When my wife and I bought our house a few years ago, we were delighted by its century-old charm ... sending them up to the guest room. So why haven’t we just torn out the stairs and replaced ...

According to Joyner, an easy way to change up your living-room design is to swap out matching ... to create a more full appearance. Exchange old throws with a lush cashmere or linen blanket.

“I grew up with ... side of the stairs, and a dining area wrapped by bookcases that also serves as a library and home office, on the other. When Ms. Jung designed a living room with a leftover ...

Amy Pitzel used one word to describe the old living ... The living room was a sizable vertical space, so Solomon gave the Pitzels and their guests something to draw their eyes up.