| Above all else, the furniture in the
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| | another small tableRemember that it is
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| living-room should make it livable. It
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| | always better to leave a space empty than
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| should be grouped so that it offers
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| | to have it occupied by a badly placed
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| centers of interest, convenience and
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| | piece of furniture. Good furniture needs
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| comfort. Look for upholstered seating
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| | space to be seen to its advantage.If
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| with homespun-type fabric, or toss a
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| | there is a large array of furniture in
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| pieced quilt over plain fabric or
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| | the living-room, keep the carpet, and
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| leather. An old rocker is a great
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| | furniture upholstery all to one
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| addition.By the time you are ready to
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| | tone.Mantel accessories may be applied to
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| choose the furniture for the living room,
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| | the other shelves and the tables in the
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| the walls and floor coverings should be
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| | room. Keep them free from
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| in place so that the choice of furniture
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| | dust-collecting, trivial things, while
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| will be merely the selection of the best
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| | creating a sense of order and
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| out of several possibilities. Of course,
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| | cleanliness.Balance is maintained by
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| the quality, shape and color of furniture
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| | using objects in pairs a pair of vases,
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| varies, and the quantity will as well.Can
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| | candlesticks, bowls, or jars. Placed at
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| one imagine a more livable living-room
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| | either end of the mantel, they should be
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| than one with a large, soft sofa in front
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| | higher than the intervening objects, to
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| of a fireplace, behind it a long table
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| | form a sweeping curve. Also they help to
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| filled with books, while holding a lamp
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| | frame in the over-mantel picture or
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| at either end. Or else, at the end of the
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| | mirror.In fitting furniture to its
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| sofa, a small table for the reading lamp
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| | architectural background there are 3
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| and on either side a pair of comfortable
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| | things to considercontour and proportion
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| chairs?The main essentials are a
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| | design and decorative detail
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| comfortable sofa, a table large enough to
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| | color of wood.The first two points are
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| hold books, magazines and lamps, and at
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| | obviously necessary; it is in the last
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| least two comfortable, upholstered chairs
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| | that the furnishing of many rooms fails.
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| and a smaller table.While at the other
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| | Oak and mahogany do not mix amicably; one
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| end or side of the room, a pair of
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| | does not set off the other because there
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| book-cases, cabinets or a credence. These
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| | is not sufficient contrast, nor are they
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| balance the fireplace, since they are
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| | closely enough allied to harmonize. On
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| placed against the wall and have a
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| | the other hand, black ebony and yellowish
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| corresponding shelf, cornice or mantel
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| | burr walnut, such as is used in inlaying
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| line.In developing the original simple
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| | seaweed pattern in oak, are examples of
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| formula there may be added a chaise, a
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| | harmony gained.
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| good-size table, another large chair, and
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