efficient floor plan has fewer but larger rooms that flow into one another. The foyer opens up into the living room, which overlooks the kitchen — one of Dona's favorite features. "In our previous home, I missed out on all of the discussion, because I was always closed off in the kitchen," she says. Now
where the lamps on the sides of the couch came from? Does anyone know?
Abbey lamps. Robert Abbey is available at Lumens Light+Living at www.lumens.com.
kitchen floor is unstainable than painting wide black and white strips may work just fine.
porch floor.
Use two shades of a warm brown. Paint every other 2 boards a
different shade.
The centerpiece of the room is a striped black and white rug. Stripes are repeated in a smaller scale not only on the pillows, but through black trim accenting white square shades placed on black lamps.
on the floor provides and focal point and helps unify a room filled with a mix of furniture styles.
Tip: To ease into this look start with a neutral sisal and top it with a subtle stripe. A solid coffee table also can mitigate the bold stripes.
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