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"It&amp;#039;s wise to break up a large room to give it human-scale proportions. But before defining seating areas, which lend warmth and coziness, consider these ideas for adding dimension to the walls, windows, ceiling and floors. \u00BB Employ and highlight molding to lend character and help bring down the scale of a room. &amp;quot;Before we started, the moldings disappeared since everything was white,&amp;quot; says Tarasoff-Sutton. &amp;quot;But after painting the walls and ceiling blue, it all just popped.&amp;quot; \u00BB Use a room&amp;#039;s anatomy and suspended fixtures to define seating areas. To define the left and right sides of this room, the designers hung a pair of iron and crystal chandeliers between the French doors. They anchor the two halves of the room while &amp;quot;floating mid-air.&amp;quot; \u00BB Break up monochromatic flooring by adding layers. The designers used one light and two deeper blue rugs that contrast with the floor color to impart balance and define the sections of the room. Click here to see the full photo gallery.   Anyone can appreciate a big room with expansive windows overlooking a lovely view. But large spaces present challenges, too\u2014especially when they have high ceilings, as the rooms of many new homes often do. Thankfully, it&amp;#039;s possible to bring a large space down to a livable size. And this stunning garden room\u2014designed by the mother-daughter design team of Anne Tarasoff and Gail Tarasoff-Sutton for the Caumsett show house in Lloyd Neck, Long Island\u2014shows several savvy ways to rein in an over-scaled room.  The light-filled space looks out to Long Island Sound and a vivid expanse of sky. Three sets of glass-paned French doors offer unobstructed views of the scenery\u2014so the designers took their first cue from the natural surroundings. &amp;quot;We wanted to bring the outdoor beauty in,&amp;quot; explains Tarasoff-Sutton. The room&amp;#039;s prevailing mood is soothing, awash in cool blue tones with touches of icy metallic, which reflect light and keep the eye moving through the space. Three shades of blue enrich the walls and ceiling with a sense of dimension that also tones down the sense of scale, while deep white ceiling and baseboard moldings keep the ceiling from feeling too elevated. In another creative nod to the outdoors, the designers commissioned delicate tree murals to be painted inside the niches. Since the cinder-block walls of the garden room make hanging framed artworks difficult, the murals, coupled with the beautiful network of moldings, lend interest, subtly break up the monochromatic palette, and bring the eye toward the floor. A series of furniture groups also keeps the size of the room under control, fostering a sense of intimacy. To implement balance, the designers placed a large round table accessorized with reflective trimmings in the center. Three complementary rugs define the separate seating zones and soften the terracotta floor. Intimate arrangements of sofas, armchairs, side chairs and benches create varied compositions. Elegant curtains also warm the room and give it a sense of containment. Topped with pencil pleats, the tailored checked panels dress the glass French doors leading outdoors and softly frame the magnificent view. Click here to view the resources. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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