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[quote=Anonymous]Hi Eye Candy!  You're the best - thanks for all that you do!   I have a challenging request.  I'm helping some relatives think through redecorating an early 1980s contemporary saltbox.  It has an asymmetrical living room/dining area ceiling, and one wall (the wall with fireplace) is paneled with vertical planks of a honey-colored wood.  The fireplace surround is a red brick; unfortunately the fireplace is not centered on that wall.  The rest of the house is painted white.  The current furnishings (a floral patterned "shabby chic" couch  and lots of random art and knick-knacks) compete with the contemporary architecture.   It all looks super-dated and cluttered.

I'm looking online for similar layouts - have not found anything yet and I don't know how to embed images, but this rental one has a similar ceiling and living/dining in the same large room:  https://www.vrbo.com/4506756ha

And this one has a fireplace in the same dated red brick.  https://www.vrbo.com/344647ha

This photo has wood panel walls in a similar color - but ours is way less nice, all vertical slats, and a rough texture.  https://thedesignfiles.net/2017/02/michael-and-laura-mccormack/

The family doesn't want to change or paint the wood panels, and they like the look of the red brick fireplace.   Given that they don't want to do much in the way of renovations, I think the only thing to do search for furnishings that work with the 70s/80s vibe, embrace the wood paneling, and go for an organic California modern feel.

If you have any ideas or photos that would help us figure out what to do with the wood paneling and red brick fireplace located off-center on that wall, I'd be so grateful.  Thank you!

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