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11 Steps to a Well-Designed Room

Design experts share their tips for creating a stylish space that is uniquely your own.

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By Emily Lapkin

Know What You Want

"When people have great rooms," observes designer Katie Leavy of Capital Design in Washington, D.C., "they put their television in there, their kids play in there, they'll even eat in there."

If you've got the space, try to narrow things down. Decide, for example, if your room will be a living room that you'll entertain in on just a few occasions or a family room you're going to use every day. A room's purpose should be one of the strongest cues for the decor.

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