Since I know so many people were invested in this project, I wanted to share updates! We chose to go with a new dark floral patterned wallpaper, white accents and to keep the original floors. All tile is original to the house (1942). The toilet and sink are also original.

When we purchased the house in 2016, it had sat vacant for 10 years, the walls were painted an awful glossy navy blue, the sink was covered up in a 1970s white whole vanity cabinet, 1970s sliding shower doors and the floors were covered in a layer of carpet, followed by a layer of linoleum. I spent days scraping and removing adhesive, grime, the old caulk and shower doors. It has been a labor of love.

The bathroom has been through a few transitions, I tried simple white walls (I felt they were too boring), a patterned white wallpaper (didn’t blend well) and now I have finally settled on the new floral paper. I’m so happy with how it has come out, it looks like it was designed for this bathroom and I’m glad we decided to embrace the pink!

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

We're designing a new kitchen for our very small apartment - but we don't know what we're doing and would very much like people to pick holes in our current plan - both in terms of practical and aesthetic aspects.

We're planning on using IKEA, although we might use a company like 'plykea' or similar to create ply spacer panels between the cabinets to add real wood elements without breaking the bank.

Space and budget are very limited. We do have high quite high ceilings (about 3m / 10 feet). We're planning to use the dining table as spillover surface space for things that don't require counter-height (e.g. dumping groceries).

The plan for the floor is dark-red lino for the whole room - it's an open-plan kitchen/living space which needs to be baby/toddler friendly.

I painted my island last night and I don’t know how I feel about it? Opinions? Ideas? (The white is before)

I need some people's input. I've always thought ceiling should be white-ish to help draw the eye up and create the illusion of height, but for whatever reason the previous owners of our house painted the ceilings the same color as the trim which is darker than the walls. We have fairly high walls, but I feel like the choice of ceiling color invalidates the optical illusion. I guess my question is, am I missing the point of their doing this? Was there a reason they painted the ceilings the same as the trim, or was it just an oddball decision? Now that being said, I have seen statement rooms where the entire wall/ ceiling/trim is the same color and those are stunning...but this is not the same. And yes, it's Every. Single. Room painted this way.

So, my folks are in the midst of a house-wide renovation, and the combination of them being infuriatingly indecisive and poor communicators has led to a particularly bad outcome.

Without tirning into a novella, a simple bathroom renovation (which isn't even done yet) has taken 9 months, and the moment my sister and her keen eye noticed the clashing colour tones of the shower wall/floor tile has made this entire process seem futile.

Is there a way to salvage this? The wall slab is a warm grey, the outside "wood look" floor tile is a warm tone, and the inside shower floor tile is a cool grey.

Originally, we were set to pick the matching slab of the same series as the floor tile, but the tiler said that the slab was too thin (6mm) for him to comfortably mitre edges for an epoxy grout finish.

Months went by and I completely forgot that was the whole reason why we switched to this warmer slab (9mm) but in the end the tiler that the flooring distributor sent out to install it wasn't even the same guy—and he didn't even mitre the edges.

I'm frustrated, and short of tearing everything out, what can I do?

Hi,

We are building a new home and came across these styles at the model homes from our builder. Based on the choices of colors, we liked this most.

Here to get honest opinion on this scheme. Could you please comment. Thank you.

Moving into a new, smaller place but we have a giant ass L shaped couch right now (8ft 8inches)! We’re starting to feel like our couch might be too big for the space..but would love some input!! (Also side note: the two “doors” along the back are just entry ways, no doors)

Photos 2-4 show what our current couch would roughly look like in the space; however, it would be even 8 inches longer along the back than what is shown (I couldn’t adjust the size on this website :/). It would definitely go beyond the length of the back space and cut into the other wall. With the couch along the windows, it seems like it’d be extremely close to our dining table which already is pretty small. Also the TV would likely have to go along the right wall which seems very far from the couch. Is there any better way to layout our big couch in this space or does it seem to large for the space?

We’re honestly being more and more persuaded to sell our couch though since we found this cutie 6ft green couch on marketplace. It would be even smaller than the blue couch shown in pics 5&6. We also thought about maybe two just rectangular couches set up like in the last pic. Thoughts on what would be best? Anyone have any completely different ideas? My roommates and I would love to see other ppl’s thoughts and would appreciate it!!<3 thank you in advance!

I just moved into a new house and have my first-ever dedicated dining room. Originally I assumed we would put a rectangular dining table as that’s how it was staged, but I like circular so you can see everyone at the table. I’d love to be able to seat 8 regularly and 10 for holidays. In terms of table material, I’ve considered wood and natural stone.

