Shelf Life Research
Ever since we moved into this new/old house we have been trying to figure out how to use this rather large family room space.
You can see below how the previous owners used the space and we decided to swap the room around as our Sofa just wouldn’t have worked any other way and there are 2 many openings in the room to contend with.
So with me in nesting mode and needing to clean in a way that is not the usual.
I have pulled the sofa out from the wall and it sitting forward flush with the little nib wall and a big gap behind.
Before
I have to say the green wall is the same colour in each photo…goes to show camera settings.
Now
6 months in and we still haven’t decided what we want to put up on the walls so with bare walls and a big gap you may be able to guess I have decided to run bookshelves behind the sofa and help reduce the gap.
My thoughts were agreed to when I was able to show Husband some great inspiration pics and I thought I would share them with you.
We are not curtain in front of bookcase people but this striking.
I love the painted internal of this bookcase…..a great way to add colour where colour addition can be confusing. I am slowly enjoying the hanging of prints on the bookcase….I am not sure Husband shares my enjoyment. He is open to new things but this one he is still getting his head around.
This one I love, love, love. I think it fills the space perfectly and it is not a particular style but is casual comfortable and its all a little dishevelled. A real space that you can see yourself in.
This image gave me the idea that we will run our bookcases off to one side and then run a shelf with a picture above with a lamp and some little goodies.
That will suit our space the best.
Just some fun ideas I came across that I thought I would share.
The pulse shelf to add a little life..;-)
this one is a great fresh colour combo…..
Can I say this is all purely research and it will take us another 3-6 months to put all this in place.
We are currently working on the office and its coming up a treat.
Now I planned that one when we 1st moved in so you can see we take our time.
Love, love, lovity, love! You have inspired me to consider re-working the Family Room that we haven’t even built yet!
Thanks K!
M
xxo
I love the shelves/bookcases behind the lounge idea!!!
B
Having the bookshelf off to one side and then a shelf with a picture above would look fantastic. It would add interest and look great. Good luck with the reno.x
I love bookshelves with sofas – I think they look gorgeous, provide a great feature and are pretty practical too. Just wish I had the room!
Great idea – love it. Especially the larger bookcases that are more casual. It will look great.
Rome wasn’t built in a day – so no hurry:)
Oh wow, look at those lounges floating in front on the bookshelf. I remember doing that once (wink) and got smashed for it! Too ahead of my time haha. Hope you are well!
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B
They all look great, can’t wait to see your interpretation :-)
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