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Transform your family's gathering space with a smart furniture floor plan.

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space with a little creative floor planning. Believe it or not, a fireplace and television can play nice in the same space. It just takes a bit of creative floor planning. Right now, the sofa backs to the fireplace , creating a dead-end hallway to the wall. And the room's overall seating design is too spread out for quiet conversation. Before you so much as scoot the sofa , consider these 3 things: flow, function, and focal points. This family room is a high traffic area with 2 entry spots, so flow is essential. Make sure furniture is situated to that it maximizes each of the room's focal point, in this case, the TV and the fireplace . Then, plot out some scenarios on graph paper, grab a few friends, and get moving. Say goodbye to wasted space. We rotated the sofa to sit under the windows, then rearranged chairs to create a cozy conversation center. Now, it's easy to enjoy the warm glow of the fireplace , your favorite flick-on TV, and the company of family and friends. Don't buy new when a bit of rearranging will do. Just

Double-Duty Dining Room: Decorating in Stages

A three-step makeover helps this dining room work harder than ever without compromising beauty.

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rug anchors the dining area in the new scheme and a chic chandelier gives off an inviting glow. Above this sideboard, large-scale artwork echoes the room palate. A green leather settee makes a bold style

Dual-Purpose Dining Space: Decorating Lessons

In the dining room, where family meal time and entertaining meet homeowerk and home office, organization is top priority.

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the lower cabinet. Labels announce the contents of each storage container. Your dining room should work just as hard as you do. Follow these simple steps to combine your dining space with your home office and you'll get much more out of your room square footage . For Decorating Magazine, I'm Lacey Howard.

Today's dining rooms often become dumping grounds for homework, receipts, mail and more. So why fight it? I'm Lacey Howard, editor of Decorating Magazine and today I'm going to show you how to conceal the clutter and create a space perfect for dining and working. Fortunately, these spaces architecture was designed with plenty of storage in mind. With a bit of creativity, we can turn

Multifunctional Living Room: Decorating in Stages

A three-step makeover lets this living room accomodate everyone in the family without compromising in the décor department.

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Can a single room serve as a movie theater, video gaming central, and a gathering space for family and friends without sacrificing in the decor department? I'm Lacey Howard, editor of Decorating Magazine,

Furniture Flip Flop: Decorating Lessons

Transform your family's gathering space with a smart furniture floor plan.

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space with a little creative floor planning. Believe it or not, a fireplace and television can play nice in the same space. It just takes a bit of creative floor planning. Right now, the sofa backs to the fireplace , creating a dead-end hallway to the wall. And the room's overall seating design is too spread out for quiet conversation. Before you so much as scoot the sofa , consider these 3 things: flow, function, and focal points. This family room is a high traffic area with 2 entry spots, so flow is essential. Make sure furniture is situated to that it maximizes each of the room's focal point, in this case, the TV and the fireplace . Then, plot out some scenarios on graph paper, grab a few friends, and get moving. Say goodbye to wasted space. We rotated the sofa to sit under the windows, then rearranged chairs to create a cozy conversation center. Now, it's easy to enjoy the warm glow of the fireplace , your favorite flick-on TV, and the company of family and friends. Don't buy new when a bit of rearranging will do. Just

Decorating in Stages: Bedroom

This "Decorating in Stages" video shows you how to transform a blah bedroom into a relaxing retreat in three easy steps.

