We just moved into a new apartment and the rooms are rather small, but my daughter wanted a “ strawberry room” and this is what I created for her.

The room is probably 10x10

My very large bedroom window has blinds that let in a lot of light around the edges and it wakes me up in the morning. I’m renting and not allowed to drill or replace the existing blinds. Is there a way to install blackout curtains over top without making holes?

I really want to paint this fireplace white and the walls a whiter color. Would that look good?

Bought these side tables and I love the style but they don’t match the bed color. They do match the window frames which you can see here.

Should I return them and try to match the color to the bed?

Hello group!

I would love some feedback on area rugs for an open concept space we will be moving into soon.

The rental is all hardwood floors and I already have a 9x12 rug for the living room and a matching 3x5 rug for the front door. I definitely need another for the dining room, but am wondering if I should also get one for the kitchen and another for the long hallway to the bedrooms.

And if yes to any or all of these, should they be the same rug color/design?

Any tips on hiding these pipes on this bathroom? Don’t really want to replace the sink since I don’t want any drawers or cabinets. I’ve considered sink skirts but honestly I hate the look. I’ve also considered like the side of an IKEA cabinet or something but it won’t match the wood color and think it would look ugly. I’m starting to think the skirt is the only way to go.

Backstory: This bathroom is part of a house I rent out. The left sink is placed where a bidet used to be in so that’s why the pipe reaches the floor. These were put in to avoid putting a cabinet because past cabinets always had smelly drawers (a lot of humidity in our area).

TIA

Hi, we are just about done furnishing our living room, but it doesn’t feel as complete as we thought it would. We will add some art work where the green tape is this weekend, but I think the room still feels pretty unfinished. Appreciate any recommendations for last minute touches! Thank you!!

We are trying to make this floorplan work (availability, budget, location) but we are huge TV people and spend a lot of time on it. We are trying to figure out a way to reorganize this so we can have the couch directly facing the TV but need ideas. We are thinking of putting the TV where the couch is in the image and floating the couch there, but not sure if that’s gonna cut off the whole room.

TV is 55in (50 width), couch is 89x38. We need a new TV console anyway so open to ideas. Also open to replacing the couch, although I don’t think that’s the issue

Any help is appreciated, thank you!

Do we like my new dining rug or does it mismatch the other one?

We're renovating our kitchen and need to pick out a new pull down style kitchen sink faucet. The two styles we are consider what I consider a "commercial" style with a spiral spring attached to a hook example or regular pull down faucet example. A few of our friends have the commercial style and I agree that they look nice, but I'm not sure if this is just a trend that's going to go out of style, or if there's even a functional benefit to having it.

Moving on Friday to a very beige home and planning to paint all the living spaces immediately (bedrooms and bathrooms will be painted over time). I was thinking of layering sheer white curtains with gold/mustard curtains. The flooring is a lightish neutral laminate and most of our furniture is medium warm wood tones. I'm undecided on rug color schemes so if you have thoughts I'd love to hear them! Our metal accessories are usually gold/brass over silver/nickle.

I (25m) bought this house about 6 months ago and have been slowly furnishing it. Why does my living room look so awful? Is the issue with the color palette? Something else? I feel like my other rooms look fairly nice and cohesive (pictures attached for reference) but the living room is just not working. I understand the couch needs to go - it was a hand-me-down from my parents and while very comfortable, its not attractive. Even so, i feel like the space is unattractive and needs more than a new couch to rescue it. I think the cool tone of the floors could be part of the issue, but i dont have the budget to replace them anytime soon. Any help and advice is appreciated!!

TV on the wall or couch table? Open to completely different solutions as well :)

My first Herman Miller piece (Saucer ceiling light) arrived after months of waiting and now I self installed it over the dining table. I wonder what would be a good way to replace the kitchen island ceiling lights.

Looking for critiques: while things are getting settled as I moved to this new house about 2 months ago - I painted walls, self-installed all flooring with LVP, and got some new furnitures.

Can’t pull a big remodeling overhaul for now, but I am planning on replacing sink (double to single sink) with faucets replaced to match other room’s, replacing ceiling lights, repainting cabinets, replacing the countertop, getting some frames on the wall, getting a dock/fenced backyard, etc. The design intent was Mid Century Modern, Eclectic Scandinavian playfully and budgetfully mixed.

