Redecorating my living room, need some suggestions...?

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Right now my living room/stove room has a blue sofa and 2 blue recliners. There is also a wood pellet stove in the corner. The walls are a yellowish color and let me not forget the beige carpeting...the room drives me nuts and I must change it. I want to go with a rustic feel with the focus on the beautiful wood stove. I was thinking about putting fake rock wall behind the stove and to possibly paint a wall to look like siding of an old barn. I am looking for cheap suggestions/ideas for the furniture and walls/wall color to make the room flow and look rustic. Thanks.

Diva's Best Answer: I like the faux stone idea and the barnwood. You could use 1x4 x 12' pine boards if you're handy and apply them horizontally with a nail gun and put a colored glaze on them to make them look weathered. i would rip up the carpeting and hopefully you'll find hardwood or if not put it in or go with a laminate for less money. For furniture, Mission style works well with rustic as do painted, weathered flea market found tables and bookcases...As for art for the walls- ironwork wall art and painted country landscapes with wood frames would look nice. For the wall color- find a pillow or a rug that you love with pattern and color and take a color out of the pattern and use it for the walls. Blues and greens are cool colors where reds and golds are warm...find out more on how to choose your room color here http://www.interior-decorating-diva.com/…