Is this your house or are you renting. And the home looks like it is from the seventies to eighties. That is not old.?

You could absolutely use the pics in your ideas book as inspiration. If you want a light coloured sofa with kids have a look at any of the ikea ones that have removable covers.

If the home is not rented, then I would suggest to paint the, already painted, walls white. Maybe Dulux snowy mountain. Rip up the carpet and if the concrete is good, then get it polished or painted over. Add rugs with lots of texture and a good size comfy lounge, and timber dining suite. White sheer curtains would also look wonderful, install track so they hang from the cornice height. Your inspo photos are quite doable.

Great idea’s suggested above, love the exposed brick, what a great base to work from, love the idea of the polished concrete, could look stunning.

Thanks everyone. It is a rented home. Would you go for a leather lounge or a fabric one? How would black metal chairs/dining table set look, too dark? would you keep everything light?

Personally metal is a cold surface. If that is what you already have, then add a textured table runner to give warmth. Either a light colour or jute.. depends on what style the metal dining suite is. These two are metal but completely different in looks. I would use the setting with a timber top. Find a lounge that is comfortable and within budget for your family. Doesn’t matter whether fabric or leather. Both still need wiping if dirty. And a large floor rug to cover and protect the carpet.

Can you post your ideas, sounds great.

Please post photos that relate to your above post.

As its rented , and you don't like the carpet but aren't going to change it , I obviously have the only real solution -- go Orange and White , and your black steel frames idea . It works with the bricks and the carpet , and adds that needed splash of colour .

A big orange rug , white leather and black framed chairs , white and orange chevron cushions , orange pots and 3 or 4 pot plants in them . You could do a black framed coffee table with frosted glass top , or wood with an orange placemat . Add some vibrant art with whites and blacks and oranges and reds and yellows -- job done !

I don’t think the black metal frame on the dining suite would darken the area, it would really highlight the bricks, add free standing metal shelving, go for comfort in a sofa, and these chairs fro Oz design look the part, you did mention a bean bag type of chair, these are the next level. Black metal side tables and a large rug over the carpet or not .

These are the sofas. Light grey is more of a light brown/grey, and quite plain and simple, very nice and easy to work with. The sage green is quite light in colour and has more of a 'sofa' look. Can also get matching ottomans for both. This is the geometric rug, and sheer curtains - love the look.

Amazing feedback! Here are my ideas. Its a small space, 5x4.5m combined living/dining. I'm going with a koala sofa bed, to make use of it as a guest bed as well. It's a plain, simple sofa. Two options: light grey or light sage green. The light grey is between a light brown/grey and is very simple and plain. The sage green looks more like a 'sofa'.

As for the vibe, I really love the black metal, adding a touch of industrial but not sure if it's right for this space? So I've played with some ideas below, combining neutrals and industrial.

Pic Marked A: Grey sofa, combination of neutral wood and splashes of black metal (floor lamp, coffee table, wall pictures.

Pic Marked B: Grey sofa, mostly neutral, splash of black and white on wall and will add a black metal shelf on opposite brick wall

Pic Marked E: Green sofa, mostly neutral with lots of wood, neutral wall pictures

Pic unmarked: Green sofa, grey bean bag chairs, mostly industrial with lots of black metal. Too much?

Pic unmarked: Green sofa, grey bean bag chairs, combination of neutrals and black metal.

Pic unmarked: Green sofa, grey bean bag chairs, combination but swapped the floor lamp for metal one, coffee table to wood and wall hangings to neutral.

Pic unmarked: Combination again, lighter cushions, back to the armchairs.

I think the photos uploaded from bottom to top!

Please disregard the size, the way I've put the images together - this took ages on my phone! It's more to get a feel of placement and materials. Would love to know thoughts on the grey or green sofa, colour cushions, floor lamp, coffee table, armchairs/bean bag chairs, dining suite, wall hangings etc. The armchairs aren't actually going on that spot, they are more to the side of the sofa, bottom of picture, which is in front of the glass sliding doors as seen the second photo of my original post. So the space will have more of a flow. Same with floor lamp, this will also go on the bottom left corner, next to one armchair, and in front of glass doors. These placements are for reference only.

I also like to have a touch of brown too (to go with the brown), so something like an earthy industrial vibe! Thanks for any feedback :)

That’s fabulous, I love the been bag arm chairs and the couches, adding the black metal lamp is great and beautiful rug, have a look at Redbubble for amazing artwork, they do posters of Hanna Peterson and Sofia Lind at great prices compared to the retail outlets, I have bought from them and have been very happy, you can frame them using the large Kmart frames. But you have really done a great job putting it all together, oh! And yes , love the curtains.

Thank you! Which layout looks best in your opinion? And great idea with red bubble!

I love the top one, keeping it all uniform, like the black and white would look fabulous on the brick wall, and really compliment your furniture. Yes the savings are huge, the quality is amazing.

thanks Julie. And out of all my photo layouts, which do you like best?

This is what I have in mind for the back view - facing the glass sliding doors. the green sofa will be to the bottom right of this photo (if you can work it out). I do have this gorgeous antique white wash console that I know probably doesn't go with the overall vibe, but! I can't part with this piece. So, my thoughts are to incorporate this by adding a black framed mirror above it. I also have this beautiful play mat by rugabub that my toddler plays on. It's a lovely pattern and I think will compliment the green sofa and not too much for the main rug. It was hard to photo shop this one, but essentially it will sit right beside the large rug, and create a bit of a toddler space under the white antique console. It's only a small playmat. There will be some more woven baskets filled with toys under there, to add some more natural texture. I've added the sheer white curtains on this photo. What are your thoughts on this overall feel? I really don't want to let go of this console, it's been with me for years!

Looks beautiful. Kmart has this huge round wall mirror , black metal 80cm for $32, (I have one) I do love your green sofa, and with the bean bag chairs it will look great, you can blend your white console table into your room, it’s lovely to have special pieces that tell a story, it will look beautiful with the sofa and your toddler’s rug. By adding your artwork and decor items , these metal items are by Mona ( Life Interiors) are stunning, it is going to look great.