Decorating Tips for Huge Rooms

Recently I read an article that discussed how to decorate a huge room. Whether it is a mansion in the CWE of St. Louis, a McMansion with a two-story great room or a home with a large open living area....these spaces can be hard to decorate.

Here are some tips from the article:

• create a "can touch and feel" atmosphere using texture and the arrangement of furniture
• repeat the colors used to other portions of the house
• add decorative moldings
• hang large chandeliers
• cluster your seating arrangements
• use three rugs in an extra long room instead of one gigantic rug
• add full-length draperies
• pick out darker/richer paint colors
• use tall wainscoting and extra-wide chair rails that are a different color than the walls
• select higher-backed sofas, larger art and taller lamps

Here is an example of a NO NO

 

This example works better

 
  


 

 

 

 

Comments

[crown moldings]

Fantastic.. that was definitely a great design for living room.

[RetroFoam Insulation]

Amazing.. that was definitely a great style for existing room area.