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Re: Built Ins for Showcasing your Stuff

The room is way too busy, too many unrelated patterns.  The sofas look like lawn furniture with cushions added.  Too much stuff on the shelves which looks like clutter.  I'd prefer several shelves of perpendicular books where the eye could rest.

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Re: Built Ins for Showcasing your Stuff

It has potential.  I like the shelves but I would lose the TV, wet bar and the mirror......

It needs to be all shelving and not a kitchen and entertainment area too.   And that rug would also be in the dumpster.  Other than that, I'm good Smiley Happy

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Re: Built Ins for Showcasing your Stuff

That wall seems right for the items collected.  Like the mirror, don't ever like wet bar sinks.

 

The rest of the room needs to go.

 

 

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Re: Built Ins for Showcasing your Stuff

 

I would break my neck if I tried looking at the TV.  Put it somewhere else or rearrange the furniture.

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Re: Built Ins for Showcasing your Stuff


@Kachina624 wrote:

The room is way too busy, too many unrelated patterns.  The sofas look like lawn furniture with cushions added.  Too much stuff on the shelves which looks like clutter.  I'd prefer several shelves of perpendicular books where the eye could rest.


I had the same exact thought, the furniture looks better equipped for a sunroom!

 

I like the idea of displaying treasures, but I don't like how this was executed.

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Re: Built Ins for Showcasing your Stuff

I'd pull everything out of there and start all over again.

 

And then I'd move to the adjoining room and do the same -- starting with that wallpaper.

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Re: Built Ins for Showcasing your Stuff

@lolakimono 

The collection looks nice, but it's not for me as I'm not a fan of open shelving.  I like the colors in the room but not so much the furnishings.  

Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Built Ins for Showcasing your Stuff

The built ins are fine, but the shelves are filled with junk.  I would use this space for something with a purpose.

 

On the left, I would store glasses and bottles of wine, for instance.  On the right, perhaps, DVD's and books.

 

I would also replace the box shelves with straight shelves.

 

The room is cute and appears to even have a pocket door (a plus) but it looks uncomfortable with cheap decor.

 

I reminds me of a second home used for the summer decorated with cast offs.

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Re: Built Ins for Showcasing your Stuff

That mirror is awful!  And the rug ---- oh, my --- the pattern and color --- just terrible!!!!  

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Re: Built Ins for Showcasing your Stuff

I love the graphic design of the built ins but coupled with the over furnished room only looks like clutter to me.
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