You’ve already seen the mid-modern mood board I created for Erin’s open dining area, so let’s move on to the adjacent media room. Erin’s fiance specifically requested for me not to mess with the current TV, ceiling surround sound speaker, and subwoofer system setup. I obliged while trying to soften the hard TV lines and disguise the boxy subwoofer. Here’s the media room before…
BEFORE
The media room is located just off the open dining area and is visually separated from the living room by architectural columns. Like the adjacent dining room, it’s painted in Benjamin Moore’s Quiet Moments which Erin likes as-is. In keeping with Erin’s desire for something more midcentury modern, I came up with this mood board…
1 – For the TV wall, more of the Moorish printed West Elm curtain panels around the window above the subwoofer {in the corner to the left of the window shown above} will help to soften the straight lines and ‘black hole’ effect of the flatscreen. I suggest scooting the console out away from the wall a few inches to let those curtains {hung high and wide!} fall behind the TV for a nice layering effect…almost movie theater-ish. {The right side panel will be from the dining area.} The curtains are also an easy way to disguise the floor subwoofer. {That’s how I have Handy Hubby’s subwoofer disguised!} Just let a panel drape in front of the subwoofer and it won’t interfere with the function of the subwoofer. For the TV console, I’d like to see this long, narrow West Elm piece in white. It will fill the space between the two windows {media room and dining area windows} perfectly.
2 – For TV viewing, I’d like to see this 80″ Barton sofa in charcoal placed opposite the console. I would also suggest removing the mission-style console behind the current sofa and pushing the new sofa a little further back. This will give the space a little more breathing room and allow for a round glass-topped coffee table. {Remember, the dining bench will add extra seating when placed perpendicular to the new sofa.} Add pops of pattern and color with these fun Etsy pillow covers here, here and here. Top the coffee table with a woven bowl for texture and function…it can hold remotes!
3 – I like the look of this warm leather arm chair to keep the media room feeling comfy and slightly masculine. I suggest placing it in the corner to the left of the TV, out from the wall and angled in toward the coffee table. Yet another easy way to hide the subwoofer! Add reading light with this nickel arc lamp. Placing the lamp base to the left of the leather chair and angling the light up and over the middle of the room will solve the problem of inadequate room for side tables/table lamps. Delineate the entire media room from the open dining area with this colorful, geometric rug. Place it so that the longest side is parallel with the tv console and the front legs of the sofa and leather armchair should rest on it as well.
There it is. A comfy, modern media room for all your TV viewing pleasure. What’s your favorite part? I think mine is the leather chair. Forget the TV! I could spend hours curled up in it that armchair with a book.
images: 1) courtesy of Erin 2) Polyvore collage created by Dana Miller for House*Tweaking
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