Is putting up pictures of your kids and grandparents in the living room sweet and homey... or tacky and crowded? Here are two different ways of looking at it.

Your living room is probably the room you spend the most time in. It’s where you unwind after a long day, where you host guests, where you have family movie nights, etc—it might even be where you work ...

If you still think matching furniture sets are the way to go, I’m going to urge you to change your mind. Say goodbye to the “room in a box” look and instead embrace a variety of materials and textures ...