Flooring material - I would love to know what type of wood flooring this is and if the finish was a water based finish to preserve the natural tone of the wood. I is beautiful! Thank you! »
Melissa Miranda Interior Design This is a maple floor with a water based satin finish. The water based finished prevents the floor from turning yellow over time whereas an oil finish quickly turns the wood yellow. It's also less toxic.
Anne DeCocco These drum pendants are so popular right now, and for good cause--they're beautiful! To find many, many choices from all kinds of great companies, start by going to www.bellacor.com. Click on " ceiling lighting" then "pendant lighting" then "drum" in the shade category. You will love it! There are many other sites that offer the same fixtures, I just find Bellacor to have the easiest search, so I start there.
Ronique Gibson Similar to a house, determine if the bare bones and structure of the piece of furniture are still solid and in good shape. If so and you still like the 'lines and form' of the furniture - reupholstering is a good idea.
If the furniture is damaged beyond repair, or it costs more to repair than buy new, then you should probably opt for a new piece of furniture.
Now if this is a vintage piece and has sentimental value, etc.. you can determine what you want to do. :)
drich1 Another solution, if the sofa is in good shape, is to slipcover. If done well it's difficult to differentiate from upholstery. There is also the advantage of removing them and having them dry cleaned.
Look at the placement of the main light fixture. Hm. I feel like this wouldn't work because it rejects anything real we have. There are certain things we'd want to have in that multipurpose room, which we couldn't because they wouldn't fit the color scheme. Calming but has zero practicality.