Decorating Your Living Room - Tips From Bari Furniture

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The living room is typically the one room where you spend more of your awake time than any other room in the house. Understandably this room can quickly become dull or feel outdated so it’s a good idea to update your living room regularly in small ways to keep it looking and feeling fresh and [...]
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Incredible Nature-Themed Bedding

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Bring the great outdoors in – all the way in. Prop a pillow here and there in the living room. A blanket in the sunroom. And for the really down-to-earth decorators, check out this line of incredible nature-themed bedding. Roe Andersen and Hanne Berzant, Danish friends and designers, quit their day jobs [...]
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Engadget: Shape-shifting 'Breathing Chair' looks to make the beanbag fashionable

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Shape-shifting chairs may not always be the most attractive additions to your living room, but Taiwanese designer Yu-Ying Wu is hoping to change that with her so-called "Breathing Chair," which has already won a few prestigious design awards but hasn't yet snagged any commercial partners. The secret, such as it is, is the array of "professionally calculated" holes spaced out through the three layers of foam plastic, which are designed to compress into the shape of an armchair when someone sits in it and spring back into a cube when they stand up. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any video of it in action, but the chair will soon be on display at Red Dot Design Museum in Signapore if you happen to be in the area.

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Dancing with the Stars in your Living Room

Posted by blogs@bobvila.com (Greg) on under ballet bar, dance experience, dancing with the stars, hardwood floor, dance studio, dance floor, living room |

Ever wonder what it would take to have your own dance floor? I created this "Dance Experience" in my daughter's room for just a few hundred dollars, including materials. Luckily we already had a hardwood floor and very solid walls. The ballet bar can hold me up and I weigh five times as much as my five year old so it should be pretty safe. If you have the room you can create a small or large home dance studio. I found this great reference online if you do not have suitable ...
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Area Rugs with a Purpose

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Are you ready for the coolest rugs you’ve ever seen? These pieces transcend all modes of convention to make a bold, albeit wacky, statement in your living room. Think outside the box with us as we explore area rugs with a purpose. #1 – Slice of the Great Outdoors Inspired by the cross-section [...]
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