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With all of the hubbub surrounding decorating and do-it-yourself projects, knowing what to do with that big room in your house can be a confusing stack of paint swatches, magazine clippings, fabric squares, RTA kitchen cabinet brochures and website print-offs. Don't let your next DIY project smother you in choices and lead you to brash decisions that could cost you money and time, while still not giving you the room you so desperately desire.
When deciding on a DIY project, it's important to focus on one room of your house. Focusing on too many rooms will become overwhelming and tedious. But what if one room runs into another room with no separating barrier causing one huge room? While this is common in today's home designs, the challenge of creating and decorating one large space is a doozy. What caused these huge rooms, and how do you go about decorating them?
American mid-range suburban homes have tried to solve the problem of having a living room that is virtually unused by combining what use to be the living room, family room, and kitchen, cabinets and all into a single large room called a great room. The term 'great room' derives from the romanticized ideal concepts of great halls and great chambers from medieval castles. Their great hall or great chamber was one central large room where everything in the castle occurred.
The concept in America is the same, a single large room where all of the action in the home takes place. Some home designs have even leaned towards the open concept kitchen which leads into the great room, forming an extremely large and open living space including couches, the kitchen table, kitchen cabinets and the entertainment center. Within the large open great room concept, parents can easily watch their children while they are playing or watching television, and hosts of parties can enjoy the company of their guests without the separation of kitchen walls. Today, these great rooms are common among many DIY projects since they are the room in which families mainly live, eat and play.
This great room renovation focuses on blacks, whites and metals, for a long-lasting and modern feel. Let's begin in the kitchen--or great room eating area--and work towards the great room living quarters. Start with RTA kitchen cabinets, or ready to assemble kitchen cabinets. When choosing your cabinets, choose a light color like a maple stain in order to draw from the light or white tones of our color palette. Next choose your countertops but be sure they they coordinate with your kitchen cabinets and flooring.
Maple Stain Unfinished Kitchen Cabinets from KitchenCabinetDepot
The final aspect of your counters are your knobs, try to choose knobs that match your individual style while still maintaining the feel of your countertops. The knobs should show personality and appeal to your individual sense of style, while still maintaining the modern kitchen cabinet feel of our design. Also, remember that kitchen organization is a vital part of kitchen functionality. To reduce cabinet clutter and give you the option of installing cabinet doors with glass windows, use a ceiling-mounted utensil rack and hang s-shaped hooks from the edges of the rack to dangle your pots, pans, and ladles.
Next, let's tackle the living section of the great room. Start off with a big comfy couch, one with chaise lounges on the sides adds optional napping locations for the big game. And of course you can't forget the television and entertainment cabinet with plenty of storage and drawers for your controllers, games and videos.
Don't forget end tables for your tall glass of soda and big bowl of popcorn during the next movie night at homeand don't forget lamps, just in case the scary movie is too much for your brave little guy.
With just a few color-coordinating items from your local home decorating stores, turning your over-sized live, eat and play room into the comfy, cozy favorite room of the house is simple. Simple decorating tips and tricks will transform your great room in a snap. For more kitchen decorating ideas, visit kitchen cabinet and kitchen decorating websites. And keep your eyes open when visiting your neighbors and family, because inspiration can come from anywhere.
