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14 Living-Room and Dining-Room Makeovers

See how Real Simple readers’ rooms went from drab to fab.

Room with a white couch and blue rug
Douglas Friedman
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Spread-out seating makes the room cold, and the contrast between the white walls and the dark wooden trim is too severe. The high end tables make the sofa look wobbly.

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