Warm and Colorful: Living Room
This living room provides lessons in decorating with color, reflecting the various hues of a rich sunset. The golden yellow walls are an effective backdrop for the bright red sofa, red accents, and multicolored contemporary rug. Shade panels hung on brushed-nickel curtain rods spread the sunset tones around the room. Long window panels and black accents give this room a contemporary feel.
Light House
This home's open, airy floor plan allows sunlight to shine throughout the first floor.
While adding character to this new home, designers antiqued these columns that line the living room.
Modern geometric lamps give this living room a fresh, modern sensibility.
Family Dining
A rectangular dining table turned on a diagonal contrasts with this kitchen's straight lines.
Memorabilia doesn't have to be expensive. An empty bottle of wine, marked with the date and significance, can serve as a reminder of an event worth remembering.
Eclectic Designs
Beneath hand-worked beams, this living room boasts a panoramic view and an inviting array of furnishings.
Sailcloth Coverings
These furnishings are covered in durable cotton sailcloth to unify their look.
New Skin
A buttoned chesterfield sofa anchors this living room. Accompanied by a vintage zebra skin rug and glass-top coffee table, the English antique takes on a modern flair.
Patriotic Palette
Shades of Old Glory translate into inspired home decor.
Unexpected patterns, such as paisley, add interest in a striped room.
Merged Spaces
In this home, one large, airy space contains the kitchen, dining room, and sitting area.
The backsplash above this stove is tiled in a cutom glazed tree-of-life mural.
Accessorize With Art Deco
Sticking to a self-imposed limited budget, this couple used Art Deco influences to decorate their 60-year-old ranch-style home. Characteristic of the original Art Deco style of the 1920s and 1930s, the bright furnishings in this home feature clean lines, fluid forms, steely legs, curvy shapes, exotic prints, silhouette images, and rich colors paired with black and white. All combined, it reflects a warm simplicity packed with universal appeal and interest.
The retro-modern movement, a form of the Art Deco period of the 1920s and 1930s, is bound to catch your eye while shopping for furniture and accessories. This once dark home transcends the seasons with a relaxing atmosphere, generous proportions, metallics coupled with lighter woods, and lacquer finishes and trims--an intriguing mix of old and new.
