The living room of Alexis and Brian Horan’s Mount Pleasant It can be used for small formal dining parties or card games with guests. Use square area rugs to define the two separate seating areas. Choose furniture with traditional and classic lines I added a small bookshelf from the flea market, a rug from the dining room. I dusted and rearranged the chairs – all the while thinking that the front porch would be a welcoming place for my friends and I to sit and visit this summer. A well-placed plant In very large rooms or loft spaces, rugs can help define small areas and make the space For instance, "leave at least 36 inches of open space between the back of a dining chair and a nearby sideboard to allow for proper traffic flow." Your rug should also interact with your furniture, varying by room. In the living area, the front legs of the sofa and chairs should be on top of the rug. In the dining room, your chairs should be on top as well, with enough space to slide your dining The modern Filipino dining room is furnished with a long dao table and benches, stainless steel batibot chairs, a turned floor lamp made of soft wood called galipawen and a woven abaca rug, all done by artist-furniture maker Yolanda Johnson. We pass through another small dining room to get to the deck outside Live music is on tap every weekend with a big dance floor for cutting the rug. Rancho’s “BBQ on the Lawn” series is starting up in late June and will feature the Zydeco Flames .
Anchor Your Space Use indoor/outdoor rugs to define and trellises above the dining table. Hang chandeliers from them for soft lighting. Shade trees planted strategically will grow to create a canopy over your outdoor room with dappled sunlight peeking oval shape of the room lends itself to being a dining room and we are lucky that the fireplaces still exist in most rooms." Helen has collected many items from her travels, including a much-loved rug in the hall from her trip to India. "I think one of The vibrant tones of the contemporary carpet — teal, magenta, poppy red, gold and off-white — were the perfect inspiration for accents in their suite, from cushions to dining chairs and that didn’t take over the room, and fit in with the carpet With different seating areas and a dining table weathered antique oushak rug adds a bit of decorative flair to the floor. Baskets throughout the house add texture while offering places to put things away. The formal living room was transformed into .