It was important to keep a uniformity in both of the rooms. Next Harris filled the room with furniture, paintings, and accessories. If you layer a room it becomes larger. Your eye won't rest and think that's the end of the room. Also adding to the grandeur and drama are some rather large accessory pieces.
Big things show up better in a small house.
For instance in the living room sitting on a skirted table is a large 17th century Italian tabernacle that probably came out of a catholic church. Harris has more than 300 blue and white porcelain pieces so he designed a whole room around them. Hiding behind the big plate on the table is the television. Harris believes in hiding anything electronic. In keeping with the uniformity of the two red rooms there also needed to be a consistency in the rugs.