Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Full Sofa Length Coffee Table - Lainey's Furniture


Elaine shows off a narrow coffee table that is the full length of the sofa. It is a part of the Gemini collection from Flexsteel. See more at http://www.laineysfurniture.com

Sunday, June 25, 2017

3 Tricks to Instantly Brighten a Dark Room


Don’t get left in the dark with a room that falls short on sunlight. Our three simple solutions for brightening a room will have your space sunnier in no time.

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Durable Leather Style Fabric Sofa By Flexsteel - Lainey's Furniture


Elaine shows some great features of the Digby collection by Flexsteel. Plus it has a fabric that looks like leather, but is more durable and breathable. See more at http://www.laineysfurniture.com

Monday, June 19, 2017

2 Chic Ways to Style Your Shelves


Interior designer, Brian Gluckstein shares some styling principles for when you are designing your shelves. See how these principles can make such a big impact on the look of your shelves at home.

Friday, June 16, 2017

Editor-Approved Styling Tricks To Try Now!


Looking for decorating ideas to add color and personality to your space? In their second Paddle Battle, editor-in-chief Beth Hitchcock and interiors director Meg Crossley reveal tricks they use in photoshoots as well as in their own homes, and discuss whether they work in real life. From draping rugs on sofas and beds to using benches as seating in dining rooms, find out which styling tricks are pretty and practical, and not just picture perfect.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Tips for Arranging a Great Room



When your kitchen, dining room, and living space are all in one open floor plan, arranging the furniture can be tricky. These tips make it easy.

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Choosing The Right Furniture For The Living Room


Everyone loves to live in a house that is well furnished and decorated. However, decorating the living room can be one of the most tedious tasks at hand. Also, one thing that makes that task even more tedious is picking up the furniture.

So, in order to make things a bit easy for you, here are a few tips on how you can choose your living room furniture:

Measure up - The first thing that you need to do is get the measurements of the room correct in order to get the furniture of the perfect size. So make sure that you measure the length, breadth and the width of the walls carefully.

Creating floor plans - The next thing you must do is take a grid paper and make a floor plan. This will help you to decide how much space you can spare for the furniture and how much free space you have left in the room.

Measure your doorways - In order to avoid problems at the time of delivery, you must measure up your doorways and order only those items of furniture that can be easily moved in and out of the doorway.

Staging the room - Once you have decided how much space you want to allot to the furniture, you must mark those spaces with a tape in order to get an idea of what the room will look like in the near future.

Start your selection - Once you have done the things mentioned above, you must start making your purchase decisions. Thus, you must consider the kind of décor your room has and the vibe of your house. Once that is done, you must start picking out with the basic things like a sofa, an armchair, etc.

Pick up good quality pieces - Quality does come before quantity. So, even if some of the pieces do cost more, it is better to choose good quality products over flimsy ones as they tend to last longer. So, you must check the fabric of the sofa, chairs, etc. and buy the ones that have good quality.

Coordination is the key - In the end, you want your living room to look beautiful and pleasing to the eyes. Therefore, in order to ensure this, you must see that all the pieces of furniture that you purchase are coordinated with each other and go well with each other. You do not want one piece of furniture not going with another as it will tend to look awkward and disorderly. So, make sure that whatever pieces you buy, they gel with each other.

If you follow the above-given tips, you will end up having a beautiful living room of your own.

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Thursday, June 1, 2017

3 Decor Tips to Create a 'Fake Foyer' in a Small Entry Space


Decorator, Tamara Robbins Griffith teaches us the 3 S's, storage, surface, and sitting that will create a more functional foyer when having a small entry space.