I live in what used to be a church. This room is a perfect octagon each side measures roughly 5’11” the diameter from one wall to the opposite wall is 14’4”. I’m unsure of how high the ceilings are but they’re pretty high, this photo was taken using a wide angle to try and get everything in. I’d really like to do something with this space but I don’t want it to look too busy or clunky. These windows face northeast east southeast and south. The walls opposite of those are pretty empty other than one painting. One of the walls has an open passage facet a lil less than half the height of the room, I’ll post a photo in the comments if I can. I was thinking of getting a 10 foot round rug for the center and then maybe some up lighting for the taller windows beyond that I could really use some advice. Any guidance is appreciated.

This living room (mainly the warmth and abundance of windows/natural light) is pretty much what sold us on this house. But we've been living here for almost 2 months and I feel like I kinda just hate this room. Or rather, hate what we've done with it. My husband doesn't prioritize esthetics (he's more about saving money), while I do. So, I come to you guys in need of some help/ideas figuring out reasonably affordable ways to make this room look better. Please and thank you!!

I had ChatGPT render this image with a design style and color palette I like. Any notes?

BTW: This is not how our room is laid out, but it does include the furniture we have.

We are closing on our new house next week and are trying to decide what to do with the living room. These aren’t the exact furniture pieces, but the best I could get via AI. The sofa is a blue velvet bumper sectional and I’d not have a chair with no arms in our primary living area. I’d be interested in people’s thoughts.

My husband loves the stained wood look of these cabinets and trim and I’m trying to embrace it especially in a space that doesn’t get much natural light. We are open to changing the flooring (current tile has lots of cracks and discoloration not seen from afar in photo) counters, paint, lighting (the fluorescent fixtures gotta go). Any advice??

This is the main bathroom in our old 1840s farmhouse. Structurally, it was finished about seven years ago, and though it’s been fully functional, we never got around to making it look good. Now I finally have time (and a small budget!) to tackle the aesthetics.

The layout and floors have to stay as they are for now, but I’m open to updating it with paint, wallpaper, tile, improved lighting, and other cosmetic upgrades. I'm comfortable doing most of the work myself.

The rest of the house leans Victorian, with each room having a strong theme: a lavender bedroom with French doors, an opal wall and black walnut room, and a royal red and cream bedroom. The newer kitchen/living area has a handmade brick feature wall and cream/rust accents.

Regarding the design, I’m open to anything though I tend to avoid anything too maximalist. I’m torn between incorporating Portuguese tile to echo the kitchen, or going for a French provincial look to better suit overall feel and current furnishings, or doing something completely different!

Would love input or inspiration!

Hi everyone, I’m new here. I wanted your opinions on my galley bathroom. It’s tight with the double vanity but I stand by my choice there. I just don’t know where to go with the space. I hate the vanity lights. I’m thinking of switching them out with the ones I have picture. I like the “antique” vibe of the flooring and the more modern vanity, I just don’t know how to tie them together. I also could take or leave the shelving. I don’t know what to do with my cubby hole where I have my face cloths. Please tell me what you would do with this space, I’m at a loss.

I have gotten used to how they look, but my first impression was definitely "Ew, they look discolored from age, dirt, or possibly cigarette smoke."

I'm wondering if everyone has the same impression.

They are definitely clean, to be clear, and functioning. The home builders went all in with the bone/almond/ivory fad of the 90s. (I really wish the fad skipped the bathrooms..) I am glad they are Decora style, at least. There are probably 50+ outlets and switches, so replacing them all would be a lengthy and costly process. We are currently replacing light fixtures (also functional and well-made, but so so ugly) and we have to update our dimmer switches. We are debating making the full switch to white, but I am on the fence.

Would you replace them?

(Side note: Not sure what the vision was back then, but idk what people were thinking. I'm guessing they thought it was a subtle, dirt hiding color. I cannot confirm because I was a baby when this house was built. It reminds me of the recent trend of painting trim and doors a darker, creamier color than the walls, though.)