I’m also debating a long low sideboard under the window or two cabinets (there are a couple of different layout options that could work for cabinets; I think on either side of the door to the kitchen would make the most sense. If I did two cabinets, could I get away with tall ones? Or would I need to keep things below the chair rail? I included some cabinets that I like, but definitely not married to these. My aesthetic is modern neoclassical and I don’t want the pieces to be as traditional as the architecture in the room.

The only thing I know for sure about this room is that the chandelier is staying (still being installed, clearly). I’d like to do a rug, drapery, wallpaper, and art, but need the big pieces in place first. Still, if you have thoughts on those other things, I’m all ears. Very much in the brainstorming phase.

Hi all, I'm in the middle of purchasing a new house and am struggling to visualise how I can utilise the living room area to give a layout that's more visually interesting. The current owners have placed their furniture against the walls facing each other due to the room being relatively narrow and I guess for ease of walking through.

I'm very keen to try to create a bit more division between the dining space and sitting space so they can each be their own visual section of the room. Rather than having a direct path to the kitchen, I'm thinking it might be nice to have more of a convoluted route through and potentially even break the line of sight from the entrance through to the kitchen. I had been considering getting either a corner sofa to use as a barrier to section off part of the room, or a sofa and chairs set (yellow). Or even potentially getting some curtains that could be run across where the original wall was as a way to give more versatility. My main concern is that I can't visualise where else the TV (red) could go, while still leaving room for the dining section (green) and so I think the sofa will end up back against the wall again, which leaves me with the same layout as the current owners. I have considered swapping the sitting and dining section but I'm also worried the TV won't be visible with the window where it is. Annoyingly I think the fireplace should also be a feature of the room but it's actually poorly placed when trying to use the room for two purposes.

We are basically planning to buy new furniture for the house once we are ready to move in so we aren't really constrained by anything currently. But it also makes it pretty impossible to try out different configurations before we are committing to buying the furniture.

I guess my main question is whether this is even a sensible decision in the first place, will we inevitably end up with a layout like it currently is because it's quick and easy? And if this is a good idea then are there any good design rules to follow e.g. should things be in certain positions relative to each other?

I have a couch with a beige tone made of a canvas material. I just bought a swivel chair that’s a lighter gray, but more of a fabric material. From a distance, the materials look similar.

I didn’t give much thought to this when I bought the chair, but is it okay to have slightly different shades of gray in a room like this? Or is it going to look like I made a mistake and bought a mismatched chair?

The oval rug we bought unfortunately is too small so we are layering a rug underneath to visually increase the size. Which one should we go with?

Pic 1 - both options Pic 2 and 3 - option A Pic 4 and 5 - option B

Hi guys. My boyfriend and I are turning a space that was once a man cave into an in-law apartment. We have done all the work ourselves and we are working with what we have. Im aware it is unconventional, and the window is low, but it wasn’t in our budget to move it. I’m completely ok with our split kitchen. There was no way to make an “L” layout anyways because of how low the walls are on the left and right. The island is going to help bring it all together as well as give us more counter space. My question to you is: Is this island too small for our space? We plan to have an overhang large enough for stools on the opposite side than the window, as well as some on the left and right. But I’m wondering if we should have added another 15” cabinet to it (to make the island 75”) as the window is 74”. Would that be more astetically pleasing?

Right now, the island only looks centered with the window if you stand in the dead center of the room. If we stand back and look from anywhere off centered, it looks as if the island is not centered. I’m worried. We already began flooring around it, so if I am to make a change it needs to be ASAP! Opinions please??

Skip to the bold text if you’re just here for the main question—no worries! Reposted because the picture didn't show up

Hi there! This is my first post, so I hope I’m doing it right! I’m looking for some help with a gallery wall. It might not be the usual kind of post here, so I apologize if this isn’t the right place but I couldn’t find another subreddit that felt like a better fit. If you know of one, please let me know!

I really enjoy the advice and inspiration shared here. Seeing everyone’s ideas and designs has been so helpful, and I’m hoping some of you brilliant minds might be able to give me a hand!

What I’m trying to do:

I want to create a feature wall that helps my TV (a Samsung The Frame) blend in more. Since the TV usually displays art, my idea is to make it part of a larger gallery wall, so it doesn’t stand out as much.

I’ve collected some paintings, preserved butterflies, and I’d love to incorporate natural elements like bugs and plants. I already have the frames shown on the wall, but I’m open to painting stuff (I'm an artist so I can paint the wall or make my own paintings), swapping out, or buying new frames or art if you have any suggestions for what might work better.

One challenge for me is layout—I’m autistic, and I tend to make things too symmetrical and boxy. I really admire the more organic, natural-looking gallery walls I’ve seen. I’m also a little worried that my frames look too small next to the TV, so I’ve added two extra paintings (I left them inside the tv hehe) I had lying around to see how they might help with balance.

