Doll Collection
A pair of mother-daughter dolls is placed on one end of the mantel, balanced by a large vase of flowers at the other end. The formal tone of the pair complements the French-style fireplace and mantel mirror. A large doll placed on the floor at ... [... more]
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Colors
On the walls Golden decided to use green grasscloth (the green, she reasoned, was in the same palette as the cranberries and mustards used throughout the rest of the house). Grasscloth (which is actually woven grass glued over a backing) adds a ... [... more]
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Furniture Placement
The sunroom was taking shape colorwise, but it was still a long tunnel-like room. So Nancy Golden made a sketch to help her analyze traffic patterns and arrive at furniture placement (figure A). She discovered that the placement of two doors in ... [... more]
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Rearranging Furnishings
Of course, there's always the ultimate do-it-yourself method: drawing it yourself on a plain sheet of paper (figure C)! Don't underestimate the value of this tried-and-true method. You can draw an outline of the room's dimensions and cut out ... [... more]
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Arranging Furniture To Maximize Space
An artist creates depth in a painting by establishing a foreground, a middle ground, a background and a vanishing point, which create interest and draw the viewer into the painting. The same painterly technique can be used to draw people into a ... [... more]
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Tips On Decorating A Dorm Room
Not only should roomies call one another to determine who's bringing the television, who's bringing the refrigerator and who's bringing the stereo, Steffend suggests roomies also decide on a common, dominate color. Throw a rug on the floor for ... [... more]
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Minimalist Modern Home
The focal point of the living room, a fireplace made of colorful African slate framed with curved metal, sets the tone for the rest of the room. The recessed glass shelves flanking the fireplace provide an elegant display area for the homeowners' ... [... more]
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Great Room Makeover
A white couch, formerly lost against a white wall, finds a home nestled under the front window. The windows' wood trim serves as a frame for the couch, and window blinds hung at varying heights give the setting a sense of rhythm. The blacks and ... [... more]
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Furniture Placement
The focal point upon entering the room is a small seating area featuring two simple chairs with clean lines. To the left of the seating area are the sofa, tables and armchairs, whose placement reflects a designer practice known as "floating." .. ... [... more]
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Accessories
The armoire/changing table provides ideal display space on its shelves for items old and new (figure A): The silver tea set from the dining room, pressed into service as containers for cotton balls and swabs, an old clock, a new piggy bank, ... [... more]
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Room Makeover
Interior designer Doug Martin used color and fabric to pull together three adjoining rooms of a large country home. The clients wanted a warm, livable space where the whole family could gather for reading, cooking, conversation and casual meals. ... [... more]
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Extreme Collections
Inspired by a beaded curtain that caught her attention while she dined in a Chinese restaurant, she has beaded all manner of stuff to create a set of fabulous curtains that enclose a reading area complete with a comfy chair, a table and a lamp ... [... more]
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