Before and After: Perfect-for-Entertaining Living Room Redesign

Interior redesigners Jackie Davis and Kelly Edge gave a New Jersey apartment dweller more options while dealing with the room's design flaws.

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Filed under: Living Rooms, Decluttering, Makeover, Housekeeping

After

They begin by moving the sofa to the middle of the room, then position the dining table behind it.
A trunk is brought in for a coffee table and the rest of the major pieces follow, including the television in one corner and a wing-back chair in another.

Before

The lamps are placed diagonally across the room from each other.

Finally, they declutter the accessories by grouping the collections for more impact. Two wall shelves are placed at chair-rail height so that guests can see the accessories better when they're sitting in the space.