Breakfast with Tiffany on Living Room Design

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Dear Tiffany,

Thank you for showing me your house. Though it is a small cottage of white brick detailed with black shutters, I found that simplicity especially attractive. Perhaps that was because I had just returned from an oversea trip.

You told me you wanted to renovate the interior since you have lived there for almost a decade. By refreshing the space, especially the living room, you said that you expect the change to lead you out of boredom.

Furniture is the theme

In many parts of the house, the living room is likely the largest interior share and has the least constraint because it does not require such necessary machines or appliances. In other words, the homeowners have the most freedom to manifest their tastes in the living room.

The central theme of the 20th-century living room can be traced back to the manufacture of the chairs. Whether the chairs were made of natural or synthetic material, they were used to make a statement.

In the 1910s, Gerrit Rietveld’s “Red-Blue Chair,” influenced by the De Stijl movement, was more about creating spatial harmony than ergonomic comfort. On the other hand, Charlies and Ray Eames made a significant contribution to mid-century design history. Their 670/671 lounge chair ottoman in…