thewildernesschilde: Decorating A Living Room

I need some help in picking out a rug and curtains for my living room. My design style is contemporary. I an open to any suggestions. The walls are a medium cream yellow color. Furniture is a dark chocolate brown. Burnham Design • A traditional symmetrical layout gets a fresh twist in this living room designed by Betsy Burnham of Burnham Design in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sofas are arranged back-to-back to create two separate seating areas, and the pieces are brought The fussy pink decor had to go, though. Walls were repainted in earth is an oil painting by Susan Blubaugh placed over the piano in the pale-green living room. The depiction of cows grazing in an autumn meadow "reminds me what this place would have Making the most of your outdoor living area requires a design strategy. Similar to crafting a bedroom, living room, or other indoor space, it’s important to take stock of what you have, decide what to sell or give away, develop a budget, and visualize Interior designer and Decorate Fearlessly author Susanna Salk says showing this often overlooked room element a little love can breathe new life into your home. "We tend to forget about the power of that fifth wall: the ceiling," Salk says in the above # and Betsy Burnham of the California-based design firm Burnham Design — share advice: ANALYZE YOUR SPACE Begin by deciding how the room will be used, Burnham says. Is it a living room used mainly for TV watching or socializing? Does the space have .

In the bathroom, glass can be used in the shower cubicle or in the powder room. Glass in bedrooms and other living spaces of the house can be used as a part of the design element to create the right ambience. When used in a wall mural, stained glass The more the Rauches talked to Johnston and his partner at Avondale Design, Kathryn Berardo in the kitchen and helped the Rauches select some décor for the formal living room. The next project, Sharon says, will likely be converting an upstairs Young was awarded a first place prize for design of in the commercial category and she won a second place in the living room category for a makeover featuring two sofas to accommodate family and guests along with beautiful overhead lighting. Her With its midcentury-inspired lines and angles, how does this table fit with other design elements in terms of style? Kaiser: We wanted these tables to play nice with a lot of different furniture, to fit within a more traditional living room, but also feel .