Suggestions for decorating/furnishing a sitting room?

Question

We have a nice front room overlooking the garden. It has a fireplace with 2 tall bookcases either side, and a long bench seat built into a bay window. It's about 20 square metres and opens onto a small music room.

I want to have it be a comfortable, welcoming room for reading and talking. NOT TV and not really mixed use, i.e. board games perhaps but not ball games.

It's been so many years since I had a room to furnish "grownup" style that I'm having trouble getting ideas. Do I put a desk in there? Or just a lounge suite? Why do I have this feeling there's some grand piece of multi-purpose, must-have furnishing out there that I don't know about?

Help please; I'm not stupid, just at sea due to 20 years of strictly pragmatic, basic family furnishing. All suggestions appreciated!

Answer 1

figure out where in the bagua map your sitting room is. decorate according to feng shui color guide.

when re-decorating home, bedroom or any other room, always try to choose colors according to feng shui. in this case you will activate powers of 5 elements (water, earth, metal, wood and fire) and support all your lucky "areas" - this will attract love, romance, wealth, money, prosperity, luck etc etc

color ideas: http://fengshuicolors.info/blog/

color guide by compass direction: http://www.traditional-fengshui.com/feng...

bedroom ideas and tips http://fengshui.traditional-fengshui.com...

Answer 2

Check out DormCraze.com for some great desk and floor lamps, along with other decor items.

http://www.DormCraze.com

Answer 3

How about looking into having a window seat built for the bay window??  That would look lovely.