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Article: LIVING ROOM; FURNISHINGS FOR THE MAIN ROOM OF THE HOME ARE CHOSEN WITH COMFORT AND FASHION IN MIND.(Brief Article)
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- November 19, 2001
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More than ever, the living room is truly the "living" room in most family homes. It's entertainment central, and it's often communication central, with home office and computer work stations taking up a corner convenient for monitoring teenage chatter.
Many American households leave the living room in prime time morning and evening only to shower, change clothes or check on meals.
And that means everything purchased for the living room or the family room must meet three criteria in today's home: Furnishings must be functional, beautiful and durable -- not necessarily in that order.
Upholstery trends are going in two directions: modified ...