Are you a fan of "Open Concept"?
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How many styles can you mix in an open floor plan?
Comments (10)annz--thanks for the advice! You are right that I like contempory more than craftsman, but I like craftsman too as long it has light wood. I do like our current sofa and chair(even though they're really not my style-it's a long story how we ended up with them) but need to replace them because the fabric is defective and the detached back cushions roll into a big lump everytime we sit on the sofa. The manufacturer did send us new covers for the custions so the sofa and chair look better now than they did for a while, but all the cording around the base of the sofa and chair is raveling and looks bad and I can't think of a way to save the sofa, specially when you add the problem with the back cushions. I am working on the accessories. The pictures in the link are old, so it looks better now than in the pictures but I still have a long way to go. We have also added cushions on the window seats which soften the room a lot. We will be adding more wood to the room though in that we are going to do a built-in in the recess where the TV is to clean up that area a little bit and we are adding more wood to the fireplace, but not a lot more--just getting rid of the white spaces and making the mantle deeper so that I can set things on it. As you can guess, my DH loves wood. At least this house has less wood than our old house--our old house had wood ceilings in the living room and foyer and wood walls in the bathrooms which was just too dark for me. Thanks again for the help!...See MoreCeiling Fan advice for an Open Concept space
Comments (14)Wherever you put the fans I suggest setting the blades to pull cooler air up and distribute it to the walls where it will drop down. Forcing warmer air down is appropriate if the room is so warm that direct air movement on your skin is needed for comfort or the ceiling is very high....See Morewhat about paint when you don’t have a open concept layout?
Comments (0)I’m using craggy desert reduced 25% in living room, oyster bay increased 50% in dining room Is it ok to use a grey in kitchen area? Or should I go more neutral? Or a lighter shade of oyster blue? The layout is in a circle. Floors are medium wood tone. I like warm colors but I don’t want it to look too busy?...See MorePlease help! Which lights would you choose for this open concept?
Comments (5)Also, here are a few more idea pictures...we have this table for the dining area. and We have these kind of slip covered chairs, in a similar, light color... And we will have that light, too, but in the rectangle shape. This is in the dining room below... I will have iron rods and linen curtains that will go with the slipcovered chairs. For the entry, I was thinking something like this, and then maybe a smaller version for the island pendants, but will that bee too matchy, matchy? I still have to find something for the banquette area. Or I could do a clear type of pendant for the kitchen island like this... and then a small, iron with candle chandelier for the banquette. Maybe something Like this...but in black... Or What do you think??? Thanks!...See MoreID2014
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