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  • Rearrange Furniture for a New Look
  • From "DIY Decorating & Design"
    episode DID-112
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    Figure A

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    Figure B

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    This large condo bedroom, with separate areas for sleeping and conversation, is perfect for rearranging.

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    The conversational and sleeping areas of this bedroom are interchanged. Now the bed is cozy in the bay-window area, and the conversation seating is next to the balcony.

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    The bed, now ensconced in the bay-window area, is warmed up with a dark-green damask-patterned bedspread and accent pillows in deep-colored plaids and florals.

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    Table runners can be used in a variety of ways. Here a table runner in a rich floral pattern warms the end of the bed.

    Rearranging furniture you already have is a great way to get a new look inexpensively. Interior designer Ken Binder shows Room for Change host JoAnne Liebeler how rearranging furniture and adding a few accessories can create an entirely new look in the bedroom of a high-rise condo.

    This bedroom is a lovely, good-sized room with large windows and separate areas for sleeping and conversation. Bay windows surround the conversation area, and a sliding glass door next to the sleeping area leads to a balcony. The conversation seating, originally in the bay-window area (figure A), is interchanged with the original sleeping area (figure B). The result is a cozy new setting for the bed and a seating/conversation area with easy accessibility to the balcony.

    The pretty pink-and-green color scheme, perfect for spring and summer, is warmed up for the winter months with deeply colored and heavily patterned fabric and accessories. A dark-green damask-patterned bedspread adds a warm masculine touch that blends well with the feminine florals.

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