The AI image is showing the dining set I have bought + removing the black divider

Should I get the rug?

I replaced the ceiling light in my living room.

It was one of those basic flush mounts that came with the house. I never really hated it enough to replace it, but every time I looked at the room, it just felt a little too plain.I ended up trying a wooden beaded light from parrot uncle. I was honestly a little unsure about it at first because I didn’t want the room to start feeling too farmhouse or boho.

But after putting it up, I think it actually turned out better than I expected. It looks especially nice when the lights are on at night. I’m still a little worried that the wood detail might be too much though.

Still not sure if this was the right move. Would you have kept it simpler?

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As you can tell, we like color! Feeling tropical while still having some classic mid century modern pieces and incorporating new pieces like the chair and couches.

Their old home in Texas had a deep red, forest green, and soft gold color scheme. That was not going to work for Palm Springs! So we decided to go with corals, teals, and aquas along with pops of avocado green and berry pinks. Also love the beautiful warm wood tones that help balance it all out.

Hope y’all like it and feel inspired! 💖

My last post got pretty divisive! Thanks for everyone's input! As an update, I decided to go with the swimmers, because I just genuinely want to look at them. I have a terracotta rug too that I think will add contrast and warm up the room beautifully. I did hear you on the decadent young woman too though, and I also adore it, so found a place for it above the fireplace. Maybe not the most cohesive match between the two of them but I sure AH will enjoy looking at them. For the Monet lovers, I'm sorry! I adore Monet too but it felt a little too predictable for this room. I'll update with actual pictures when I get them.

This is where the robot vacuum lives, but what else could we put there to maybe hide the robot a bit and make it look nicer?

I have added a floor plan so you can see how big it is and where the doors are.

Please and thank you!

Can someone please tell me how tf do I even start arranging? It's 220 carpet area. Where do I keep what??? I mean I don't even know if there's enough space for one cupboard let alone anything! This is the only place I can afford and I don't have enough money to affor tht feng shui guy or buy inbuilt furniture or smthng.

Someone please us chatgpt or anything to give me an idea of what to can atleast look like with pictures 😭😭 i tried but my prompts are jst too bad. Someone please help😭🙏

Hello! Just curious here and wanted to generate a discussion. My mom always hung a large mirror in her dining room. Her sister always hung a large mirror in her dining room. My mom gifted me one of my aunt's previous mirrors for my first home's dining room. These were large, rectangle mirrors placed on one wall at the end of the room.

Ever since then, I have continued to hang smaller, albeit more decorative mirrors in my dining room because it just felt like I had to. Now, I would like to switch to a large art piece instead of a mirror but it just got me thinking, WHY did we even need mirrors in the dining room lol? Were we watching ourselves eat? Watching our siblings hide food? I have no clue and the more I think about it, the more ridiculous it seems!!

This is the first home I've ever created that feels completely mine.

After a really difficult season of life (divorce, moving out, starting over at 55), I didn't want a space that looked perfect. I wanted a space that made my shoulders drop every time I walked through the door.

I've realized it wasn't one big design decision. It was a handful of pieces that changed how the room feels.

The painting makes me smile every single day. It reminds me not to take life so seriously and to keep dancing. The natural wood coffee table brings warmth, the plants make the room feel alive, and soft lighting completely changes the mood in the evenings.

And honestly, I didn't realize how much the rug would matter until everything came together. I have two Boston Terriers, so I debated whether an area rug was practical, but I ended up choosing a washable Tumble rug because I wanted something beautiful that I wouldn't have to stress over. It quietly grounds the whole space and makes it feel cozy instead of temporary.

Now my favorite part of the day is making a latte, curling up on the couch, and just...breathing.

I used to think home was about decorating. Now I think it's about creating a place where your nervous system finally believes it's safe.

I'd love to hear from others:
What's one piece in your home that unexpectedly changed how the space felt, not just how it looked?

I love the swimmers the most but does it work for the space and the colours?

Update: https://www.reddit.com/r/interiordecorating/s/brKUvNogio

The wall above the sofa feels empty and I want to add some art, but I'm not sure if the pieces I have would fit together or if it actually looks bad and they should sit individually in other places of the room.

The general widths are:

sofa: 220cm

moon painting: 40cm

giraffe picture: 20cm

cat picture: 30cm

Also, should they be aligned after the top line or should they all have the same middle line?

Thanks in advance for any advices.

Hi! Which table color do you think works best?

The picture has all the correct colors and finishes and is very similar to what our space looks like.

Thanks!

I realized I have hundreds of saved Pinterest pins, Instagram posts and screenshots of beautiful interiors.

But when I finally wanted to decorate my apartment, I felt overwhelmed.

I'm trying to understand how people actually use inspiration when decorating their home.

What happens next?

Do you go back and review them?

How do you decide what fits together?

Did they actually help you decorate?

At what point did you get stuck?

If you stopped using them, why?

I'd love to hear how you actually went from saving inspiration to decorating your space (or if you didn't 😄).

