| A well decorated home is one unified whole with | | | | Decorating is not merely throwing out the old and |
| rooms that blend and relate toeach other like | | | | brings in the newobjects. New furniture is certainly |
| members of a family. The goal of any room | | | | attractive, not to mention pricey, if you were |
| arrangement in yourhouse is a simple grouping of | | | | tosearch secondhand market and antique stores, you |
| furniture pieces that work toward its purpose, | | | | would probably come acrosssome surprising pieces of |
| dining,sleeping, working, or relaxing. Create easy | | | | furniture that add a touch of distinction to our home. |
| access through your rooms with 3-foot-wide | | | | Remember that some old furniture has more |
| passages that suggest where you want traffic to | | | | personality than new designs and canbe a source of |
| flow. Use entry furnishingsconstant with the rest of | | | | inspiration as you seek to create your own |
| your home. | | | | decorating scheme. |
| When you are dealing with furniture the whole | | | | Old furniture is adequately interesting to be the |
| collection must take priority overindividual pieces. It is | | | | central feature of a room but besure never to mix |
| easy to fall under the enchantment of an antique | | | | antique furniture with different styles. The general |
| piece offurniture, but you have to consider how it will | | | | rule is that if you have one very quality piece of |
| fit in with everything else. Plus, youhave to ask | | | | antique furniture, the other, more reservedpieces, |
| whether it meets your needs. Everybody loves to | | | | should stay out of the limelight. In bigger rooms you |
| buy new things, butbefore bring in new furniture you | | | | can place two or threepieces of antique furniture |
| must figure out whether to take advantage of | | | | without overdoing it. Decorating a home is a |
| whatyou already have. | | | | lifelongprocess that changes as you adjust. It's an |
| You may want to restore or renovate the external | | | | unfolding experience that lets youexpress yourself. |
| appearance of furniture if it isshabby or drab. | | | | Enjoy the time you spend doing it. |