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" &amp;quot;Something living! Nothing injects a sense of life into what can be the least lived-in room in the house like a beautiful tree or plant. My two favorite trees are Kentia palms and fiddle-leaf figs. For something smaller, there&amp;#039;s always room for a maidenhair fern or potted ivy. A vase filled with branches or oversize leaves is a quick fix and will last a while. If the tree and plant thing feels too high-maintenance, you can always just put some tulips in a jar and call it a day.&amp;quot;  \u2014Jonathan Rosen &amp;quot;Something very personal \u2014 an object, a painting, a collection. Things don&amp;#039;t have to be expensive, but it&amp;#039;s the personality that makes any room feel grounded and &amp;#039;real,&amp;#039; not some anonymous space.&amp;quot;  \u2014Jeffry Weisman &amp;quot;Candles, and lots of them. They conjure romance instantly.&amp;quot;  \u2014Roderick N. Shade &amp;quot;A tray. It makes a disconnected group of objects seem like a collection.&amp;quot; \u2014T. Keller Donovan &amp;quot;Candlesticks. I really love the bronze ones by Gene Summers, in varying heights. They layer the light in a room \u2014 and are beautiful objects in their own right.&amp;quot; \u2014Suzanne Lovell &amp;quot;The one accessory I really fight to put in every living room is a TV. Plasma, of course, and as big as possible. It makes people use their &amp;#039;trophy&amp;#039; living rooms other than for the proverbial high holy days. And if you want to be chic when you have guests, program it to play Matthew Barney or some other video art.&amp;quot;  \u2014Peter Dunham &amp;quot;Layers of cushions in tactile fabrics. I&amp;#039;m not a big fan of using lots of different colors in a room, but layering lots of pillows of different textures is an incredibly luxurious yet cozy look.&amp;quot;  \u2014Fiona Barratt &amp;quot;A stylish throw. A good quality throw can last a lifetime and adds a dash of color and pattern as well as comfort and a homey quality.&amp;quot;  \u2014Nina Campbell &amp;quot;Trays for coffee tables and ottomans. They keep the tablescapes contained in their own frame, of sorts, and add another dimension and texture to the styling. They also make it easy to lift everything off when you need more room for entertaining.&amp;quot;  \u2014Steven Gambrel &amp;quot;A photophore \u2014 it&amp;#039;s a vaselike candleholder that you put votives in, and it gives off a soft, romantic, diffused light that makes a room look so warm and inviting.&amp;quot;  \u2014Sherrill Canet RELATED: Designer Living Rooms "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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