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Take a very traditional piece of furniture, like a wing chair, and pair it with an unexpected color like carnation pink or with an unexpected edge, like nickel nailheads
Your dining table should provide your guests with 20-24 inches of elbow room. The center of the dining table should have a strip about 12 inches wide for serving dishes, centerpieces and candles.
"Glass dining, coffee and end tables are ideal choices to make a small room appear larger.
To make a small room appear larger, allow furniture to reveal as much floor space as possible.
Accessories don’t have to stay in the same place in your home forever. Move a few to different locations in the room or from one room to another for an instant makeover.
Find a key/inspiration item — a print fabric, artwork, area rug, bedspread, etc. — that has a color palette you are attracted to, and then build the room around that.
"If you keep your theme fairly neutral then you can create a series of different looks with throws, pillows, curtains, lamps and accessories.
Chandeliers are set to be huge, in the bedroom sitting or dining room. They add a kind of glamour and create a blissful mood in a room.
There’s a move towards more tactile fabrics, such as velvet, silk and chenille.
Vary the wood finishes and you relax your room. A pine rocker next to a mahogany buffet. A cherry-framed mirror over the mantelpiece. Throw in a painted, or distressed chair for an informal look.
If you have one dynamite piece of art, give it space on the wall, don’t clutter it among many other distractions. Space in your home is like rhythm in music, it’s most interesting when you vary the tempo.
Casual or contemporary living rooms look good with off-center, asymmetrical furniture arrangements.
You can never have too much storage space, especially in your bedroom. Look at all your options, from dressers to highboys to armoires.
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