A wood-burning stove, dark-hardwood floors and an antique brown leather chair provide a handsome counterpoint to linen sofas and layered neutral-colored carpets in this Washington home. As it turns out, simplicity adds a touch of luxury and accentuates the style you choose for your home.
Built-in shelves and a few well-appointed antiques help cozy up the reading room in this Upstate New York farmhouse. Of course, the same tip works for both the living room and the bedroom – or any room that you enjoy reading into. Just make sure that you don’t make things overcrowded (if your rooms are small, for instance, it’s best to limit yourself to a couple of hanging shelves).
In this Georgia lake house, appealingly asymmetrical built-ins-one with hidden storage, the other open- flank the great room’s fieldstone fireplace. French leather club chairs from Wyatt Childs, plus a pair of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams sofas, sere up plenty of seating.
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