Living Room Interior Design: The Final Floor Plan
Why is it that we tend to put ourselves last? In my case it’s because I’m so busy designing other people’s homes that I run out of time for my own. Then, of course, there’s my family life, which always comes first before anything. So, I’m really thrilled that after a couple of years I’ve finally begun to work on my own living room.
Previously, I’ve used my living room as a template for two interior design companies that offer an online service. You can read my reviews of Designer At Home and and RoomJuice to see their solutions. The upshot is that, while I think this is a growing trend, it can’t yet compare to creating the best interior design solution without actually seeing the space. Read my reviews to see exactly what I mean.
I thought I’d share my interior design plans with you.
Here is the horrid picture of the living room “before”. I know, it’s a sad tale of woe.
I’ll spare you the gory details. But it involves no time and not enough parties. I definitely need to change all of that. Anyway, I did enough interior design work so as not to totally embarrass myself. The art placed along the floor was not part of the plan. I wonder how it got there?
Getting down to business, the major problem with the interior design of this long and narrow (23′ x 14′) room is that the coffee table is out of scale. It’s way too big. Basically, this is called Trying to fit the furniture from your old house into the new one. The sequel is called Then I got too busy to fix it.
The room is long and thin. That makes it very hard to create one seating area without wasting a lot of space. So I divided the room into two groupings.
The Stenciled Room: Cheaper and Easier Than Wallpaper
This is not wallpaper. It’s an amazing wall decoration made entirely with stencils. Please, don’t cover your entire room with this or you’ll have a perpetual headache. But one wall – wow!
Stencils are a terrific way to decorate a wall without having to buy and hang wallpaper. Personally, I hate hanging wallpaper. I love stenciling. It’s really easy, as long as you’re careful with things like straight lines. All you do is stick the stencil to the wall and paint, or dab, or spray. It all depends on what medium you’re using. Read More…
Winter Color Palettes: Paint Your Home With Inspiration From Nature
When we think of winter, we often think of the washed out colors of short, cloudless days that take us inside for warmth by the hearth. Winter colors don’t have to be drab. We can find inspiration from nature’s enduring leaves, berries and ever-green colors. Read More…
Giveaway! Beautiful Velvet Curtains And Rods From CurtainWorks
Every Fall my clients start calling asking for a spruce up before their relatives arrive for the holidays wearing their x-ray glasses and white gloves. Yikes! Will their homes stand up to the scrutiny? Of course they will. But it’s a good excuse to add a few accessories and make some quick changes to add some sparkle.
Why not start with some new curtains? Certainly, they can be more expensive than a can of paint (the best quick-fix). But hey, what if they were free? What if I gave away two sets of Read More…
Lovely New Wallpaper From Across The Pond
Today I thought I’d feature some new wallpaper designs and resources from the UK and France. Some you may know, some not. I’m so happy that wallpaper has a new-found popularity; taking the place of faux finishes.
Clarissa Hulse (above) designs wallpaper and fabrics. She has an online shop where you’ll find bedding, cushions (what we call toss pillows), lampshades and the cutest handbags. Read More…
