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Decorating Ideas to make your Living Room more Livable
By Lisa French
Above all else, the furniture in the living-room should make
it livable. It should be grouped so that it offers centers
of interest, convenience and comfort. Look for upholstered
seating with homespun-type fabric, or toss a pieced quilt
over plain fabric or leather. An old rocker is a great addition.
By the time you are ready to choose the furniture for the
living room, the walls and floor coverings should be in place
so that the choice of furniture will be merely the selection
of the best out of several possibilities. Of course, the quality,
shape and color of furniture varies, and the quantity will
as well.
Can one imagine a more livable living-room than one with a
large, soft sofa in front of a fireplace, behind it a long
table filled with books, while holding a lamp at either end.
Or else, at the end of the sofa, a small table for the reading
lamp and on either side a pair of comfortable chairs?
The main essentials are a comfortable sofa, a table large
enough to hold books, magazines and lamps, and at least two
comfortable, upholstered chairs and a smaller table.
While at the other end or side of the room, a pair of book-cases,
cabinets or a credence. These balance the fireplace, since
they are placed against the wall and have a corresponding
shelf, cornice or mantel line.
In developing the original simple formula there may be added
a chaise, a good-size table, another large chair, and another
small table
Remember that it is always better to leave a space empty than
to have it occupied by a badly placed piece of furniture.
Good furniture needs space to be seen to its advantage.
If there is a large array of furniture in the living-room,
keep the carpet, and furniture upholstery all to one tone.
Mantel accessories may be applied to the other shelves and
the tables in the room. Keep them free from dust-collecting,
trivial things, while creating a sense of order and cleanliness.
Balance is maintained by using objects in pairs a pair of
vases, candlesticks, bowls, or jars. Placed at either end
of the mantel, they should be higher than the intervening
objects, to form a sweeping curve. Also they help to frame
in the over-mantel picture or mirror.
In fitting furniture to its architectural background there
are 3 things to consider
contour and proportion;
design and decorative detail;
color of wood.
The first two points are obviously necessary; it is in the
last that the furnishing of many rooms fails. Oak and mahogany
do not mix amicably; one does not set off the other because
there is not sufficient contrast, nor are they closely enough
allied to harmonize. On the other hand, black ebony and yellowish
burr walnut, such as is used in inlaying seaweed pattern in
oak, are examples of harmony gained.
Author: Lisa French
Title: Decorating Ideas to make your Living Room more Livable
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