LIVING
Mix it with moody gray. The alliance of charcoal plus green velvet is at work in this living space too, although the sofa here has a sink-into rather than a sit-on-top pull. The coffee table, meanwhile, subtly complements the sofa’s upholstery because of the green tinge in the glass.
Light a candle or two. Whether you refer to it as hygge or something else, there’s no doubt that, as the evenings start to draw in, we’re more likely to light a candle and hunker down, maybe with a mug of cocoa or something a little stronger.If you already have an assortment of tea light holders and candlesticks stashed in your drawers and cabinets, why not turn them into a flickering display on a low shelf or table? Just always be safe and never leave open flames unattended. Ordinary glass bottles and jars can also work well if you don’t have anything else at hand.
This Houston space also uses timeless neutrals, pairing a rich gray-green with a cream sofa and rug. The limited color palette makes this family room feel very inviting.
Photo from the Indianapolis Museum of ArtThe film opens quietly, as a fashionably dressed woman roams through the town’s famed Miller House, designed by Eero Saarinen, calling out for her companion. The camera pans across the midcentury home’s breathtaking interiors: the gorgeous furniture; floor-to-ceiling bookcases arrayed in glass, wood and color; the sunken conversation pit. The house was commissioned by industrialist and philanthropist J. Irwin Miller and his wife, Xenia Simons Miller, in 1953. According to the Miller House and Garden website, the house “expands upon an architectural tradition developed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe — epitomizing the international Modernist aesthetic — with an open and flowing layout, flat roof and stone and glass walls. The rooms, configured beneath a grid pattern of skylights supported by cruciform steel columns, are filled with textiles that feature strong colors and playful patterns.”
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