Open Floor Plan Decorating Ideas
To make this work in your home think through the measurements.
Open floor plan decorating ideas. Good housekeeping monique valeris is the senior home editor for good housekeeping where she covers decorating ideas home tours gift guides and more. Create walkways at least 36 inches wide that direct and carry traffic safely through the different spaces. The benefits of open floor plans are endless. It s a particularly clever tactic if your furnishings veer toward the eclectic as the common thread of layered rugs in each area can help unify the styles and designs.
Pay attention to furniture height and where hanging light fixtures fall to ensure that sightlines remain unblocked for a successful open floor plan design. In open floor plans rugs are a wonderfully foolproof way to delineate conversation spaces. The large natural fiber rug in this sitting room provides a firm foundation that ties together the room while hide rugs layered on top help to demarcate the sleek seating area from the formal piano corner.