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Abberly Lane Idea House: Family Room
The designers of this family room warmed up the space with comfortable furnishings in casual moss green-, wheat-, and salmon-colored fabrics. They chose large-scale pieces to match the lofty space. A simple pediment above the mantel, made from coordinating molding, serves as a nice focal point. This is a clever way to add a classical look to a fireplace.
The designers chose large-scale pieces to match the lofty space. A decorative interior balcony adds architectural appeal.
Abberly Lane Idea House: Living Room
The designers created a library atmosphere for this living room with a fireplace setting and built-in bookcases. Small paintings are hung from the bookcase frame for an added decorative touch. Simple sconces mounted directly to the outside molding provide extra light for reading.
A secret compartment built into one of the bookcases conceals valuables. The rich wall color complements the yellow toile and blue-and-ivory silk fabrics.
Walker's Bluff Idea House: Family Room
Furnishings covered in leather and neutral-toned fabrics fill the comfortable space of this family room. The designer used an abundance of pillows and trims to add color. A mixture of ornate items and simple accent pieces, including a wrought iron fireplace screen, carved table, and silk drapery panels in subtle shades of green and gold, collaborate effortlessly for an unexpected look.
Power of Pattern and Color
Dallas interior designer Jim Bacy creates synergy in his home by using lively shapes and hues. In the sitting room and sunroom, even the furniture implies motion. Jim accents the space with bold artwork and decorative drums and masks. He has developed a sense of continuity with pattern and style, festive images, and a combination of lime, lemon, cranberry, plum, blueberry, and orange furnishings.
Details in the kitchen include a sun-splashed back wall contrasting with white tile countertops and cranberry cabinets.
Like a color-wheel playground with Caribbean calypso charm, this sitting room and sunroom take center stage. Jim accents his space with bold artwork and decorative drums and masks.
Big Style, Small House
Inside this small house, everything was painted to freshen it up. The house was renovated, adding 550 square feet, including a casual dining/living area, an office/closet, and a secondary bedroom. Color brightens the new living space, punctuated with lots of natural light from windows placed strategically to accomodate the furniture plan.
Initially, the kitchen received the most attention. The floor was replaced with hardwoods, and existing cabinets were painted white to lighten the small space. Access was created from the old house to the new area by removing the kitchen door and surrounding wall. A bar for dining fits inside the cased opening to join the spaces. The addition makes the house live much bigger than its 1,850 square feet.
Bungalow Reborn
Step through the front door of this 950-square-foot vintage bungalow and you'll discover--instead of low ceilings and tight, dark rooms--an open, contemporary interior where rich colors and inventive, space-saving details dominate. With French doors, open ceilings--including a ridge skylight--and fresh colors, this cottage seems to expand beyond its small size.
Sophisticate Style
Glass doors let in plenty of natural light and give this room an open-air feeling. The relaxing neutral tones of the all-hardwood furniture and the natural-fiber rug balance the warm red undertones of the walls.
Pursuits
This craft/hobby room can be used for many activities, such as painting, sewing, listening to music, or watching movies.
Clever Cover-Ups to Freshen Furniture
Classic furniture styles transcend time, but sometimes their fabrics do not. One of the easiest and most powerful ways to update a piece of furniture is by introducing a new covering. By repurposing furniture rather than throwing it out, these homeowners created affordable accents.
A coffee table ottoman was an attic-find wicker table. The shape and size mimic upholstered items popular in stores. It made sense to cover it with fabric. About seven yards were used to create a tufted cushion and to skirt the sides.
A table skirt can add instant sophistication or hide a multitude of sins. This table, from another room, fits well between the sofas because of its height and scale. A skirt was added to hide the base, give texture, and soften the space.
This side chair had good lines, but a worn covering. The short skirt exposes the wood legs to tie in with the other pieces.
Start With a Neutral Sofa
A neutral sofa--in a white or beige cotton canvas, for instance--can be very versatile. Think of it as a blank canvas on which you can create a variety of looks, using different pillows and accessories to suit the seasons, changing styles, and your personal taste. Consider a collection of rectangular pillows covered in fabrics that resemble men's suiting. Combined with a dark wood coffee table, the result is a comfortable yet tailored setting.
2001 Northwest Idea House: Family Room Fireplace
A key feature of this family room is an enlarged, built-in, stepped tansu surrounding the fireplace. The maple cabinets--with a sandalwood finish--house the entertainment system and provide storage for discs, tapes, and books.
Cheerful Living Room
Vivid color combinations--red, cream, blue, khaki, and ochre--put a new shine on a classic decorating scheme in this living room. The bright red walls are framed between cream-colored wainscoting and picture rails. Black picture frames form elegant silhouettes against the red.
2000 Northwest Idea House: Great Room
Homey furnishings--including a built-in window seat--and a natural color scheme give this living room a lodgelike quality. The room features a large bank of windows, like a giant composite lens.
Start With a Sheet
Distinctly patterned bed sheets can take the yawn out of any room. Here, a corner of a living room becomes a vivid focal point with accessories made of sheets in complementary colors. The stained-glass pattern of the overskirt acts as a beautiful foil for the plain cobalt blue underskirt, which falls in elegant folds. This pairing is especially helpful if you want to disguise an old table. You could also use a sheet to make your own duvet cover or shower curtain.
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huarong
2008-02-22 10:11:25
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Thank you, I like all the pictures.
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