Help me decorate my living room

[hannabanana]

It's in dire need of some tlc. I can't afford to change furniture but want to paint and change some of the pictures and rug . The curtains are red and brownish but I don't want to paint a beige again .any suggestions ?

I just popped on to say I love love love those windows!

There's a lot of wood. Would you paint the fire surround? And the unit the TV is on? If you're keeping the curtains and sofa, what about F&B Elephant's Breath for the walls? It's neutral enough to not be considered 'brown' but it has warm undertones.

I think you're on the right track. Paint the walls, change the cushions, curtains, lampshade, add a rug Add some large framed pictures, e.g. above the sofa. Dunelm/Asda/Matalan/Sainsburys/Ikea have reasonable home accessories ranges. I've had some bargains from eBay locally

What's at the other side of the fireplace? Is there a dark leather chair at the edge of the photo?

I like the unit that the tv is on but I'm not sure it works in that space/ with the fireplace surround. Could you relocate it to another room? Not sure what would work instead, something angled or taller maybe?

A glossy houseplant or two would also work to lift the darker elements in the room

Cushion covers can be had very reasonably on eBay if you wanted to change the colourscheme whilst retaining your current cushions. Maybe add a couple of smaller ones in different shapes/textures for interest! The supermarket ranges and Dunelm are good for this.

Hopefully someone else can advise on paint colour. I've heard Dulux Timeless being mentioned a lot on here but I don't know if it's too neutral?? I love repainting rooms, it makes everything look sooo much better!

ps I like your curtains, I only mentioned changing them in case you were going for a completely different colourscheme

Thank you thank you ! I have bought my paint , a bluish grey and painted my skirting boards . I'm going to get rid of the mirror . I take on board the lots of wood but going to get a plain rug . Will show you the finished product .

I think your curtains are perfectly ok but if you fancy a complete change of colour scheme there are some nice ones on offer at George at Asda at the moment for £35 to £40.

Sounds lovely! Would you consider painting your furniture?

I might as it is a dark room, not sure of which colour though . The curtains have to stay , they were very expensive, I think I'm going to have to have them forever !

How does it look now @hannabanana!?

Your room is beautiful!
Looking at the window surrounds and high. ceilings; I suspect you live in a period property - lucky you 😊.
I would be tempted to add / reinstate a picture rail and paint it white. Paint above the picture rail the same colour as the ceiling (white?). I would then paint the walls a warm white - Dulux Timeless / F&B Wimbourne White or relatively pale neautral colour. A statement light fitting would be high on my shopping list too... just noticed you had decided on what you planned to do. Would love to see the end result!

Get mismatched but coordinating cushion covers ie some floral/some striped/some plain/some checked etc in the different red and brown colours of your curtains. The covers don't necessarily need to have both colours in them iyswim? Examples you could mix and match:

Examples continued!

More!

Painted wooden tv unit

Defo light paint on the walls (cream or white).