Interior Designer Answers Living Room Design Questions From Instagram - Q&AD - Architectural Digest

Is it ever correct to cover original parquet flooring My name is Bridget Romantic and I am going to answer some of the questions you asked about the living room Q and A with D Let's get started I call this the "Goochie Meats Gap Approach " And that means yes there are pieces in my home that I have saved money for which I really needed and love and will probably stay forever The second part is simply about gathering pieces that mean something to you or that you can be creative with and creativity is the most beautiful aspect of design I have seen basements of people's homes I promise you that the pieces that bring uniqueness and personality to the room are the ones I really needed blue and white flower vases And it was very expensive to keep an old house from the early 1900s I went to downtown Los Angeles and saw faces of different sizes ranging in price from $10 to $30 But I kept their collection together I put four in them and suddenly they became the most beautiful thing in my life and I didn't spend more than $30 Design is very personal and is something that should feel right to you You should be a love letter for yourself A home filled with old-fashioned items in a modern style How to Create a Place of Equality for Bo The concept of creating a balanced place between two things is called eclecticism I like eclecticism because it's a way to show different times eras and styles And I think it also creates a timelessness When you mix pieces from different eras and designers and manufacturers It creates a very intense and tense moment where the pieces actually talk to each other Suppose you have a house from 1929 perhaps Spanish So we will bring in some modern some contemporary and some pieces that will challenge that house And the help that comes from it is defining that place You know suddenly molding becomes even more special and if I had to pick the pieces at that time they would really be the same By keeping these things together you can examine each piece's unique patchwork in detail You start to feel a rush in that place and something happens that becomes private and very attractive because you can't do it again How to create a special living room in a studio I know this well because I used to live in a studio A better approach is to make the back part of the funnicle into a wall It seems from the back part of the funicha that you are going to a different room even if that room isn't there and the carpet is a 100% excellent way to define a space If I'm making a seating area let's say my sofa is 8 feet long then I want my rug to be 10 feet long so that there's a rug on both sides of my sofa because I think it helps define the space Color is another way You know you can place different colors in different places and this helps trick your mind and eyes a little Is it okay to burn real parquet flooring And I'm saying this because it's about you and what you want and this is your place I might hit it with something that can be removed That means to sweep it with a broom to sweep some parts with a furniture brush just those things that I can remove Because real Pakwet flooring can be very unique and beautiful Maybe it will look like it's your favorite thing but you can do this by changing the finishing on the carpet furniture and floor but it will still be the same elegant parkay floor Do you have any suggestions for lighting on the high steps Yes absolutely So we view lighting as an accessory and therefore on high ceilings you get some hanging accessories And I will do exactly that I will hang something that is quite long and bold And that's because it's still part of the design story and it brings a very cute mood A grandeur in the place I just don't understand what's happening Historically if you look at the large grand rooms they always have amazing chandeliers that just sparkle and draw your eye impressing you very beautifully And if your desires are high you can perfectly adopt this method in your home I want to remove my coffee table to make more space What else can I use instead of this I think Ottoman stool or pouf are great options because they are light which means you can move them in and out as needed You can place a tray on top of the Ottoman and then it will become a coffee table Drink Table Some of these are really good and very useful for a drink or a book or for eating and sitting on the couch to eat It's another elegant and versatile way to avoid having a coffee table How to design a living room to maximize comfort You can create several seating areas depending on your living room and its size And you can think about the way of talking between Bachi and people Do you want everyone to be on someone else's side Do you want a large area where everyone can talk And then it starts to happen that I wonder whether I should turn the chairs So that if a person is sitting in a two-chair vignetted area Then he could look back at the person sitting behind him Should I lay out a bed where many people can sit I can lie down and then someone can sit in the chair in front of me and talk to me It starts by creating a space and the other spaces begin from there And I really imagine myself in every funny place and about that place's purpose So these things are important because you want people to come in and not realize that you created this just for conversation And in a corner I would say that I like a large sofa I like the curved sofa because people can see each other on the sides and thus have conversations There are two ways to maximize this space And the best part is that nowadays there are performance fabrics that are not like outdoor fabrics but perform better than normal fabrics There are great options because they are more durable and can withstand more impacts Wait a minute I'll get something Okay this is the world of performance Okay I think I've taken too much But you are just repeating my words The best part is that the performance fabric now really feels like velvet These are patterns These pendants are ones that I really like Because that's what they say There is something like a small alpaca And they are amazing and their colors are very beautiful and attractive Many companies are using it as regular fabric I think the cretin barrel waste does the same thing Restoration Hardware Also if you have space I like a deep sofa A sofa where many people animals children and teenagers can all sit comfortably And therefore I don't think you need to try to explain style and those things that make you feel good What size coffee table goes best with a sectional Okay I would say that the table should be sized according to the size of the seat and the seat's dimensions and it should also be easy to move around the table because you can sit on it If your sexual orientation is curved I'll wrap it around the coffee table So actually you're following the shape of the sexual orientation I like doing this It's an extra step but I really like the blue tape So I point out the size of the section and the size of the coffee table and walk around it Listen if I'm alone there and I call it my private staff meeting and actually figure out the real schedule And it will work look and perform and support what is happening at that location But the blue tape is your friend What furniture should I decorate my living room with This is an interesting question because different designers have different ideas about it I think first of all I go to that place I go to that place and feel it For example if I say that this living room will be comfortable I want it to be a place where we can relax together Then first of all maybe my sofa will be This will be the part that arranges all the furniture around it If I look at the living room and think that I really want That it is a place where I can show my paintings Then right away I think about my paintings And then about the lighting and the colors of the paintings Like having a chair that you've had for many years and you don't want to get rid of Place it in the living room and use it as a hero piece then move on from there It's like putting together a piece at a time and it becomes an outfit Thank you for all your questions it was a lot of fun answering them and I wish you all the best in turning your dreams into a living room You can do it I am