Design Tips:
Neutrals versus Color
The look you love today will change over time, the furniture you buy today will not. Working with neutral palettes for furniture and adding color and contrast with paint, pillows, accessories and area rugs will allow you to change your look without changing your furniture. Neutral sofas work in any environment; big yellow floral sofas do not.
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Finding furniture is one of those “I’ll know it when I see it” things, which is why we organize our showrooms by style rather than by function. Putting all the sofas in one place and all the bedrooms in another may make sense if you know exactly what you’re looking for, but most people don’t. Marlo showrooms can help, and our Gallery Key (at right) helps you find catalog items you like.
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Don’t push all your furniture up against the walls. Instead, let it “float” in the room so that it can breathe.
Change the look of your living room quickly, easily and inexpensively by changing the pillows any time you want.
Wall paint is the least expensive decorating tool with the biggest impact. Pick one strong color and paint one or two walls to add quick and easy personality to any room!
Low platform beds are a great small space solution. Visually, they take up less space than taller beds. Pair them with narrower furniture pieces - dressers, mirrors, nightstands - to give your bedroom more space.
If your home is on the smaller side, make sure your furniture is scaled down to fit. Oversized furniture, such as a large bed, can overpower a room. Area rugs can define spaces, but small rooms require openness, so choose a rug that blends into the flooring.
Use lighter neutral paint colors to make a smaller space feel larger. Dark and muddy colors are perceived as reducing space.
Striking accessories bring a neutral-toned classic sofa to life. Use bold art, a patterned rug and lamps that reflect your personal style to personalize the room. It’s also easy to update accessories and smartto keep your larger upholstery investment neutral.
Chairs and tables with open arms and legs take up less visual space and make rooms feel lighter and larger.
Cluster accents, like candles, into groups of uneven numbers. Make sure to use varying heights, too. The asymmetry is aesthetically pleasing.
New monochromatic interiors create interest through mixed textures materials rather than color. A montage of supple leathers, rich woods and unique marble patterns keep these rooms from being anything but boring.
Seating areas larger than 14’x14’ are too large for conversation. Turn chairs slightly toward one another to encourage conversation. Divide larger rooms into two groupings, gathered around cocktail tables, to create intimate conversation areas. Lay out your traffic pattern in the room first to establish flow.
Whether you prefer neutral tones, soft pastels or bold bright hues, choose three colors to use in each room, and make sure you use each color at least three places in the room.
For optimal TV viewing, the distance between your TV and the front of your sofa should be twice the width of the TV. For example, if your TV is 42" wide, place your sofa approximately 7’ away.
TV-friendly furniture has built-in mounts and flat panel supports. Looks great and protects walls, too.
Establish your style with things you love: purchase a large accessory, like a rug, and see how it brightens your world. Then build on it with other accents that reflect your personal taste.
To set up your home theater with surround, do as you would with stereo speakers - set them 6’ apart. For a multichannel system, put the center speakers near the TV and the rear ones behind you to the left and right. Your living room will sound like a movie theater!
Desks are getting smarter, providing built-in technology - plugs, phone jacks, USB ports and ethernet jacks - so all your cords stay organized and the tools you depend on are at your fingertips.
Chairs and tables with open arms and legs take up less visual space and make rooms feel lighter and larger.
Use mirrors - but make sure they’re framed - to reflect light and expand your living spaces. Adding a mirror is like adding a window, creating another view into a room.
Select a single focal piece to inspire your design style in each room of your home.
A few large-scale pieces in a room are much more interesting than many small pieces cluttered together. Purchase these first and don’t forget to bring a floor plan and color palette to help guide your selections.
Kids love photos of themselves. Blow up a single photo or a collage of images to create personalized posters. Any photo or copy store can do this. Cheap and cool art that is all yours!
So your daughter will love her new bedroom for years, give her a say in how to decorate it, but set limits: insist on sturdy basics and say “no” to fads that will fade quickly.