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Warm Tones in the Library...

stevieb — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:28:11 GMT

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kittyloo — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:29:56 GMT

it's ok. looks like a mans room. needs a rug, and i hate the horns as table legs.

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Flatbush — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:04:21 GMT

Looks like a peaceful, comfortable reading room. However, it needs a good reading light.

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nova — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:07:07 GMT

@stevieb Definitely reminds me of an old-fashioned gentleman's library in an old brownstone building in Manhattan. I also do not like the horns for table legs. I almost expect the owner to enter the room wearing an old- fashioned "smoking" jacket. lol

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Citrine1 — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:52:40 GMT

I like it. It's refined and masculine.

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Oznell — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:58:39 GMT

Traditional, old world comfort. Nice!

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Mombo1 — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:58:57 GMT

Don’t care for that mammoth painting on the wall.

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Katcat1 — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:09:07 GMT

Gloomy.

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Patriot3 — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:19:48 GMT

It's okay for an idea. But, I would get rid of the side table, the picture, use lighter wood, and put a big rug on the floor. I guess the dark sofa would be okay if the wood was lighter. Not much, huh?

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gidgetgh — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:58:19 GMT

No to all of it except the chair and ottoman.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:38:40 GMT

It's very masculine, I would have to lighten it up a bit and replace some of the furniture and add some nice Reading Lamps....

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spiderw — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:48:21 GMT

I would have a contrasting rug to offset the dark wood and put myself in that chair with my book and be good to go!!!!!! Love libraries.

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Ms tyrion2 — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:39:37 GMT

There is not much I like in this room.

Heavy, ponderous, dark and gloomy.

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stevieb — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:34:20 GMT

Like others, I'm not fond of the side table, but I have to say, I really like the artwork over the sofa!

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DREAMON — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:43:39 GMT

I see an elderly business man in this room.....not that there's anything wrong with that.

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stevieb — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:36:33 GMT

@Oznell wrote:
Traditional, old world comfort. Nice!

That's sort of where I'm at with this one @Oznell... For sure, there are things I'd change, but I like the sort of comfortable vibe... I also like the sort of cocoonish feel one gets in a darker room... I wouldn't want every room in my home to be on the dark side, as I love light and bright as much as anybody, but I do enjoy a dimly lit really solid looking environment sometimes...

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ladycos — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:40:42 GMT

I can't get past the floor.

Is that tile with grout lines that Huge? I can't tell on my iPad.

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vsm — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:53:28 GMT

I'm all for cozy, comfy, cocoonish rooms, but this is just ponderous. And if the floor is meant to lighten it up, it's a fail -- looks like it belongs in a hallway or a kitchen.

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GCR18 — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 03:12:02 GMT

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Oznell — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 14:34:42 GMT

My thoughts too, @stevieb. You can always quibble with this small design choice or that design choice, but when looking at a room, I tend to respond most to an overall vibe.

This one no doubt would be in a house with lots of other rooms, lighter in tone perhaps. But this library says to me confident, deep-dish elegance for a quiet hideaway..