Rearrange to Add Personality to Your Living and Dining Rooms

Interior redesigners Erica Cooper and Donna Busch add color and personality to a family room and an adjoining dining room by just repositioning the existing pieces.

• The sofa and loveseat are angled to break up the boxy feel and to help open up the room.
  
• The room is lit sufficiently with three lamps positioned to form a triangle.

  

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• A picture above the mantel and bold pillows give the space much-needed color.
  
• In the dining room, the china cabinet is repositioned and a shelf is placed under the mirror to give it more prominence.