Furniture Styling in other rooms
As you ponder furniture-style ideas for your kitchen, don’t forget to consider the cabinetry in other areas. Walk from room to room to get a sense of the style you’d like to include – or avoid – as you add storage and beauty throughout your home.
1. In the Family Room “You can create a piece that you just can’t ind at an estate sale or antique dealer – but can still create a sense of legacy,” says Merillat’s Design Manager. “By the time you’re finished combining elements, you can have a truly beautiful piece of furniture that can successfully house your TV and other home entertainment items.” (Photo 1a)
(Photo 1b) shows one possible combination. The Sunset of the Cherry Merillat Masterpiece® cabinets gives it the flavor of an aged and well-loved armoire. With glass doors and pocket-door units, it evokes a warm, comfortable focal point to the room. No one needs to know the high-tech gadgetry it houses! Small details like crown moldings and furniture-style feet add up to overall elegance in this entertainment center.
2. In the Hobby Room If you have an extra or unused room in your house, consider creating a space where family members can work on hobbies or crafts. This room features ample functional storage space for tools and supplies and a large island to spread out and work on projects. Shelving units can be used to display instruction books, completed projects or collectibles.
3. In the Bath Dress up a simple pedestal sink with twin free-standing vanity cabinets with arched glass doors and fluted box fillers, and you’ve got an exquisite antique-looking vanity for the master bath or powder room. Doesn’t it look like it could have been a china cabinet in your grandmother’s dining room?
4. In a Work Area Using cabinetry pieces to furnish your home office provides a built-in look to your room while adding great functionality. For example, the photos at right show how cabinetry can be used to create a home office workstation. In each design, there is plenty of room to work at the computer, pay bills, or do homework, and the cabinetry blends in nicely with each room’s décor.
Use these details and the creative mind of your Merillat showroom designer, builder or dealer to create furniture pieces of your own!
