Things I love about this pic: that big wall shelf system. It's got a kind of mid-century mod thing happening - it looks like it could easily flow back in time to "Mad Men's" Pete Campbell's home. We've got one big wall in the family room that needs something there, and a series of shelves like this could be it. Or a combination of shelves and pictures, perhaps?
This dining room is just yummy. Of course, it's probably because I'm a fan of all things clear acrylic and dark wood. But I really like it for the airiness of the room. It evokes a feeling of calm and openness. This is a room that I can imagine having brunches with the family or reading a book over a cup of coffee - all in my sweats. It's comfortable and friendly, yet with just the right amount of elegance to keep it from being totally casual. I guess one could say that this is the feeling I'd love my whole house to look like.
This picture makes me appreciate the impact of a large piece of art in a large room. While a really large piece of artwork isn't really what the basement space needs, we could easily work it into the decor of the living and dining room area. We have a (roughly) 3'x4' canvas over the living room couch, but nothing for the large dining room wall. I may have to look into the option of echoing that larger piece of art with another one on the opposite wall. Stay tuned, I suppose!
