Tips for decorating my living room?

[camelliaflower]

Hi, I moved into my house last year and have decorated and got the house quite cosy (I think) but am struggling a bit with my living room. Want to warm it up a bit but don't like very bright colours and I'm finding it difficult with the grey floors which I want to cover eventually. Does anyone have any ideas for what would help to warm it up a little bit thank you

You say you don't like bright colours, but you could still add colours instead of neutrals. The wall above the vase of flowers is perfect for a big painting or framed print.

I'd be tempted to swap the floor rug, cushions and throw for some with colour. If you look at this link to an ad for a large dark leather sofa, see how they have softened its impact in a neutrally painted room with lots of cushions and a floor rug in warm colours, as well as a large house plant and some eye catching objects on the window sill.

A large picture or print as already suggested.
Could you move the TV. Something about it being next to the windows doesn't seem quite right to me and I think a large plant would look lovely in that corner.

Lamps. A tall lamp to the left of the window left of the television. Put a small table under the mirror and put a table lamp on it. You might want to find a few cushions in slightly larger sizes. Yours are very nice but too uniform to feel cosy.

In other words you would keep the cushions you have, and add a larger size so you have two different sizes.

Pictures etc on the walls, darker curtains with cushions that tone in. Warmer coloured rug.

I'd add colour via soft furnishings/accessories as they are easy to change.

I'd put a huge potted plant on the floor by the window in a striking pot, with a painting, poster or framed photo on the wall behind it.

Move the tiny pictures above TV. It looks out of place. Put that with a group of small pictures, maybe on the wall by or around the mirror (which is lovely. Id use that as a basis for a slightly more dramatic, earthy style in accessories.

Change the sofas. Colour and material feels cold.

Maybe trying building up changes/cost slowly. I’m in the process of changing my living room. Walls will be Portland Stone (by Little Greene) and doors/beams/skirting etc will be Loft White (also by LG).

I’m then budgeting for 2 lots of curtains/cushions - one set in rich warm tones for winter, and the other set in more spring-like colours. It means that I’ll get a “new” look every six months which doesn’t cost the earth after the initial outlay (which doesn’t need to be expensive in the first place.

Basically, if you have a good base with the decor, you really can switch up the look of a room with the accessories.

Change the throw and cover the cushions for a single colour you want to theme the room. Choose one warm colour for the winter and a cooler one for the summer and as suggested like at curtains which match each season.

Perhaps shade of blue or reds/ pinks rich for winter and lighter shades for the summer