in d o o rs

PROBLEM

SOLVED

C H O O S E A CO LO R L is a cra v e s b rig h tn e ss, so

S te p h e n su g gests a soft y e llo w to e n h a n c e

th e lig h t fro m the n o rth -fa c in g w a ll.

R E A R R A N G E O rie n t th e sofa a n d tw o c h a irs

to w a rd th e fire p la c e ( L is a ’s fa v o rite th in g

ab o u t th e ro o m ) to leave th e s trip o f h a rd -

w o o d flo o r free fo r tra ffic flow . T o d e fin e the

se a tin g area, ad d a rug. T h e w a ll a d ja c e n t to

th e fire p la c e b e co m e s the n e w h o m e fo r the

T V a n d a c a b in e t fo r to y storage.

D R E S S W IN D O W S T h e c re a m -c o lo r R o m a n

sh a d e s a lre a d y in the ro o m w e re a good b u y

a n d c a n stay. A d d d ra p e ry p a n e ls w ith c o lo r

a n d p a tte rn fo r e x cite m e n t.

A D D FIN A L T O U C H E S C o lo rfu l a cc e n ts w ill

a d d life a n d p e rso n a lity . P u ll c o lo rs fro m the

d ra p e s a n d the a re a ru g to cre ate a p alette

fo r la m p s, p illo w s , a n d a c c e sso rie s. F in is h

w it h e n la rg e d p h o to s o f th e k id s o r t h e ir

a rtw o rk in m a tc h in g fram es.

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