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and today, I'm going to show you how we turned a blah bedroom into a sumptuous retreat where a busy woman can kick off her kitten heels and relax. In stage 1, this bedroom is comfortable but plain Jane. Color is nonexistent, beige carpeting begs for a pick-me-up and plenty of style opportunities are missed. Still, the room begins with a good foundation that is loaded with potential. Quality furniture and a neutral palette are a perfect springboard for improvement. This pink drawer set offers a hint of what's on the horizon. It's our inspiration for what the room could become with a bit of imagination. Midway through the transformation, a sense of this bedroom's new personality emerges. The walls take on a deep taupe tone and the bed benefits from a triple dose of color, pattern, and texture. In the sitting area, a slip-covered armchair and a pair of ottomans add instant charm. We ditched ho-hum mini blinds for soft Roman shades. Fun pattern pillows and a sparkly chandelier make this settee an ideal perch. Just think of the potential this cozy niche has! We moved out the dresser to make way for an ornate mirror, a trendy translucent desk, and a regal chair. Now, this vanity nook is the perfect place for the lady of the house to perform her morning ritual. Look at this bedroom now! Here in the final stage, this sumptuous space invites relaxation with soft, touchable fabrics and furnishings all wrapped in a color

panels on the windows afford an extra measure of privacy in the bedroom . Oranges, pinks, and juicy lime greens jump out from pillows on the settee while a white felt rug with fun cutout shapes

and decompress after a challenging day. Remember where we started? This monotone bedroom was off to a great start with quality furniture, but it lacked style. Color, pattern, and texture to the rescue! Deep pinks and effervescent oranges injected much needed personality into slip covers, pillows, and bedding. The windows went from drab to fab when Roman shades and luxurious silk panels replace off-the-rack blinds. By starting off with a single piece as inspiration, we made over this so-so sleeping space as a romantic bedroom in no time. Don't let a blah bedroom get you down. It's easy to create a space that speaks to you. Start by choosing a color scheme that makes you

Decorating Lessons: Closet Makeover

This "Decorating Lessons" video shows how we made over a basic closet into an organized, beautiful space that lessens the stress of preparing for the day.

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Decorating magazine, and today, I'm going to show you an amazing organizational makeover that will make your wardrobe sit up and take notice. Right now, this closet misses out on major storage potential. Shoes are lined up haphazardly along the floor. Handbags are stashed on a hard-to-reach high shelf, and blah bifold doors don't do us any favors in the style department. Why skimp on class in the closet? We said goodbye to this spindly wire-rack system, instead a pretty feminine dresser and new shelving gives us valuable closet real estate and help separate sheets from shirts. Finally, the closet is as functional as it is beautiful. The bifolds are banished in favor of silk taffeta drapery panels, and inside the closet, everything a girl needs to greet the day is within easy reach. Purses are displayed on

The Chef's Loft

Styled by Renovation Style, this small, 700-square-foot loft is transformed into a modern retreat for a man who loves to cook.

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living space, but at the same time, we wanted to have a translucence or an openness so light could pass through and there would be visually a more open feeling. So we accomplished that in part by using a lot of unusual materials and including the metal grating and the metal grating floor and the metal grating stair. It divides the but still let's the light and air move through. I think one of the great advantages of loft living is that because these structures tend to be right in the downtown areas that it means you're really plugged in to the city and into all the cultural and athletic and whatever shopping and all the activities that are happening in a city. Loft living really does plug you in to what's happening in the downtown area, and there's a lot going on.

lived in big cities, he was really interested in having an urban loft sort of setting. The raw space that we began with was a very long, narrow, tunnel-like room. It has very high ceilings

The Eclectic Loft

Styled by Traditional Home, this 1,176-square-foot loft is full of eclectic, yet earthy, pieces.

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intimate spaces as well. I think when you're younger, you want a dream house and I think when you're older, you want a dream life. And I think that a loft allows you to be surrounded by the history and soul of an older building at the same time living with modern conveniences,

Hi, I'm Robert Young and this is the loft we designed for Traditional Home. The tag line of Traditional Home is,

The BHG Loft

Styled by Better Homes and Gardens, this 1,688-square-foot loft is both colorful and contemporary. It's perfect for a single parent with a young child.

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bed underneath for additional games and toys. I think the benefit of loft living is the idea of openness and a lot of space, something that you're not trapped to a series of small confined rooms. The idea if behind the loft is that it is open, it's wide, it's bright, it's airy. I think that's one of the things that I've really would enjoy about living in a loft .

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