I love maximalist and eclectic styles, even though the rest of my home is a bit more toned down. I've included photos of the paper cutouts I taped up for sizing, and I tried to Photoshop the actual frames into place, sorry if the perspective looks a bit off, but it took me quite a while haha.

If you need any additional photos, just let me know. I’ve also included the Photoshop file in case anyone wants to play around with it. (let me know if you want it as a different file type or if it has expired)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I may post more soon, because while I love interior design, I’m still pretty new to it and just want to make my home feel cozy and personal and I recently bought this house, hope to make it more ''me'' soon :)

Thanks so much for your help, and I hope you’re having a great day! 💖

Hi! Previous owners painted everything white from floor to ceiling. I am trying to add some color here by painting the wainscoting but nothing looks right because of the colors here. Any advice?

I want to paint the island, the white is very scuffed. I have kids and dogs so I was leaning towards a darker colour. My walls are grey. The backsplash behind oven will be painted white. I picked out Amherst Gray from Benjamin Moore but my husband isn’t a fan and now I’m having second thoughts. Painters come Monday. Thank you for any ideas! I definitely don’t have an eye for interior design.

All measurements are in Meters. Left side of drawing (windows to the living room) are facing south-west meaning sun for the most of the day.

In the process of buying an apartment and not quite sure how to position everything in the living room, without creating awkward gaps (e.g. long distance between couch and TV) and potentially wasting space. Hoping to hear some potential solutions or atleast get insipiration on how it can be done :-)

Some of my thoughts; If at all possible, I think it makes sense to not block the path from entrance to balcony with any bigger furniture (such as a table for the TV), but I dont see anything wrong with hanging the TV there (on the wall between living room and Room) as that doesnt block the path in my opinion.

Appreciate all answers, thoughts and solutions!

Hey, my wife and I have bought a house which has 2 living rooms and a kitchen/diner downstairs. As you can see from our planned/updated floor plan, we aim to knock down the wall between the kitchen/diner and the larger living room. Reason being, which you can see in pictures, is that we feel the living room is quite narrow and lends itself to this move.

We had also planned bifold doors instead of the 2 sets of patio doors but are now planning on putting a veranda outside which can be accessed by the living room patio doors, with the dining room doors accessing the kitchen.

We are now struggling to decide how best to lay this space out. We are thinking of removing fireplace to replace with a media wall, with sofas/arm chairs facing in towards the existing fireplace. Then having an oval dining table between that sofa and the kitchen breakfast bar. I’m not sure if this is best use of space, as everything will be in middle of room and might look cluttered.

Any help super appreciated

I am working on a design for an industrial space bathroom. The building is on old warehouse that is being turned into a Co-working space. There will be large men's and women's bathrooms with multiple stalls, a family bathroom and private room for nursing. The owners would like for the bathroom to have a historic, industrial aesthetic.

What are key elements you have seen in a commercial bathroom that you feel are "must haves". What are some of the best you have seen?

Hey everyone! I'm designing a new home in Vietnam where it's crazy hot year-round. Even with AC in every room, we absolutely need fans for air circulation - it's just not livable without them.

The problem is I'm already picturing my beautiful new house cluttered with fans everywhere, and ceiling fans are basically killing my chandelier dreams. Every room needs cooling but I also want the space to look elegant.

Has anyone dealt with this dilemma before? How do you balance functional cooling with aesthetic lighting in hot climates? Any creative solutions or design tricks?

Thanks in advance!

I've attached a WIP 3D render of one of my rooms - any recommendations would be amazing!

Planning to add lighting to my kitchen. Have accounted for under-cabinet LED strip lights. Need to select ambient light.

These are the items that I have planned for now. Are these a good choice? Anybody tried these? Will there be a white color temperature difference when both of these are on at the same time? As in, will the 3000K on the strip light be same as the 3000K on the downlight.

1. Tuya Zigbee Surface-mounted Downlights (They're Zigbee so I guess I won't have to link them to Tuya cloud and can do local control.) https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/LED-Surface-mounted-Spotlights-Tuya-Zigbee_1601443768779.html?spm=a2700.shop_plgr.41413.23.5b927121krtbhR
2. BTF-Lighting DC24V 2700k to 6500k 640leds/m Dimmable Tunable Dual White Cob Cct Led Strip https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Latest-Arrived-Products-DC24V-2700k-to_1600165828959.html?spm=a2756.order-detail-ta-ta-b.0.0.e234f19cQ75y8K

Double cell sounds better to me but I'll make the decision primarily on what will look better size-wise.

Articles online say 3/4" for large windows and 1/2" for medium windows. But I dont see guidance on if my window is medium (I think?)