| FURNITURE| FOREVER FOOTSTOOL For the ultimate chilled-out living room, add an oversize footstool. Put your feet up and relax, use it as a coffee table or have it as additional seating when friends pop round. That's the living room sorted. OODLE FOOTSTOOL £395, LOAF ANTIQUE STYLE Add elegant French-inspired furniture to your living space for a theme that oozes charm. Genuine or reproduction antique pieces can sit happily among modern styles in any interior. ANTIQUE-STYLE MIRRORED VENETIAN SIDE TABLE £295, THEFARTHING.CO.UK GET IT RIGHT! Less is more. Don't overcrowd a room: choose a selection of key items you love and recycle the rest. Chairs and sofas must never block the natural flow of a room. Avoid arranging furniture around the perimeter of the room as it can make the space look smaller, and avoid only picking items in a single shade. Pay attention to scale and balance. Make sure individual pieces are not too large for the room, and that your furniture is equally distributed throughout the space. MODERN VALUE Liven up a plain room with a statement sofa. Dark hues will add a modern twist and, with this self-assembly model, you can bring drama to even the smallest spaces. HOLLAND PLUM SOFA from £384, NABRU www.athomemagazine.co.uk NOVEMBER 2015 | 091