Tiger Woods' Dubai

Tiger Woods, in addition to his residences here in the states, also is in the process of building a resort in Dubai. It has a grand hotel (above)- as well as villas and palaces that are for sale- for those of you who would like a second home on an amazing golf course.

This is a shot of the spa in the hotel.

Here is Tiger's personal residence.

This is the only interior picture that I could find of his personal residence.
Pretty lush, huh?
I would have to say that it's a little too much stone, and a few too many columns for me.
What do you think?

D is for decorating!

Leigh's Living Room

Hi Christine,

Here are photos of the living room.

The paint color in the living room is fine, a light brownish tan and I like the faux finish on the walls. I guess with this room we need help with furniture. Like a couch and 2 chairs? Tables? Lamp style? Rugs? What goes on the mantle and on the bookshelves? There is a space for a TV, but we aren’t putting a TV in this room.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Leigh Goodwin

Dear Leigh,

Without dimensions and a complete floorplan, I cannot tell you exactly what to do for furniture in your family room, but I can tell you how to do it.

First, consider form and space.

Form and Space

Form = pieces of furniture, plants, etc
Space- the area in between furniture

Don’t line furniture against walls.

Look at the shape of the negative space.

Your room appears to be large enough to "float" your furniture, meaning, not having it against your walls. This, in most cases, is the ideal. I would keep your furniture away from your wall of windows.

1. Get some graph paper.


2. Draw a "to scale" plan of your room.


3. Include windows, doorways, fireplace, etc.

Get some darker paper, and cut out some furniture. Try out a few basic groupings on your floor plan.

• L- shape- this is what you already have- do not do one like this. But a different sectional might work- don't rule it out. Pull it away from the walls, and have the long portion sit parallel to the firelace.
• U shape- this would be like a sofa, with a chair on either side of it.
• Box shape- this would be a sofa, with a chair on either side, and also two ottomans in front of the fireplace.
• Circular- an example of this would be four comfortable chairs with a round ottoman or table in the center of them.
• Parallel- This is the best grouping for emphasizing focal point- it frames focal point. An example woud be two sofas across from one another.

Play with it, figure out what size of furniture would work best for your area- then go shopping! Be careful of size. Looking for a "Tuscan" feel especially, the furniture is sometimes over-sized. take your floorplan with you- make sure you select furniture that is a good proportion for your room.

I would find out what company did the built-ins, and have them make a couple more doors to cover up your TV whole- otherwise, it will invariably look like a TV spot without a TV in it.

Check out these posts on fireplace mantles. Your fireplace is the focal point of the room, spend some time and money on it. This iss a good place to start- select a great piece of art- like the one at the top of the post- Red Poppy Panorama, by Lombardi. This gives you a pallet to select other colors for your rug and fabrics from.

Be sure to incorporate the colors from your kitchen area, as they are open to each other- they should have a good flow.

For more ABC Wednesday, check out Mrs. Nesbitt's place: http://abcwednesdayround3.blogspot.com/

Good luck Leigh, thanks for writing in!

Christine