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Photo by Agency P, courtesy of Shoshana Gosselin
Unplugged living rooms living room is going away,” Jajodia says. The scale of furniture is also getting larger, april/may 2016 • indulge | 39
“Living rooms are becoming a place to says Gosselin. Pieces are getting taller as flat
As social mores become more disconnect from technology, read a book screen TVs are hung on walls instead of on
relaxed, living rooms are following or connect with your family.” consoles and stands.
suit, according to Dell’Apa and Pulley.
Return of the formal dining room “I’m working with a lot more custom
“With people telecommuting pieces now,” she says, adding that a lot of
and working from home, we’re not While other rooms of the house are people are turning toward custom, artisan-
a formal society anymore,” Dell’Apa becoming less formal, we are seeing made pieces.
explains, “The Mad Men era of where a return of the formal dining room,
you went into your living room for according to Jajodia. Outdoor living spaces
cocktails is over.”
“People are paying a lot of attention Turning our attention outdoors, the creation
Hence, as living rooms become to formal dining spaces — they want a of “outdoor living spaces” is one of the biggest
less stuffy, they’re now serving more dedicated place to entertain,” she says. trends for 2016, according to Jajodia.
like sanctuaries to decompress. Part Despite the name’s implication that
of that movement toward relaxation is formal dining rooms have to be formal in Like an indoor living space, these
to ban gadgets and TVs from the living decor, Jajodia says this is not true — the outdoor rooms are often covered or
room, according to Jajodia. room can be as playful or as casual as partially covered, and have comfortable
you want — it’s more about having a furniture, rugs, accessories and fabric
“We’re surrounded by screens and space to engage with family and friends. walls as if to create the illusion of a living
gadgets throughout the entire house room, outside.
so that need of having a big TV in the
Unplugged living rooms living room is going away,” Jajodia says. The scale of furniture is also getting larger, april/may 2016 • indulge | 39
“Living rooms are becoming a place to says Gosselin. Pieces are getting taller as flat
As social mores become more disconnect from technology, read a book screen TVs are hung on walls instead of on
relaxed, living rooms are following or connect with your family.” consoles and stands.
suit, according to Dell’Apa and Pulley.
Return of the formal dining room “I’m working with a lot more custom
“With people telecommuting pieces now,” she says, adding that a lot of
and working from home, we’re not While other rooms of the house are people are turning toward custom, artisan-
a formal society anymore,” Dell’Apa becoming less formal, we are seeing made pieces.
explains, “The Mad Men era of where a return of the formal dining room,
you went into your living room for according to Jajodia. Outdoor living spaces
cocktails is over.”
“People are paying a lot of attention Turning our attention outdoors, the creation
Hence, as living rooms become to formal dining spaces — they want a of “outdoor living spaces” is one of the biggest
less stuffy, they’re now serving more dedicated place to entertain,” she says. trends for 2016, according to Jajodia.
like sanctuaries to decompress. Part Despite the name’s implication that
of that movement toward relaxation is formal dining rooms have to be formal in Like an indoor living space, these
to ban gadgets and TVs from the living decor, Jajodia says this is not true — the outdoor rooms are often covered or
room, according to Jajodia. room can be as playful or as casual as partially covered, and have comfortable
you want — it’s more about having a furniture, rugs, accessories and fabric
“We’re surrounded by screens and space to engage with family and friends. walls as if to create the illusion of a living
gadgets throughout the entire house room, outside.
so that need of having a big TV in the
