"I need your advice on how I could reuse the existing furniture in my country house living room. I have old furniture (dining set and buffet) from my grandmother with carvings in dark brown polish. I also have two comfortable bamboo armchairs in urban style 60's which need to be rejuvenated. I also have a simple sofa 1.70m long with indigo blue upholstery. I have a beautiful antique trunk and I was just wondering if I could turn it into a coffee table! What color combinations and changes you suggest me? The room is long and narrow with a corner fireplace and lots of windows and doors with natural slate flooring in non-rectangular shape."
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Your descriptions lead us to consider that your place was organized with traditional style with a lot of windows and doors, a fireplace and also slate tile flooring.
We strongly believe that it is possible to integrate all these old pieces of furniture all over your place, partly because they emit memories and create a warm and nostalgic atmosphere.
The buffet and dining set from your grandmother can find their place in your place, after having been rejuvenated of course.
Wabi-Sabi is not a decorating "style" and it is not a set of rules about arranging furniture in our homes. We can’t just hang crystals, or place mirrors or rearrange our bed and expect to change our lifes. Wabi-Sabi, unlike Feng Shui is not a set of rules, but it is rather a mind-set, a way of living modestly with a deep and true appreciation of daily life.
Reader’s question
“I am remodeling my house and I would like to help me with the floor tiles. The open-concept kitchen, living room and dining room form an L shape. On one half of the floor there are tiles, which we do not want to remove; however, we cannot find the same tiles to lay on the rest of the house. What do you suggest? Should I choose tiles of identical pattern or completely different separating one room from another? How to connect the existing floor with the new one?"
Although, the terms “organic”, “sustainability” and “eco-friendly” are appreciated in medicine and food, the same principles are rarely placed on the furniture and decorative items. It is also true that a lot of furniture is made with toxic materials and unhealthy finishes. The bed we sleep on, the sofas and couches, are made with chemicals and materials that are harmful to our health and environment. The good news is that several manufacturers are producing various sustainable products, with methods and procedures that save energy and do not pollute the environment.
Reader’s question
“I am looking for decorating ideas for my bedroom and I hope you could help me. I have a white wardrobe and silver iron/wenge bed. I attach an image of the bed. I want to paint the wall behind the headboard purple and the others light gray. What is your opinion? What color curtains, rugs, duvet cover, bedspread etc. to choose? Could I add one more color? The curtain rods are silver."
Reader’s question
“In my living room I have a 3.50m wide sliding patio door. We like panel curtains but we are concerned if they allow plenty of natural daylight to penetrate the interior space. The house has an intensive elongated shape and since there are no other windows it has very little sunlight. I am wondering if the house will be very dark with panel curtains."
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