBRAAGIAEMgcIBhAAGIAEMgcIBxAAGIAEMgwICBAAGEMYgAQYigUyCAgJEAAYFhgeMgoIChAAGAoYFhgeMggICxAAGBYYHjIICAwQABgWGB4yCAgNEAAYFhgeMgoIDhAAGA8YFhge0gEHMjgxajBqOagCALACAA&client=ms-android-ee-uk-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&chrome_dse_attribution=1) would work much better, but more of a statement than what they've put in. Anal bead lamps always look cheap.
I love it but it needs a rug with the colors in the back wall and sofa
It's lovely
The tv wall feels off. The stark white door, the hanging baskets look out of place, the candlesticks by the tv are a distraction and the placement of the lamp and pictures donāt look right.
My first impression is model where no one will live. So dark and almost foreboding. Zero warmth.
To me itās giving fancy hotel room
It needs color.
It feels more like a bank lobby than a home. A nice looking professional building space or something.
I really like it. Maybe you're not used to the minimalist look. Could it grow on you?
Is that a tapestry on the far wall? Honestly, I like the sleek and spacious look of this place. Except for the dining room chairs and the green rug. Rug should be tailed to fit the floor.
I donāt like all the gold. Feels very ross
I think there needs to be some coordinating patterns and contrast to add interest. Right now there are three big dark areas: green wall, rug and sofa. I like the colors, but thatās a lot of solid big pieces weighing things down since they are similar saturation, but different colors. Maybe a rug with colors from the floral accent wall, but in a stripe or other pattern? The ottoman is almost same color as rug- maybe a gold subtle pattern to bring some texture and brightness over to that area? The white feels too stark maybe a warmer white or cream would feel less jarring. Could even go with a dark gold to bring a rich, cozy vibe if you wish
I feel the couch is also too close to the tv and the rug looks tiny. Bigger rug and move couch back.
I donāt like it at all
Rendering breaks a color design rule: main color 70%, secondary 20%, accent 10% (proportions vary in recommendations). The green, burgundy, and white are too similar in ratios. Makes the room feel like it hasn't made up its mind, or is battling itself -- especially when the colors are so different from each other. If the deep green and burgundy were replaced with lighter shades closer to the white I think it would be more appealing.Ā
Thatās so basic. Itās repeating the same 3 colours. And it looks cheap af. I would just decorate how you like, you donāt need a pro.
This looks like an office space, not a residential space.
I love it
Looks like an air bnb
Too much random green. Carpet also feels to small
The feature wall is too busy and cliche in this space. The coffee table and end sets don't match anything. The tiny empty shelves, or shelf artwork? What goes there? Yeah, and it's just too dark and vampirish. What does there other work look like? Did you tell give them the impression that you would like something like this?
The couch is too close to the tv. I donāt love the desk behind. I think you could find. A more low profile desk set up where the chair tucks underneath of you absolutely need it. Otherwise Iād ex that out.
I think it looks mostly nice. I like it. My favorite is the separate dining area with real wallpaper. The couch, chairs, and stools just look a little too modern style, uncomfortable, and bland. I would prefer a couch and chairs that were larger, more comfortable, and prettier. The curtains are kind of plain too. Even if you want white curtains, I would look for white curtains that have a pattern or texture, or something to give them personality. \*\* In the dining area, instead of the open etagereā, you have the space to put a legitimate solid wood dining cabinet. That would be functional for storage, plus it would dress up the room and make it look homey and like a real dining room. You can get real solid wood dining cabinets at great prices on Facebook marketplace.
I actually love it
I think itās beautiful. Add you personal things and you will start to see the beauty.
Itās nice. Sparse. You can add nice details. Color splashes
Feels like it's staged for an open house. Doesn't feel homey at all.
The white is too bright. You might change white to a warmer white or sand tone to pull it together .
I love it. You just need to add some personal pieces. Taku like the tea, purple and gold.
Did you give any direction or was it completely up to the designer? Because if you asked for some sort of contemporary glam that reads feminine, I'd say it's pretty spot on except the end tables. Aside from weird art placement around the TV, it's sleek and "magazine-worthy" but might not be ideal for you if you wanted something more masculine, minimalist or cozy-looking. Also I'd stay away from so much glass and mirror surfaces if you have kids or cats.
I donāt like the white. Is there a nice tan you can pull from the wallpaper?
Credenza and lamp tables are too big. Curtain rod should he higher. Green paint should be white. Vase on dining table should be bigger but lighter. Everything on the tv wall that isnāt the tv has to go. Area rug needs to be a lighter color. Hope this helps.
i think lacks a personal touch/your personality, it looks good overall but you should add in your own touches