GUIDES RO OM Rx Embrace Your Fireplace I nte r i o r d e s i g n e r J A R R E T Y O S H I D A s h a re s a few t i p s to m a ke a n a w k wa rd c o r n e r h e a r th l o o k wa r m , we l c o m i n g , a n d st y l i s h . BY T E D DY W I L L S O N Q: We just bought a house, and the living room is a struggle to design because there’s a corner fireplace that cuts into the room. How do I make this work? —Trish from Westbury, New York BEFORE B E F O R E P H O T O : C O U R T E S Y O F H O M E O W N E R ; P R O D U C T I M A G E S C O U R T E S Y O F M A N U FA C T U R E R S + + + 1 2 3 4 D ON’ T HIDE IT; AMPLIF Y IT! A DJ U S T T H E F L O O R P L A N F I N D M OVA B L E SET THE SCENE Wallpaper or paint the angled Instead of having your seating FURNITURE Dress up your fireplace and wall so the fireplace stands face the hearth, as is typical, Choose pieces with adjustable give it year-round appeal out against it. A faux-stone position furniture toward the bases, like swivel chairs, so by hanging a large mirror design or dark hue will create other walls. Use a rug to outline guests can turn toward the fire or piece of art above it. a dramatic backdrop. TO BUY: a gathering zone, with at least when it’s lit or the center of TO BUY: French Port, from Gray Paint; benjaminmoore the front legs of your sofa and the room when it isn’t. TO BUY: $29; juniperprintshop.com. .com for info. chairs resting on it. TO BUY: Velvet Stella Upholstered Swivel Bonner Sand Dhurrie Area Rug, Chair, $450; worldmarket.com. Submit your own design dilemmas from $103; allmodern.com. to [email protected]. 96 RE AL SIMPLE SEPTEMBER 2022 Illustration by Babeth Lafon
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