Simple Living: Shabby Chic Living Room

Stepping inside is like stepping into the living room we all wish we had at home, where everything is tidy and un-touched by little hands. The curtains are gauzy and let in diffused sunlight, the furniture is a mix of shabby chic and plush elegance But there are also the makings of home decor here, pieces that can be used to create the popular ``Shabby Chic'' style. Shabby chic It's a style crafted from vintage chandeliers in the living room, old apothecary jars in the bathroom and worn, dramatic A striking over-the-mantel mirror gives even a super-snug living room a sense of space and light. However, don't settle for just any old mirror. For old-school elegance, go for a Shabby Chic–style French-looking piece with an ornate white plaster or gilt shabby chic living room by Grand Rapids Interior Designers & Decorators Michaela Noelle Designs 3. Declutter your living space. The transition from one season to the next is a natural time to sort through and pare back belongings. This April focus on And you're better off mixing styles within rooms than, say, having a contemporary kitchen, a French country bedroom and a traditional living room. "It's all about flow," says interior designer Ann O'Leary of Evergreen House Interiors, with offices in On the other side of the hall the sitting room has been knocked through to the former wine press to provide a second living area, for watching television. Upstairs are the master bedroom and bathroom, and a further five bedrooms and three bathrooms. .

Two boutiques on Fulton Street in the Tower District are creating a mini cluster of vintage and shabby chic home stores The store is packed with orange living room chairs, lucite coffee tables and 1960s lamps. Maybe it's the "Mad Men" TV show, but Living here is the ultimate hipster coup: it's not in NoLibs, but setting your shabby-chic living room furniture up in a former organ room makes up for that. The decor choices are almost right, but there's a certain something lacking. On the other hand Earn your stripes Temper bold blue and white striped sofas with softer shades, to create a calming nautical living room scheme. The original beams painted in white and the wooden cabinet will add a touch of shabby chic to the space. Even the smallest of So they hired an architect and created the home they had always wanted: new parquet floors, "tumbled" to look aged (try naturallywood.net); an open-plan living/dining room; a grand master bedroom with an ensuite bathroom; a shabby-chic guestroom with a .