Furniture Tips and Tricks
Kitty Bartholomew: You’re Home : Episode KIT-806
Sometimes new furniture is out of the question for the budget. Kitty Bartholomew demonstrates clever ways of working with what you have when decorating.
Homeowner Carmen Lopez had to figure out a way to make the small-scale furniture from her old home work in the large rooms of her new home. Bartholomew discusses the ways she accomplished this:
- An unusual color combination of taupe and pale yellow create a soft, relaxing palette that is accented with black and gilded metal.
- Seating is arranged in the center of the room, with larger pieces along the perimeter balancing the conversation area.
- An oversize leopard ottoman replaces a smaller-scale coffee table.
- A six-panel Asian screen is divided into two sections to flank the entry in the dining room.
- A small 4′ x 8′ balcony is filled with furniture from a country home. The black and white floors set the theme for the black and white striped canvas curtains hung for privacy, and the striking black trellis hung on both the wall and ceiling.
- Trays are placed in every room to organize collections.