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Following your assessment, the
consideration to what furniture should
be used can start. Find items of value. If
you have existing furniture by all means
use them but keep to three pieces
per room given that you revamp one.
Change a part of the piece (for example
seat of chair) to a dark colour. This will
create a backdrop for an accent - fabric,
scatter or something like coloured
riempies. Where more than three items
with the same material (wood, plastic,
metal, glass) is being used a red flag
should go up. Replace that piece with a
one of the other materials mentioned.
Think about how light and views are
reflected of these materials and how it
will change from day to night especially
with our assessment at hand.
When all furniture is placed and the
styling has begun, the pieces of the
same material should be your red
flag for consideration. Combinations
of reflective materials such as glass
or polished stainless steel can break
a too solid or chunky design. Tinted
glass as seen in the dining room table
example will mirror the environment
from your immediate surroundings and
can become the accents you might
be seeking instead of you adding it
yourself. As the seasons change so will
your accents. The same applies to any
views you might have on your property.
Optimise them as much as possible!
They are free!

desIgn Namibia December 2015/January 2016