If the kitchen is the heart of the home, the living room is probably a close second. Living rooms are truly wonderful inventions. Most don't serve a specific purpose, like the kitchen which is set up for cooking or a bathroom which is set up for personal care. Instead, living rooms are there for whatever you'd like to do in themsitting around, having intense family conversations, taking Saturday afternoon naps, watching Monday night football games. Living rooms are just meant to be a place where you can "live," and what you do there is up to you.
There are no standard styles or rules that work for every living room. The furniture and accessories you can purchase for yours span every possible style and price range. Most people enjoy having a living room that reflects their lifestyle. My society-type acquaintances have lavish, richly decorated, painted, and furnished living rooms with grand pianos and fabulous artwork. Just sitting in these rooms makes me feel elegant.
Several of my friends and family members have casual living rooms that go beyond being comfortablethey are inviting. You probably have friends with living rooms like this. The rooms with huge comfy chairs, ottomans for feet propping, a |
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