Decorating our home has become a labor of love for us. By far, our favorite room to decorate has been our living room. This space has become the centerpiece of our home, in addition to being the room we spend the most time in. We've used color, a mix of traditional and contemporary furniture, wall art, and eye-catching accessories to create a stylish living room design that is still functional and comfortable. We hope by giving you some ideas from our own living room we'll spur your creativity and point you in the right direction to making your living room your favorite room.
LAUNCH: Chris Donald at the Lit & Phil in Newcastle for the Viz exhibition CHEEKY HUMOUR: Some of the Viz cartoons on display in the Lit & Phil's gallery. The show originally opened in London last yearAmid the original artwork of Viz favourites such as Biffa Bacon and Roger Mellie, Lit & Phil board member Chris Purser said: "As far as we are concerned, Viz is quintessentially Geordie and Tyneside. "The show was in London last year and someone said to them, 'You are taking it to Newcastle, aren't you?'. They hadn't thought about it.The last major earthquake was an 8.0 off the coast of Valparaiso near Santiago in 1985. "At that time, there were some vineyards planted but no wineries in the nearby Casablanca wine region," Phelps said. "A whole generation of winemakers began working since then, who didn't hear the stories of the damage and personal destruction from workers and management."Piping is a major factor, Baetting added. His PVC pipes for water-cooling two tanks broke, but this represents only 5% of his total tubing and plumbing. "PVC pipe is so easy to repair, but it's also easy to break."And between now and September 4 that studious atmosphere might be punctuated with the sound of raucous guffaws.Back in San Francisco a few weeks later, I met Julio Bouchon Lyon, vice president of J. Bouchon Winery (seen after quake, at left) in the Maule Valley. "In Chile, we have a culture of earthquakes, and every house has a secure place," he said. "Ours was under a doorway in the front room. We're lucky we weren't there--the roof caved in that portion of the adobe home built in 1892."In April, the Chilean trade association Wines of Chile revised the initial estimate of wine losses from $250 million to $305 million. The group anticipates no decline in exports, due to stock on hand from the larger-than-normal 2009 harvest, but premium wine prices have dropped, partly due to the global economic crisis.The exhibition includes original artwork and Viz merchandise.What kind of lighting did we want to use? Add a light to the ceiling fan - table lamps - floor lamps? Eventually we combined table and floor lamps with a style somewhere between mission and contemporary. Believe me, these two styles go together better than you might think.Did we want to separate a TV watching area and a reading area? Not really, because there just wasn't enough room.With all the online resources these days, it's really easy to find pieces that go with your colors, before you even leave the house.FurnitureAs in all disasters, the area's infrastructure imploded. Electricity and water were shut off for days or weeks. Generators were not an instant panacea. Baetting could have turned on the gas generator at Estampa within minutes to save leakage from a punctured tank. But in the darkness, he couldn't identify the one tank with the small leak--nor could he tell if electrical cables had been cut. "We were concerned about fire from broken wiring or if we would experience more damage from the constant, powerful replicas (aftershocks).""Agustin Huneeus (Veramonte's founder) probably remembered the big Greenville 5.5 earthquake that hit here in 1980, when he worked nearby. That quake, although not strong on the Richter scale, had an unusual upward movement. We lost a large number of tanks and worked with suppliers on a new design with better functionality on the Z-axis as well as the X and Y-axis. We designed for a 7.0 quake with concrete tank bumpers, which have worked well," said Phil's brother Eric, chairman of the board at Wente.We choose a neutral color scheme for our living room. Brown is Jen's favorite color and I love all the tones and colors you can mix into a neutral scheme - like red, gold, bronze, maize, and orange. Next we're going to mix in a bit more black.Then there is the send up of WH Auden's famous poem The Night Train, featuring Postman Plod in the Viz version.Chilean vintners were happy to share their experiences with their American counterparts and impart information about how to prepare for earthquakes and minimize winery losses.Even today, with its huge library of old books, the place has an air of quiet erudition.
My wife and I aren't professionals. We just know what we like. When we run into a problem, we face it, break it down, and decide what looks best. With good information and a little bit of time to spend, you can make your living room "the" room that everyone talks about when they come to visit.
Author: Todd Marsha
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