Interior Designer Answers Living Room Design Questions From Instagram | Q&AD | Architectural Digest

Today, AD100 interior designer Brigette Romanek joins Architectural Digest to answer your top living room design questions. What’s the best couch for kids and pets? How do you create a living room space in a studio apartment? Romanek shares her expertise to help solve your interior design problems.

00:00 Intro
00:18 Best places to find affordable pieces that still look polished?
01:38 How to honor a home with period features with a modern style?
02:54 How to create a living room space in a studio?
03:44 Is it ever ok to cover original parquet flooring?
04:30 Lighting tips for high ceilings?
05:25 I want to get rid of my coffee table. What can I replace it with?
06:05 How to design a living room to maximize conversation?
07:16 What’s the best couch to get if you have kids and pets?
08:49 What shape of coffee table works best with a sectional?
09:45 What piece of furniture should I design my living room around?

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