Living Rooms
Mount the TV With Its Center 42 Inches Off the Floor
The usual height for a wall-mounted TV, how to turn it into a bracket position for your screen,…
Living Rooms
Furniture arrangement, color, and styling ideas for the room that does the most work in a home.
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Living Rooms
27 Fireplace Ideas, Working or Not
Twenty-seven ways to change a fireplace, grouped by the part they touch: the surround, the hearth, the alcoves,…
Living Rooms
How Low Can a Fireplace Mantel Go?
How close a wood mantel can come to a fireplace opening, how depth changes that, and where the…
Living Rooms
How to Make a Living Room Feel Cozy
Lamps at seated height, seats close enough to talk, a rug under every foot, and curtains closed at…
Living Rooms
Leather or Fabric Sofa? How to Choose the Right Upholstery
Leather and fabric solve the same problem in different ways, and neither one is the objectively correct choice.…
Living Rooms
How to Arrange a Living Room Around Both a Fireplace and a TV
A fireplace and a TV both want to be the thing a living room is arranged around, and…
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17 Living Room Ideas for Every Layout and Style
A living room has to do more work than almost any other room in the house. It hosts…
Living Rooms
The Right Distance Between a TV and a Sofa
The distance that looks right from the showroom floor is rarely the distance that's actually comfortable once the…
Living Rooms
When a Sofa Is Too Big for the Room
A sofa that's the wrong size for the room rarely looks wrong on its own. It just makes…
Living Rooms
What Size Coffee Table Fits Your Sofa?
A coffee table that's the wrong size is the fastest way to make a living room feel off,…
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