Living Room

Paul Finkel

The family room, including the kitchen and breakfast area, features stunning indirect lighting, a fire feature, stacked stone wall, art shelves and a comfortable place to relax and watch TV. Photography: Mark Boisclair

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John Buchan Homes

Red walls, red light fixtures, dramatic but fun, doubles as a living room and music room, traditional house with eclectic furnishings, black and white photography of family over guitars, hanging guitars on walls to keep open space on floor, grand piano, custom #317 cocktail ottoman from the Christy Dillard Collection by Lorts, antique persian rug. Chris Little Photography

Small modern apartments benefit from a less is more design approach. To maximize space in this living room we used a rug with optical widening properties and wrapped a gallery wall around the seating area. Ottomans give extra seating when armchairs are too big for the space.

Vibrant living room room with tufted velvet sectional, lacquer & marble cocktail table, colorful oriental rug, pink grasscloth wallcovering, black ceiling, and brass accents. Photo by Kyle Born.

Kopal Jaitly

Brooklyn brownstone parlor, Rosie McCobb Photography

Library detail Photo credit: Tom Crane

Fadi Metos Photography

Paul Craig/pcraig.co.uk

Alyssa Kirsten

Red built-in bookcases, layered Persian rugs, and a concrete fireplace enliven this eclectic Library/Famiy room. Photo credit: Angie Seckinger

Woven Wood Shades, also known as Bamboo Shades and Matchstick Shades, can add the natural touch of the outdoors to your interior living space.