Your house is perfect - at least that's what you keep telling yourself. At the back of your mind, there is that one room that seems to be taunting you. You question the motives of the previous owners on what could that one room be possibly for. There are too many irregularities that make using, and decorating, that room a challenge.
The following list can help you address the issues you may have with a less-than-perfect room.
Column in the Middle of the Room
A room may have lots of space but you cannot fully utilize it when a load-bearing column is right smack dab in the middle of it. Whatever the reason: design oversight, necessity, a retrofit, you must work around a column that you cannot remove. Options include building a cabinet around the column, or incorporating it into a wall used as a divider. You can also hang things from it. Make it useful instead of intrusive. If all else fails, you can use a column wrap. There are a lot of designs available for any theme you might have.
Angled Ceiling
There are some rooms that seem alright except for the fact that one side has a lower ceiling. Walking from one end to another is a challenge since if the ceiling is low enough, you will have to stoop down unless you want to bang your head. If the low end is high enough, you can use it as a storage area by having cabinets built in. If not, you have to cut off foot traffic and confine movement to the high end. All it takes are a few cleverly placed items. This can be done with furniture like chairs or even a futon depending what the room is for. A modern area rug placed with those intentions will direct people and clearly mark "off limit" areas.
Small Window
A large wall just looks off when it has a small window. Barring any major remodeling job, you can give the illusion of airiness and open space by using drapes that extent beyond the small window - giving off the illusion that it is actually larger than it really is. Because it appears to be partially closed, a large drape over a small window will draw attention away from the disproportional eyesore. A large mirror can also be placed opposite the small window to make it appear that another window is present.
Old Carpet
The carpet is terribly faded, worn out and frayed in places but your budget doesn't allow for new flooring. This is when rugs become yoaur best friend - wool flokati rugs can draw attention away from the poor carpet without overly contrasting and thus highlighting the difference in quality. A nice natural flokati area rug may be just the ticket, or else brighten the room with a colored flokati area rug. Either of these ways is an easy fix for most rooms.
The following list can help you address the issues you may have with a less-than-perfect room.
Column in the Middle of the Room
A room may have lots of space but you cannot fully utilize it when a load-bearing column is right smack dab in the middle of it. Whatever the reason: design oversight, necessity, a retrofit, you must work around a column that you cannot remove. Options include building a cabinet around the column, or incorporating it into a wall used as a divider. You can also hang things from it. Make it useful instead of intrusive. If all else fails, you can use a column wrap. There are a lot of designs available for any theme you might have.
Angled Ceiling
There are some rooms that seem alright except for the fact that one side has a lower ceiling. Walking from one end to another is a challenge since if the ceiling is low enough, you will have to stoop down unless you want to bang your head. If the low end is high enough, you can use it as a storage area by having cabinets built in. If not, you have to cut off foot traffic and confine movement to the high end. All it takes are a few cleverly placed items. This can be done with furniture like chairs or even a futon depending what the room is for. A modern area rug placed with those intentions will direct people and clearly mark "off limit" areas.
Small Window
A large wall just looks off when it has a small window. Barring any major remodeling job, you can give the illusion of airiness and open space by using drapes that extent beyond the small window - giving off the illusion that it is actually larger than it really is. Because it appears to be partially closed, a large drape over a small window will draw attention away from the disproportional eyesore. A large mirror can also be placed opposite the small window to make it appear that another window is present.
Old Carpet
The carpet is terribly faded, worn out and frayed in places but your budget doesn't allow for new flooring. This is when rugs become yoaur best friend - wool flokati rugs can draw attention away from the poor carpet without overly contrasting and thus highlighting the difference in quality. A nice natural flokati area rug may be just the ticket, or else brighten the room with a colored flokati area rug. Either of these ways is an easy fix for most rooms.
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