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Monday, March 9, 2009
We are going to talk about matching furniture. . .As you look at these next pictures from Better Homes and Gardens notice --- Does the furniture match?
As I have worked in homes I have found it to be so common to have a matching sofa and love seat as well as matching tables.
BUT when you LOOK in magazines you almost always see a sofa and 2 chairs ---
And they are not exactly the same.
A sofa and 2 chairs is so much more versatile ---See how they use the pillows and accessories to tie the color around the room.
The furniture does not need to match --- we just want it to look good together.
The tables are wicker and the cabinet in the back has a worn dark finish. But they are tied together by the color of the accessories and pillows.
It makes the room so much more interesting when pieces have their own personality. Notice the light stained coffee table and then the dark end table. Next to the ivory colored chair is a taller round metal table.
See how the pillow, the apples, and the flowers, tie in the color around the room and all of the different pieces feel good together.
Now this is a cozy room!See how the two chairs are different
and the coffee table and the end table between the chairs are not the same.
On the sofa are pillows, that tie in the colors of the room, but they are not the exact same fabric.
This is a great opprotunity to tie in that chair from your grandma, or a great yard sale piece.
Mix things up a bit --- add some of your own personality!
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But there are times when you need a change and different look. So add a few items but it is usually better if the scale is larger and you have odd numbers. Also vary the height of what you put there so things are not lined up. I will be doing a post on this in the future!
Thanks for your question.
Wish I could come to Kentucky!