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Smart ideas from Nate Berkus, Emily Henderson, and four other home experts.
"A dining room table is something that should last you a lifetime so that would be a choice that I would say to buy something that’s classic that you could see yourself loving forever and putting money into that," said interior designer Robert Novogratz who has a new line of furniture on Amazon. "Whereas with a bed or a couch or something that gets more wear and tear, you don’t have to spend that much money on something that you’re going to end up replacing."
"Islands make cooking more convenient, no matter how small your kitchen happens to be," said Nate Berkus, designer, TV host, and LG Studio Artistic Advisor.
If you are working in a small space, Berkus recommends a small island with casters so that you can move it to the side when it's not in use. Get a small one that should fit any space from Ikea for $119.
"People tend to put furniture around the room when, actually, putting furniture away from the wall creates more of a feeling of space," said Cluroe and Whitehead.
"Curtaining the whole wall makes it feel like there is more window. It really changes things," said Cluroe and Whitehead.
"Curtains are perhaps one of our favorite textiles — there’s no reason that you can't have some luxury and texture." Cluroe and Whitehead actually pick out the fabrics they like first and then get them turned into curtains by a local seamstress.
"It would look a little weird if there were hardwood floors and then tile in the kitchen because it would chop up the space," said Novogratz. "The same goes for paint color: if you have a bunch of patterns or different colors, it looks a little odd."
"The first thing we always think about is the countertops or the backsplash, but if you didn't buy the best, most hardworking, dependable appliances, it’s not going to matter if you spent months trying to find that Moroccan tile or that perfect shade of green for your backsplash," Berkus explained. "I have these — which I helped design — in my own home which I like because they're both dependable and blend into the furnishings."
"You want to have a color like orange? Don't do every wall in that color,
said Novogratz. "Just choose one wall, and do the rest white. You can be bold, but not go crazy."