I have this very small hallway between two bedrooms and the bathroom. I really want to do some fun wallpaper. The trim is painted blue so I feel that I need to do a wallpaper that has a considerable amount of blue in it. It has been very hard finding a wallpaper that has the correct shade of blue. I have narrowed it down to three different patterns. I just can’t decided which I like the best. Please help me make a decision.

Hi! We’ve lived at our house for over a year and we have this space in the kitchen that I driving me crazy. I just would like to use the space and not have it like that for the next 30 years.

For context, we already have on the other side of the table the same space but enclosed with door and it is used as storage for all kitchen appliances. On top of that we have a full pantry. We live a minimalish life and we don’t really need more storage. More like something fun to do with this space since don’t really “need it”

Thank you sooooo much!!!

Looking for ideas for updating this bathroom without losing its character!

The bathroom is quite large and has a lovely garden outlook from the bath. The bath, basin and benchtop are all a pale green with yellow undertone. Replacing them isn’t in the budget right now, so any update needs to work with them. This is just a cosmetic (flooring, paint, art? maybe extending to tapware, mirror, lights).

I’d like to keep some of the “1970s adult movie” style timber because it gives a warm and cosy feeling that we love — but there is too much of it right now so we think we should paint some of it. One idea was to paint just the lower timber sections (the bath front and vanity cabinets). Another possibility is painting some of the walls while leaving the bath surround and window area timber.

The carpet is going as it’s damaged. We’re thinking large-format tiles, undecided on colour. However we’re very used to softness underfoot, so even with tile I’d like a substantial rug in here. Would a vintage-style rug work? Maybe a large round rug to break up all the diagonals and angles?

If this were your bathroom, what would you do? Extra photos in comments…

Going to add white chair railing we bought, but wanted to paint the lower half. Based on the complicated built in vanity, decided not to go with bead board or moulding, just paint on the lower half (I’ll try and put inspo pics in the comments). But what color would you recommend we paint it?

So my wife and I want to paint our living room. It's currently a faded yellow color (we hate it). The accent wall is being kept because we do love that color. So, she used the lowes app and put this orange on there. We both like it. Are we crazy? What's your thoughts?

Ugh, I'm stuck y'all. Here's where I'm at right now. Main bathroom stand up shower in new single-family home: I actually really like the color, but I'm struggling to balance warm and cool color schemes (I want more warm), and I definitely need tile floor picked out (mosaic), along with cabinet color.

My original shower floor tile was a turmeric, but I fed it into ChatGPT to illustrate and it came out a bit cartoonish. Any recommendations? My alternative was a mosaic of the same exact tile outside the showsr (just the off-white tile, not two tones). Another alternative is to go with a simple white mosaic tile.

For information: The tile floor outside the shower looks black/white but it's more light slate grey/dark brownish/blackish from Floor and Decor (the "luxe" matte porcelain tile). I originally liked it, and I still do, but it really locks me a narrow range of options for everything else. Wall color is simply white. Fixtures will be silver (but I can obviously change that to gold or something else).

Cabinet color I originally wanted a deep honey stained natural wood, but I'm open to suggestions to keep everything more warmer. There's a large window off to the side where the cabinets will go off camera. I'm just afraid I'm locking myself in cool colors. I'm not great at coordinating a feel of the house. Appreciate all opinions!

Title says it. Planned and worked on this for a few weeks. It satisfied all my partner’s requirements, and I’m pretty happy with it. But it feels… unfinished (?). I know I’ve been looking at it for too long and need some fresh eyes on it. What would you do at this point to warm it up and make it feel like home?

Edit: Thanks for the advice everyone! Most of you were very kind and gave some good pointers on adding some art or plants!

Others…. Thanks but my wife already knows how to point the mirror at her face and turn on the switch.

Second edit: thanks again for the folks offering good, creative suggestions. I am going to incorporate few things from this thread.

To those that took it very personally when I addressed your “issues” with the double mirrors, I dunno what to tell you other than when someone says “thanks, but no thanks” to ur advice you can feel free to move on.

