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When updating your living room, go back to basics and look at your room's architectural details. It doesn't matter if your home's architecture is contemporary, transitional, modern or traditional — details like beams, niches... more »
If you are lucky enough to have a living room on the larger side, don't let it overwhelm you — work with it! Clever lighting, added architectural features and a thoughtful furniture plan can make your living room a place that feels cozy instead... more »
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A sofa is one of the biggest furniture investments you'll make — and one of the most permanent. Even if you're just buying one for a temporary fix, it'll eventually get demoted from the living room to the family room to the basement and, finally, the... more »
by Fred Albert
A small living room can work just as hard or harder as a large space. Once you have all of your key living room furniture pulled together, try using one or more of these space-changing ideas. Done right, they can help upsize the personality and functionality... more »
The mantel is often the focal point of the living room in winter, but it can be hard to know how to decorate the fireplace once warmer weather arrives. Do you play it up with fresh colors and artwork, or let it hide out behind strategically placed chairs... more »
One of the first things I do when I see a room for the first time is study the options for furniture arrangement. Sometimes there can be more than one great option. Occasionally, things like windows, a fireplace or doorways can limit options and stump... more »
Living rooms are often the hardest-working rooms in our homes. If your living room has no real flow, or you are not maximizing the area to its full potential, you probably aren't enjoying it as much as you could. Maybe it's time to take charge. Start... more »
When Houzzer Lana Carlene became fed up with her house, which she called a "big, bland, beige box," she decided to do something about its lack of character — one room at a time. She began her coup in the... more »
It's easy to pine for a larger space when you are living in a teensy one, but big rooms present some of their own challenges, and that is what we will be tackling today. Whether you live in... more »
"Fun, bright and happy" was the phrase this mother of two young boys used to describe her dream basement makeover. She gave a piece of fabric she loved to interior designer Cathy... more »
by Becky Harris
You know a basement is very important to a family when it takes a major feat of engineering to make it happen. Excavating this basement on the beach involved pumping out and purifying ocean water and pouring very thick foundation walls, to name a few... more »
by Becky Harris
One of the often-ignored parts of designing a new wood-burning fireplace is deciding how to house all the necessary wood. What's the best way to store the firewood you need while still maintaining a great focal wall? Whether you choose a symmetrical or... more »
by Shane Inman
Many great rooms, living rooms, family rooms and bedrooms can actually become better when their design doesn't focus on the television. If you've decided to put your TV above the fireplace, consider keeping it hidden so your room revolves around your... more »
by Shane Inman
Sunken living rooms have a significant history that goes back — at least in the contemporary sense — to conversation pit designs by the likes... more »
The Dream Living Room is complete! Mary Pucul of Vandling, Pennsylvania, winner of our Dream Living Room Sweepstakes, and her husband, Carl, are now cozied up in their beautiful new room. The $40,000 prize covered $16,000 in furniture from... more »
by Becky Harris
