Homes & Antiques

The essential guide to living rooms

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Maggie Stevenson invites you to rethink your living room and create an attractive space for family and friends

It’s a space to be shared with family and friends and a place to display your favourite pieces. MAGGIE STEVENSON explains how to decorate and furnish your living room with panache

ADMIRE THE VIEW

C urtains, blinds and shutters all enjoy a dual role: they frame your view of the outside world, while at the same time adding an important element to your interior scheme. Before you settle on your window treatment, consider the overall e ect you want to create and how the di erent options will contribute to this. Take the size of your room and the dimensions of your window into account – smaller openings can be overwhelme­d by elaborate drapes that would look dramatic hanging around loftier windows. Think too about the outlook; windows that are overlooked or have an unremarkab­le view can be made pretty and private using semi- sheer fabrics or louvred shutters. Meanwhile, simple solutions that leave the glass clear are best for those with a pleasing aspect.

 ??  ?? ABOVE LEFT For an integrated look, choose curtains and upholstery in coordinati­ng fabrics. Curtains with triple pleat headings and chair cover made from ‘Shibori’ linen in ‘Light Pigeon, Saffron’ and ‘Light Pigeon’, both £ 52 per m; sofa is covered in...
ABOVE LEFT For an integrated look, choose curtains and upholstery in coordinati­ng fabrics. Curtains with triple pleat headings and chair cover made from ‘Shibori’ linen in ‘Light Pigeon, Saffron’ and ‘Light Pigeon’, both £ 52 per m; sofa is covered in...
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