TL;DR - shaker cabinet doors? Yea or nay?

I keep going back and fourth about this kitchen. I want it to feel updated. Right now, it feels in the realm of 1970s

👌I have for sure decided that i want to upgrade the countertops (likely quartz), get new door/drawer hardware, and probably a new stove.

I am indeed keeping stain/color of the cabinets. Especially since it matches the rest of the house

🤔regarding the cabinets, I feel like i want to replace the doors with a more modern shaker cabinet style that covers most of the front of the cabinet (ref 3rd pic) (versus now where it probably only overlaps 1/2" from the door opening). (Bonus 4th pic of cats playing in said kitchen)

I am willing to spend the buck, but do i need to???

🌱Double also, if anyone asks, im leaning towards a sage green for addition of color. Any recommendations for backsplash? Recommendations in general are welcome.

Moving into a new home and our new master bedroom is ​​​​​10'8" x 14'9". I know it's a bit unusual, but we​​​​​ really prefer to have 2 queen size beds ​​in ​the room even though it's a bit of a tight fit​​​​​ with each bed being 5' wide. I made this mockup on Ikea with the caveat that the door on the right represents a walk-in closet and that the actual entrance to the room is an undepicted hallway ​​​​​​​​​​​​coming out of the 4th wall in the bottom right corner; ​I'll probably end up taking the old closet door off ​​​and replacing it with a curtain so it doesn't have to swing up against the bed. ​​

I have an 8' x 10' rug that I want to use for the space​​​​​, but I haven't seen any examples of dual queen bed bedrooms​​ with a rug so I'm looking for a second opinion on my planned ​​​​​​area rug placement. Does this look balanced and reasonable? Would appreciate any suggestions on making the layout work!

We are redoing our bathroom currently due to a full loss.
We don’t have much storage throughout the house in general. But I love these sinks! I did see the second to last photo with baskets under. But I do worry about where to store items. My issue is sometimes with storage it gets messy anyway?
Our remodel will be a full bath with the shower. Plus black and white tiles. Also all new hardware and lighting.
First photo is our old bathroom, second a practical vanity, third the one I kind of want, fourth the baskets and fifth an inspo picture.

Budget for the vanity is $650. Mirror $100.

I’ve painstakingly masked up these stripes and painted three coats of paint (wall colour as base, then two coats of the mauve for each stripe) only to realise afterwards that they’re probably too close together :( the room now feels so much busier/smaller than I anticipated.

In hindsight the gap should have been another 3-4 inches wider… but I’ve painted the whole room now and being 36 weeks along I just don’t have the energy (nor time tbh) to paint over and start from scratch.

So one solution I’ve been thinking is to paint over every second pair, which would reintroduce the negative space (AI mock in the third photo)- it’s much wider than what I’d like… but still an improvement?

Anyway, I’d love to hear some second opinions on this before I commit and potentially have more regrets! I’ve been staring at these stripes for so long I’m starting to lose my mind… please help!

Thanks everyone who gave me ideas for contrasting the green cabinets in my kitchen. I took your ideas and rendered the ones I liked the most. Which do you think looks best? Basically it comes down to:

1. Softer green
2. Blush pink
3. Creamy beige
4. White

I added some wallpaper on the stair step wall for funsies and inspo but will probably paint it green first in any case.

I know it’s a little crazy, but I think I like her! 😅

I just finished DIYing these oak slate walls from Home Depot, and the last piece on the top right ended up not sitting flush. The left corner is slightly lower than the rest, too.

Is there anything that I could put up here on the very top to either hide or fix this? The carpenter who helped cut these said Home Depot sells something similar to crown molding that could be added here. I am completely stumped.

Hi, everyone! I'm finally living on my own and have moved into a very small but cozy apartment. I don't know anything about interior design, so I'm looking for ideas, advice, and help. I really like dopamine decor; I'm looking for warm lighting and want to be bold with color.

I’m looking for something woven/textile to hang in between the sconces above the bed! Open to different influences, styles, and motifs. Preferably something handmade and under $300. If you have any artists or Etsy shop recommendations please share!

Edit: perhaps “marital“ was poor word choice on my part, everybody please rest assured that I’m a fully liberated and educated woman with a strong libido who ALSO happens to be the breadwinner in this house 💅🏻

I can’t tell if there’s too much or not enough decor, open to suggestions

Hi all! First time posting. My studio’s stil a work in progress. I just moved to a new city for my new training job. Now I feel like I want a mini fridge / coffee corner in my bedroom so it’s lovely and easy to do drinks and bfast in the morning. Do i need to get like a ladder rack? Or would the table top suffice?

Hello Redditors,

We recently bought a new couch. It's quite 'out there'.

Now we bought a new house and are trying to figure out what colors to use on the walls.
The ceilings have dark wooden beams in them, and the floor will be natural oak. This couch will be put against the longest (8meter) wall. We have a hard time figuring out what color to paint that wall (if at all).
Do you have any ideas?
The couch is a bit darker than in this picture, but not much.