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New home...need design help for family room.
Comments (2)Thanks! Sadly I’m not sure what you’d call my style. But I like simple clean style. Cozy and a tad eclectic. I’m so confused when trying to style the house but when I look at pictures I know what I like. It’s just been so hard to make it happen because I think I may need to pick one to move forward. These photos look nice to me....See MoreDesign help, a new home and new troubles with seating furniture
Comments (27)OP here. we decided to order a sectional from pottery barn. the shorter side measures 89 in while the longer side is 152. alternatively we could order one slightly smaller sectional 89 x 111. which size would be better. thanks a bunch....See MoreHelp - Exterior House Design - New Construction!
Comments (24)I hope you dislike natural light because this house will have the darkest interior of any house I've ever seen. You will need lights on during the middle of the day. I'm sorry but you may like this plan but there really is very little that works. Your master bedroom, bathroom, master closet, laundry room and the kid's bedrooms will get the most light, while the "public" rooms you spend the most time in,, (Kitchen, dining, living room and yes even the golf room and office will get NO to very little natural light. Who did you work with to design this? Are you sure they're a licensed architect? I'm sorry but the plan you're basing it on wasn't much better. Had you walked in the actual house you wanted to base this off of? I ask because that house will be dark too without all the lights turned on....See MoreHome office design- new build. Help! I hate cords showing!
Comments (12)Like many, I've been working at home full time for a year+ now. I prefer to have my desk facing the room (not a wall) and not have my back to the door. Of course it's nice to be able to see out the windows, too. If you do a lot of Zoom meetings (which seem to take up most of my day), consider your background (unless you always use a virtual background) -- IMO bookshelves (filled with books you might never read but make you look smart) or a wall with art is nicer in the background than a door where people might be walking by or walk in. Also, if your back is to a window, your face will probably be in shadow and you'll look like you're in a witness protection program. Overhead lighting alone can be unflattering (if you care) so it's nice to have a table / desk lamp at about face level. Your requirements for an office may vary greatly, but if it were me and the way I work... in your office, I could see a nice set of built-in shelves along the left wall, and a desk placed near the center of the room, facing toward the right, and slightly closer to the windows so you have a walking path from the door to behind the desk. Great piece(s) of art and family pictures on the right wall. Easy reach behind you for paperwork or books, view out the window to your right, and art in front of you to keep you inspired. You can see whoever comes and goes in the hall, or shut your door when you need focus. I'd get a desk with built-in outlets, and if you can get a power source in the floor then you can just run one cord up a desk leg. For your ceiling fixture you might want to consider a chandy or pendant with a chain that you can swag in case you want to reposition it at any time. The lower right corner could have a wonderful big plant, or if you need more storage for files you could have a nice looking file cabinet there....See Moreakrogirl32
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