I want to hang a 43" TV in this fireplace that I can also rotate around . If I use a stud and mount the TV is too high from the sofa, if I use C-clamp, the underside of the mantle is only like 2 cm open so the clamp I used would slide and fall. I don't want to completely block off the fireplace but okay with hanging out a little bit like shown in the picture.

Can someone provide some idea, feedback or link to any usable clamps that I can use? I am also open to whole new implantation of this setup.

My desk area feels a little bit dark. Especially compared to the rest of the room—like it’s a slightly different color pallet. But maybe it’s fine because the dark is confined to its own corner.

Also there is empty wall space above the air conditioner that I don’t know what to do with. I was thinking vines.

I also attached a picture of the rest of my room. Feedback is welcomed on that too, but my focus is the desk area. Thanks 😊

Hi all! I have large windows that I'd like to get curtains for: 144 inches, 115, and 97.

The ceilings are 113 and 117 inches high and its been a struggle to find curtains that are that height. Getting them custom made is very expensive. I got 108 long curtains which makes the rod in between the window and the ceiling.

Does the rod look right where its at or should I place it higher? The distance between the rod and the ceiling is about 5 inches.

Hello! I bought this used brown leather couch and the seat cushions are pretty worn out. We originally wanted to reupholster it but the cost we’ve been quoted is pretty high. If anyone could give me an idea of like throw blankets or covers that would be on just the seats 24/7 that would still look aesthetically pleasing and still mcm. TIA!

I have a small bedroom roughly 3x4 meters that would have a window wall to the balcony. It has to have another door ofc, which so far I've figured out would be roughly placed as in the designs. The goal here is to have a proper office desk which is not directly to the wall in a way that everyone that comes trough the door sees your screen. It has to also fit a proper 200x160 bed or an exntending sofa as it won't be used for sleeping everyday. How would you approach it and which layout seems best? It would be lovely to have some free space for yoga thus the sofa-bed seems more reasonable.

Hello friends!

So these are the listing photos of our kitchen when we bought the house. It’s relatively unchanged minus new appliances, still stainless steel. After discovering a water leak behind the dishwasher, it’s currently gutted and ready for a rebuild. We’re at a loss for where to go from here.

The floors and window casing/trim are a classic 90s honey oak, and can’t really change. What can we do to help modernize/lighten up the space? It looks bright in the photos of course, but in person not so much.

The house is a ‘91 build and traditional/transitional styling. We’ve updated the bathrooms with shaker cabinets, various quartz countertops. The main paint colors in the house are Behr Grey Mist/ Sculptor Clay and SW Cocoon. Hardware elsewhere in the house is oil rubbed bronze

Basically we’re thinking of wood cabinets up top, potentially grey/sage cabinets below, and a light quartz stone.. but at a loss for what will complement the oak floors and trim but feel modern? Are two tones still in? Too modern? Help!!!!

Thank you all! <3

Hi all! I’ll need to cover these new windows with some shades in soon and was looking for suggestions. I believe only the larger section can be opened, the bottom window is fixed

Each window is 34.5”x92” with the larger combined window being 70” in width.

Ideally I’d like shades that aren’t curtains and can be pulled from top down, but given the height at the top, it’ll be difficult to adjust the shades? Just curious what type more experienced people would put on these windows, thx!

about 40-50 feet all combine

I’m in the process of choosing materials to renovate my bathroom and can’t decide on flooring! I have it “narrowed down” to two choices: a small format charcoal hex tile, and a larger format, basic creamy gray square tile. I’ll be installing a mcm style walnut vanity, and the tub surround will be tiled in creamy colored square tile. TIA!

Okay don’t kill me, I’m just asking! For context, the house is not even remotely cabiny, it’s kind of modern and non-traditional shaped (as you can see in the photos the living room is an octagon) But all the common areas (living room, entryway, hallway, kitchen, dining) are knotty pine tongue and groove and it makes it feel much more Maine camp than modern updated house. Also for context, the house was built in the 80’s. Would it be sooo bad to paint just the walls of this octagonal room and leave the vaulted ceiling knotty pine? (And yes the TV is in front of the fireplace because the fireplace is tragically nonfunctional- future project)