4 Ways to Make Over Your Living Room

Keep Symmetry in Mind―but Don’t Overdo It

Although the side tables, the armchairs, and both sets of table lamps are perfectly balanced on either side of the room, Sclaroff hung a polished-nickel pendant light off to the left, because, he says, “symmetry is great, but it’s important to break it once in a while. Now the space looks organized without feeling compulsive.”