Row home living room layout

This home needed a ton of cosmetic changes when Matt and Anne bought it. Now they've given it a gorgeous facelift!

Hosting an open house can be stressful. First, everything has to be immaculately clean and tidy. Then, strangers enter and inquire about everything from the brand of your appliances to the quality of nearby school systems. In those crowded and crucial moments, it can be hard to point out all the elements you feel make your space special.

In this guide, you’ll find tips and ideas for how to decorate an awkward living room layout ideas. We’ll look at all sorts of rooms.

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Ensemble Architecture's gut renovation of a neglected 1860s townhouse is thoughtful and sensitive, with a kitchen and master bath even the designer envies.

Brendan and Kiersten got married in July and have been living together for six years. They moved into their current apartment two years ago with their Corgi, Lottie. Being lovers of books, they transformed their second bedroom into a library and office space that would make any bookworm jealous.

In these transformations, designers tackle everything from confusing floor plans to woefully dark interiors.

Tour the Philadelphia rowhome of artist and designer Mitch Wiesen, who cleaned, caulked, and painted to update their home.

When I start working with a new client I usually walk into a space and see the potential of what it could be. Not in a judgmental way! I’m not picking apart what is wrong with the cosmetics of a house or room so much as I immediately begin to visualize how this space can be best utilized f

“I gravitate toward designs that look good lived in and with a bit of untidiness.”