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The Secret Guide To Designer Basics

My friend, Krista is doing a little home facelift. Wall color, fireplace tile (she laid it with herself!?!), chair fabric...all, check. But what now? Where does she hang the mirror? How much fabric does she need? Us civilians don't always know the basics...until now. I was on the treadmill flipping through the current issue of House Beautiful and there is was.....a tear sheet called, "Decorate By Numbers!..." Good to know, right? Bookmark it or File it.....One day, you'll use it!

Posted on July 10th, 2011

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Table Talk CHARLOTTE MOSSA 36-inch-wide rectangular table is perfect for conversation. A round table with a diameter of 48 inches seats six; a 60-inch round will handle eight standard dining chairs or 10 ballroom chairs.
I See The Light BUNNY WILLIAMSHow big should an overhead light fixture be? Just add the length and width of the room in feet, and whatever number you come up with is, in inches, your guide for the fixuture's diameter. So a 15x20-foot room would need a 35-inch wide chandelier
Color My World ALEXA HAMPTONOne gallon of paint will cover about 400 square feet of wall
Tall Tale MILES REDDMount Curtains as high as possible to give the room more height and let them break 1 1/2 inches on the floor
Chopping Block THOMAS O'BRIENA kitchen island should be about 38 inches taller than the countertops-to be comfortable for prep.
Winning Windows LIBBY LANGDONCurtains should be 2 1/2 to 3 times the width of the window. So, if you're doing two panels, each should be 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 times the window width. Buy a rod that's 20 inches wider than your window so it extends 10 inches on either side. Your window will seem much wider than it really is.
Hang Time THOM FELICIAThe bottom of a dining-room chandelier should hang 36 inches above the table.
Switch Sitch GIL SHAFERInstall light switches 36 inches above the floor and 1 1/2 to 2 inches to the side of the door trim
Good Measure MADELINE STUART For a standard, 84-inch sofa with exposed legs and a tight back, you'll need 14 yards of plain, 54-inch-wide fabric. Add two yards for a skirt.
Perfect Proportions ERIC COHLERFrom Classical times to today, the golden ration has always been the perfect proportion