Honestly WTF Living Room Pictures

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Decide how the space will be used: Erica and her husband, Abe, love entertaining friends, but also wanted the living room to serve as a play space for their son, Quincy. The solution? Lots of seating options and stylish storage.

Choose black and white art: For gallery wall newbies, Alex recommends starting with black and white artwork. It's easier to combine vintage and contemporary photos and paintings for a sophisticated look.

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Image Source: Nicole Lamotte via One Kings Lane

Introduce low-maintenance plants: If you have a black thumb, Alex recommends sticking with orchids, succulents, and fiddle leaf fig trees. His trick? Water the fiddle leaf once every two weeks and drop an ice cube in with the orchids and succulents once a week.

Embrace baskets: These lidded baskets keep Quincy's toys organized and make cleaning up in a hurry a breeze.

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Image Source: Nicole Lamotte via One Kings Lane

Hang curtains high: Placing the curtain rods high above the windows makes the ceiling look much higher than it actually is.

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Image Source: Nicole Lamotte via One Kings Lane

Avoid making your TV the star: Erica mounted the flat screen on the wall and placed a cabinet below and a floating shelf above to distract the eye.

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Image Source: Nicole Lamotte via One Kings Lane

Let the things you love dictate your color palette: Erica's obsession with shibori tie-dye and willow-patterned china made the color palette decision a no-brainer. While there are loads of neutrals in the room, Alex placed accessories in the same blue and white tones throughout the space to create a cohesive theme.

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Image Source: Nicole Lamotte via One Kings Lane

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