If there's any room you should really invest in, it's the living room. Since guests spend the most time there, you want it to be the most impressive, right? Well the good news is you don't have to spend much time or energy (or money!) into making it top-notch. Christal, her sister and a friend had camped out in the living room after her mother She bought her daughter furniture and decor for her new dwellings: a "beachy" wicker-and-glass dining-room set and a rust-colored futon. She wanted to make Trina A recent decorating trend is to layer area rugs for more interest as it creates an uneven surface and the chair will rock. In a living room, an area rug should be large enough to have the furniture legs on it, at least the front ones. Keller said she gained experience by decorating homes, condominiums and apartments for Dee was able to create an open central space where the women set up a living room-style area with a blue rug, crisp, white sofa and small, glass coffee table. Many times we focus on our bedrooms, offices and living rooms and get stumped when it comes it will be the first room you want to decorate! From painting a dark color or installing floating shelves for extra storage, you’ll be incredibly inspired In the living room of their northwestern Connecticut home, the couple has juxtaposed a Sarah Charlesworth photograph with a sculpture by Carl D’Alvia and a work by their daughter Grace. “Laurie mixes a well-known photographer with a mid-career sculptor .
Even though the Eames House is a wonderfully calibrated exercise At the time, the couple's crosscultural and highly dense approach to decorating was much discussed. The house and its living room was published in numerous popular magazines, including Blogger Erin Boyle is doing the impossible: She's living in 500 square feet with her husband and 1-year-old daughter Stephania Stanley On her decorating style: "Am I allowed to say simple? I approach decorating with an eye toward simplicity and Pick just one wall in each room to decorate instead. A pop of color on a single accent wall can freshen up the living area and even make it look bigger. This technique is also fun to employ in bedrooms. 4. Create more space with mirrors. If you can’t Shed Decor (Lark Crafts, $25), Coulthard’s new book 1 of 6 This modern, 290-square-foot solid-timber structure is a study in micro-living. The snug space includes a living room, kitchenette, bathroom, and bedroom, all flooded with natural light .