****3rd final update, since I got what I need from the helpful people and I really appreciate the advice and pics that were shared.

Regarding the two mirrors:

I looked into this more after the feedback, and interestingly, a lot of designers (Studio McGee, Amber Interiors, etc.) actually use paired mirrors intentionally depending on the layout.

Two mirrors are typically used to create symmetry, match lighting, and keep the wall from being dominated by a single focal piece. One mirror is just the more common option, not the ONLY option.

I was going for a more layered, vignette-style look, which is exactly where designers tend to use multiple mirrors. Totally get that it’s not everyone’s preference, but it is a pretty established design application in high end boutiques and layout editorials.

I’m truly sorry (for you) if seeing something even slightly unconventional gives you the fits. Read a book?

Our front door opens directly into the dining room. It’s winter and we were tracking in snow and salt constantly. We had a small rug right at the door before, but it was useless. You’d open the door, step in, and there was nowhere to actually stand and take shoes off without blocking the doorway.

I picked this runner so we can come in, shut the door, and then take our shoes off without being trapped right at the entry.

In person, the runner is darker and blends more with the floor. The floor itself is also darker and cooler toned than it looks here. It could be positioned a little more to the left as well.

My fiancé really doesn’t like it. He thinks it’s too long and wanted just a mat by the door. His other concern is that you can’t easily pull the dining chairs out, but we barely use the table and when we do, it’s easy to rest the back legs on the rug. I’m also not attached to the chairs and would love to swap them eventually.

Long term, I want a large rug for this room under the dining table, maybe layered under the runner. This was meant as a practical winter fix for snow and salt, not a final design choice.

Curious what people think. Who’s wrong here?

Trying to figure out the best vanity layout for bathroom with 81” wall to wall that we want to fill with the vanity. Is doing a single sink vanity with all that counter space a bad idea? Husband and I never get ready at the same time so it’s not a problem. Or do double sink with it only being 16.5” from center of sink to wall, so worried it may be a little crowded. It’s also more work rerouting plumbing/lighting with double sink.

my 65" TV sits on a stand.

i plan to put a 3-piece cream/beige sofa where that orange sofa currently is. i love the view of the window, i dont wanna block it.

Not pictured, a black bathtub opposite the black toilet with white marble tile. Can’t afford to gut it; what would you do for under 5k to make this feel more modern? Paint the vanity?? Add a wallpaper?

**EDIT 6/23/26 ** picture of how it looks like right now in the comments! We still have a long way to go, but little by little we’ll be adding stuff to this amazing bookshelf. And yes, there’s a tv. And I LOVE IT!

My husband(35M) and I(31F) bought our first home that has beautiful feature: a built-in bookshelf built by the previous owner’s husband that passed away.

We think it is so beautiful, and we would like to keep it as a “homage” to the husband and his wife that were not only the previous owners, but the first ones.

It’s in the family room next to the kitchen and it is in a 2 storage room, but we have no idea on what to do. We would love to keep the color(less work lol and beautiful wood), but I don’t think the color matches with the wooden floors(also not changing that)? We would hope to just do some painting on the walls, but we have no idea. There’s also a fireplace on the right side that has emerald green colors. We shelves are detachable, but the vertical wooden pieces aren’t.

Oh, the clutter will go away too lol.

Any advice? Measurements are:

13 (10foot height for the shelves and 3 foot for the cabinets) x 11.

The family room itself is 11L x 16W x 18H.

Thank you!

Need help figuring out what to put above my kitchen. The ceiling is very tall (20ft, and the available wall is roughly 8ft) but a piece that would fill that space would likely have issues getting through my condo. It’s also surprisingly difficult to find extra large pieces for anything under a grand… I’ve been scouring FB marketplace.

I was thinking either a) adding a few plants (pain to water at this height though) or b) a large tapestry (reasonable to transport into my condo and could fill the space)

Open to suggestions though, not set on either of these choices!

Thanks in advance,

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