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Living room and dining room integrated

Get Inspired: Ideas of Combined Living Room and Dining Room

Nowadays, is becoming very common the projection of living room and dining room combined into interiors.

The reason for this, is the fact that the combination of environments allows a decorative flexibility and can also optimize the functionalities of the room.

Even in larger spaces, the combination of the living room and dining room facilitates circulation and also provides interaction between people.

So, if you want to upgrade your home, combine the living room with the dining room can be an option.

The tip, in this case, is to use elements that contribute to the rooms aspect making them modern, light and cozy.

Therefore, in this article we selected some practical tips on how to decorate combined living rooms and dining rooms. As well as some showrooms to inspire you by the decoration of combined environments.

1. Furniture organization and arrangement in combined Living Room and Dining Room

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Living room and Dining room integrated-elliott-sideboard-2 (1)

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It’ s important to give some attention to the furniture organization and arrangement. As much as they are combined, it’s still necessary to distinguish the living room area from the dining room area. For it, it’s possible to use sofas and shelves, as rooms separators

2. Use mirrors in combined Living Room and Dining Room

Mirrors are a good option to make environments seems bigger. For this reason, mirrors are more advisable for smaller spaces, to avoid the feeling of tightness that combined rooms can bring. So, use mirrors in your decor, in addition to increasing space, it also can increase clarity when placed close to windows. 

3. Bet on big windows in combined Living Room and Dining Room

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Living room and dining room integrated-Woodworth bookcase

By Wood Tailors Club

Windows are the key to bring light and spaciousness to environments. From the moment we combine two rooms, we need to invest in aspects that bring the feeling of open space to the room, to avoid a confuse decoration or with too much information. That’s why windows can be really good option when used in combined living and dining room.

4. Follow a Color Pallete

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Living Room and Dining Room- Edward dining table

By Wood Tailors Club

The choice of colors is also an important aspect when combining rooms. Since the living room is sharing the same space with the dining room, to follow a color palette can bring more harmony between the environments.

The idea isn’t to make them look the same with same colors. But let visible that the rooms combination was planned and that the environments, besides being different, are related to each other.

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Ecodesign: From The Concept To The Practice

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The idea of ​​ecodesign goes from environmental to economic and social issues. Seeking solutions that are beneficial for nature. For design professionals, the search for sustainable solutions comes with the planning of spaces and products that cause the least impact on the environment. For the consumer, sustainable design is based on the conscious choice of products and solutions for lifestyle.

Therefore, we will show you in this article the ecodesign from the concept to the practice in 5 steps.

THE CONCEPT OF ECO DESIGN

According to the American researcher Victor Papanek, author of the book Design for the real world (1971), ecodesign must be thought in all stages of production, distribution, consumption, and disposal.

So to reduce the environmental impact, we must consider the integration with the nature and the optimization of non-renewable resources through:

  • Materials with low environmental impact: choose less polluting or recycled material.
  • Energy efficiency: use of manufacturing processes that consume less energy.
  • Quality and durability: produce quality articles, which last longer, to reduce the volume of waste.
  • Modularity: create objects that you can exchange parts in case of defects, to reduce discard.
  • Reuse: create products from the reuse of other objects.

ECODESIGN AND INTERIOR DESIGN

In interior design, these concepts can go beyond the material reused in furniture and decorative items. Currently, we have design projects that ecodesign is its main idea.

For this reason, we have listed some tips for you who would like to adopt ecodesign in your home. Being able to create a social, economical and environmentally correct interior design:

1. USE LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MATERIALS

Now a days we have a big variety of material options on the market that cause less impact on the environment. When thinking about furniture and coverings, we can choose, for example, the reforested or demolition wood and coverings with renewable materials and natural fibers.

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The choice must be conscious. So its important to be aware of the production process of those materials, consider the installation, maintenance steps and evaluate the distribution logistics.

2. THINK OF USE NATURAL ENERGY

Lighting is essential for the comfort and good appearance of the environments, as well as ventilation. Therefore, to create a cozy and sustainable environment, you can use natural light and ventilation.

Ecodesign-Interior Design Project
Ecodesign-Interior Design Project

Open ceiling or big windows contribute to good air circulation and can give a charming touch with natural light.

3. CHOOSE TO REUSE

You can use antique furniture mixed with reused pieces. And also reuse materials that have good quality and have a long duration.

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Ecodesign-Interior Design Project

As an example the use of pallets. You just need to make a good coating and give attention and care to the finishes.

4. INVEST IN LANDSCAPE

Landscaping can be transformative in an environment if you combine it with the design.

Ecodesign-Interior Design Project
Ecodesign-Interior Design Project

In the small spaces you can be make a vertical garden. Bringing harmony and tranquility to the environments.

5. SEEK THE OPTIMIZATION OF SPACE AND OBJECTS

Some accessories, such as the carpets, can greatly influence the climate of the environment.

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They bring comfort and personality to the space. And you can find carpets made with natural fibers, maintaining the sustainability of the materials.

So in order to develop effective ecodesign projects, its important to do researches. Sustainability practices in interior designs is considered recent, and thats the reason new innovative solutions are always appearing.

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Tom Dixon: The Self-Taught Designer

Tom Dixon-Interior Design Projects

Tom Dixon was born in Tunisia in 1959, after moving to London. But contrary to what many people imagine, Dixon is not graduated in Design. He went to Chelsea Art School for a short period of 6 months, but after a motorcycle accident he did not continue the course.

That was when Dixon decided to venture into other forms of expression. In 1981 he decided to play bass in a band and also to learn how to weld objects by himself. He spent 2 years as a musician until another motorcycle accident interrupted his plans again.

Tom Dixon Pylon Chair

How Tom Dixon became a desinger…

Self-taught, the designer took advantage of his knowledge in welding objects and began to explore your decorative and structural potential of recycled materials and industrial scrap. Connecting different aspects and projections of environments.

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Plane Chandelier

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It was a period in which Dixon started working in his own workshop. Each new object that the designer created evolved naturally without the need for technical drawings. Tom Dixon’s favorite materials during this period were grills, gauges used in construction, tubes used to build automobiles and pots.

When Tom Dixon became famous…

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Tank Copper Water

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When Dixon’s international reputation grew, he was contacted by the renowned Italian furniture design company Cappellini, at the end of the 80’s. So was in this company that the designer created the famous “S” chair. In 1989, this chair quickly became an icon with its sculptural form and the absence of a traditional structure. 

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Pylon Dining Table

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Currently, the S chair is on display as a permanent piece at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Tom Dixon participated in several other projects with Cappellini, including the long Bird chaise and Pylon table and chair.

Tom Dixon-Design Projects

Micro Wing Armchair

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About his projects, they have pure forms, with carefully chosen materials and fine finishing. Tom Dixon says he likes to do things that are relatively simple and have longevity. Currently, the designer works with four major releases per year, in addition to conducting interior design projects.

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