Today, AD100 interior designer Brigette Romanek joins Architectural Digest to answer your top living room design questions. What’s the best couch for kids and pets? How do you create a living room space in a studio apartment? Romanek shares her expertise to help solve your interior design problems.
00:00 Intro
00:18 Best places to find affordable pieces that still look polished?
01:38 How to honor a home with period features with a modern style?
02:54 How to create a living room space in a studio?
03:44 Is it ever ok to cover original parquet flooring?
04:30 Lighting tips for high ceilings?
05:25 I want to get rid of my coffee table. What can I replace it with?
06:05 How to design a living room to maximize conversation?
07:16 What’s the best couch to get if you have kids and pets?
08:49 What shape of coffee table works best with a sectional?
09:45 What piece of furniture should I design my living room around?
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