Logo for Dara Agruss Design featuring stylized initials "DA" and the words "Dara Agruss Design" in uppercase letters on a white background.

Day: April 7, 2026

What Sets Apart a Designer Living Room: Scale, Light, and Decisions Made Early

A modern living room with a dark blue wall, mounted TV, light-colored fireplace, armchair with cushions, round table, and a vase of dark red flowers.

Last updated August 27, 2026 Key Takeaways You can usually tell in three seconds, and what you are reading is scale and lighting rather than taste. Almost every amateur living room is furnished slightly too small, lit from one point on the ceiling, and pushed against the walls. The look people are chasing is mostly […]

Furnishing a Living Room That Lasts: Lasting Is Not the Same as Timeless

A modern living room with neutral-toned furniture, built-in shelves, a wall-mounted TV, large windows, and a potted plant near the sofa.

Last updated August 27, 2026 Key Takeaways Lasting and timeless are different goals. Aiming at timeless produces a room nobody has any feeling about, and those get replaced sooner rather than later. Put durability where change is expensive and personality where it is easy. Frames, fills and the layout are the permanent layer. The seat […]