One of the trickiest issues in decorating living rooms is that dark beast of a television. Although I prefer to plant the television in a bookcase or a less focal wall, many people decide to hang theirs above the fireplace. If you have white trim on the fireplace...
Do you ever think about painting a brick fireplace? One of my recent clients had a brick fireplace that dated from the early 1960s. The brick was not at all unattractive, but the redness of it kinda put a damper on the lighter direction she was wanting to go in this...
Ah, the fireplace. The heart of the home, the hearth, the focal point of any well-appointed living room. But what if the heart of your home fills you with contempt? Lovely, Non-Contemptuous Fireplace In the photos I’m going to share with you below, the...
I see it all the time: rooms that lack balance. When your furniture is not balanced, the whole room feels off-kilter. source Here’s a good example off an off-kilter room I worked in last week. From this angle it didn’t look so bad, in regard to...
Do you have a fireplace that fades away into the background? Maybe it needs some coaxing to bring it out of its shell. This fireplace mantel was painted out the same color as the wall behind it. That’s a big no-no in my book. A mantel is...
