WALL ART & DECORATIVE ITEMS

TABLES​ & OTTOMANS

LIGHTING

SEATING.

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LIVING ROOMS ARE USUALLY MOST SUCCESSFUL IN COLOR TONES RANGING FROM MILDLY WARM TO NEUTRAL.  

STRONGER TONES SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO SMALLER AREAS AND ACCENTS.  

SINCE THESE ARE ROOMS USED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE AT VARIOS TIMES AND ARE OFTEN OCCUUPIED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, INTENSE COLOR SCHEMES ARE QUESTIONABLE - RED ROOM - GREEN ROOM.

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RED ROOM

GREEN ROOM

WALL ART AS THE NAME IMPLIES INCLUDES BOTH DECORATIVE AND FINE ART WHICH IS HUNG ON WALLS.   IT INCLUDES TAPESTRIES, WALL HANGINGS, PICTURES, PAINTINGS, CLOCKS AND MIRRORS AS WELL AS OTHER DECORATIVE ITEMS.  REMEMBER THAT IT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE ROOM SO COLOR,  SIZE AND THEME ARE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS.  A LIVING ROOM CONTAIINS ART BUT IT IS NOT A SPACE LIKE A MUSEUM OR ART GALLERY INTENDED ONLY TO DISPLAY INDIVIDUAL ART WORKS. 

TAPESTRIES AND WALL HANGINGS ALLOW US TO SURROUND OURSELVES WITH AND MAKE CONNECTION WITH THE THINGS WE LIKE.  THEY CAN INCORPORATE FINE ART PAINTINGS, BE WHIMSICAL OR CONNECT US WITH DIVERSE CULTURES, TRADITIONS AND  PERIODS.

THROW PILLOWS ARE DECORATIVE ACCENTS HOWEVER THEY ALSO MAE A ROOM COZY AND INVITING.  ONE SHOULD BE TOSSED ONTO NEARLY EVERY UPHOLSTERED CHAIR, PLUS A FEW ONTO THE SOFA. 

TEXTILES

THROWS ARE A FORM OF MOBILE DECOR THEY CAN BE MOVED.  AS LONG AS THEY ARE MEANT TO BE USED, EVEN DRAPED OVER THE ARM OF A SOFA, THEY MAKE THE ROOM LOOK COMFORTABLE. DRAPED OVER THE ARM OF A CHAIR OR SOFA.

WE ALSO NEED A NICE PLACE FOR OUR BOOKS, BEVERAGES AND FEET. A CHAIR NEEDS AN OCCASIONAL TABLE,  A SOFA NEEDS AN END TABLE, DRINKS REQUIRE A COFFEE TABLE AND EVERYONE LIKES AN OTTOMAN TO REST THEIR FEET.  

A BEAUTIFUL ROOM HAS SOFT POOLS OF LIGHT THAT COME FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES. LAMPS DECORATE A ROOM WITH LIGHT AND DIFFERENT KINDS DO SO IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

​​LIVING ROOMS ARE A PLACE FOR CHATTING.  A VARIETY OF TYPES OF SEATING A  COMPANIONABLE FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING AN ARMCHAIR OR TWO, AN UPRIGHT CHAIR, A SOFA, A  SMALL SOFA, STOOLS AND BENCHES AND A SPARE CHAIR PROVIDE SEATING AND PLACES FOR CHATTING.

LIVING ROOM