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            Photo: Jeff Herr Photography.
          
          
            Design:
            
            James Farmer.
          
        
      Consider Formal Symmetry
Create functional drama by pairing seating, lighting and even accessories, like ceramics and taxidermy, on opposite sides of your space. A mirror image look, like this one, is especially effective if you’re working with a pair of sofas.