Design by Krista Watterworth Design Studio in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Photo by Lesley Unruh. A newly constructed home on the intercoastal waterway. A fun house to design with lots of warmth and coastal flair.

We took advantage of the double volume ceiling height in the living room and added millwork to the stone fireplace, a reclaimed wood beam and a gorgeous, chandelier. The sliding doors lead out to the sundeck and the lake beyond. TV's mounted above fireplaces tend to be a little high for comfortable viewing from the sofa, so this tv is mounted on a pull down bracket for use when the fireplace is not turned on. Floating white oak shelves replaced upper cabinets above the bar area.

デンバーにあるミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、横長型暖炉、レンガの暖炉まわり、板張り天井、板張り壁) の写真

ソルトレイクシティにある高級な広いトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなオープンリビング (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、レンガの暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、茶色い床、三角天井) の写真

クリーブランドにある広いシャビーシック調のおしゃれな独立型リビング (ベージュの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、壁掛け型テレビ、茶色い床、石材の暖炉まわり) の写真

Joe Fletcher
ニューヨークにある中くらいな北欧スタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、テレビなし、標準型暖炉、金属の暖炉まわり) の写真

ボストンにある広いビーチスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (グレーの壁、標準型暖炉、壁掛け型テレビ、淡色無垢フローリング) の写真

ワシントンD.C.にある中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (緑の壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、レンガの暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ) の写真

Soft light reveals every fine detail in the custom cabinetry, illuminating the way along the naturally colored floor patterns. This view shows the arched floor to ceiling windows, exposed wooden beams, built in wooden cabinetry complete with a bar fridge and the 30 foot long sliding door that opens to the outdoors.

他の地域にあるお手頃価格の広いヴィクトリアン調のおしゃれな独立型リビング (ライブラリー、紫の壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、据え置き型テレビ、ベージュの床) の写真

シカゴにある中くらいなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなサンルーム (テラコッタタイルの床、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、標準型天井、オレンジの床) の写真

他の地域にある中くらいなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなオープンリビング (グレーの壁、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、茶色い床、淡色無垢フローリング) の写真

Lavish Transitional living room with soaring white geometric (octagonal) coffered ceiling and panel molding. The room is accented by black architectural glazing and door trim. The second floor landing/balcony, with glass railing, provides a great view of the two story book-matched marble ribbon fireplace. Architect: Hierarchy Architecture + Design, PLLC Interior Designer: JSE Interior Designs Builder: True North Photographer: Adam Kane Macchia

フェニックスにあるカントリー風のおしゃれなリビング (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、レンガの暖炉まわり、テレビなし、ベージュの床) の写真

Charles Davis Smith, AIA
ダラスにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、タイルの暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、白い壁、ベージュの床) の写真

Advice on interior design is available everywhere—from TV shows and websites to books, magazines and apps. We love seeing people become engaged in design and educated on the wide range of possibilities. But we hope you’ll proceed with caution. It’s not that style errors are a matter of life and death. It’s just that it’s easy to choose designs that aren’t necessarily reflective of your own personality and character. And since you’re typically stuck with your interior design decisions for years, styles that don’t quite fit can tend to grate on you. Interiors that give one person comfort may unleash chaos in someone else. This goes beyond favorite colors or hot trends, right to the heart of interior design, where you find questions of composition, balance, repetition, space and more. The goal is to find that unique combination of design elements that gives you comfort, support and balance. In one home, that perfect balance was struck through the use of symmetry. A pair of comfortable swivel chairs sit beneath matching indigo patterned paintings. Matching bookcases below the paintings contain similar, but not identical, arrangements of books, vases and bowls. Woods and bronzes help warm up the simple white bookcase shelving. Two matching poufs in front of the fireplace provide additional seating. The sofa is accented with a pair of pillows with a blue pattern that echoes the artwork. The effect of the symmetry is to achieve order and simplicity, which I promote at every opportunity. After all, your home interiors should be the setting or the backdrop of your life—not center stage. Antique bronze and blue are complementary colors. Together, they offer a rich palette of richness and depth, which brings out the beauty of wood and stone. In the home office, a unique, whitewash-stained wooden desk rests on metal, Sawhorse-inspired legs for a warm, rustic look. The black leather chair features a contemporary silhouette with an antique brass frame. An adjustable desk lamp has bronze accents. The bookcase combines a sleek, black metal frame with concrete shelves, for another unusual pairing. It’s kept uncluttered for an orderly, peaceful look. Items on the shelves include a bronze-accented lamp and a pair of high gloss-finished wooden bookends. The elegant artwork behind the desk is a simple midnight-blue and bronze with mottled white. Deep blues are again picked up in the rug, which adds a stately vibe with a modern pattern and satisfying texture. Within the framework of symmetry, the living room repeats the blue-and-bronze color scheme. A large midcentury brass clock above the fireplace keeps the natural stone visible, rather than hidden behind a painting or television, while its straight lines and color create a beautiful contrast. The sofa is a soft, neutral blue. The pattern on the round brass side table features echoes the darker blue-patterned rug, as well as the rug in the office, tying the rooms together. Indigo blue books adjacent to bronze vases on the shelves repeat the color scheme. The soapstone-topped coffee table echoes the shape of the fireplace. A pair of tall, matching floor lamps with long wooden bases, brass pulls and simple linen shades combine both the colors and symmetry found throughout the home.

オクラホマシティにあるカントリー風のおしゃれなオープンリビング (ベージュの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、ベージュの床) の写真

サリーにある小さなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな独立型ファミリールーム (グレーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、据え置き型テレビ、ベージュの床) の写真

デンバーにある広いシャビーシック調のおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、テレビなし、茶色い床) の写真