Feb 23 2011
Decorating Spaces That Fit Your Personality
We all love the look of the beautiful homes in magazines, but who has the tens of thousands of dollars needed for replicating the look? By making your home uniquely yours, it can be made to feel appealing and inviting. Wouldn’t you love to have people think, “Wow, I’ve never seen anything like this,” when the enter your home? Go with your own thing instead of following common themes and trends! You’ll love you home because it feels like home and will also simply be beautiful.
Incorporating accents and design that fits your personality is the best way to go about achieving an original and beautiful look. You can make a huge difference in your home with some color and a few well-placed accents.
Choose Colors First
The first step in creating inviting and comfortable spaces is making sure you decide on a color. Choose carefully because your choice will be the basis for everything else you do. What colors do you prefer? Are richer hues like forest green and burgundy your thing, or are you inclined towards soft neutrals like cream, soft brown and sand?
Decorating a room basically needs three colors. You will have one dominant color, and the other two colors will softly blend and add depth to the room. Subtle accents of cream and burnished copper, dominated by burgundy would be a good choice. This decision has to be made before going further.
Furnishings
You can choose form a wide variety of furniture styles. Our first instinct is usually right when it comes to what we like. When it comes to furniture, what do think of first as far as beauty. You might be interested in the sleek look of modern design, large and bulky furniture or furniture that is accented with a lot of wood for a western or country feel. Decide on your favorite patterns and designs after thinking about, abstract, floral, solid and striped patterns and designs. The easiest things to decorate with are usually solid upholstery or leather furnishings, and if you want to change your theme later on they make it easy.
Choose Your Favorite Accessories
Use just what you like when you being decorating the walls, table tops and adding more interest to the room. Choosing things that don’t fit your personality for decorating is a common mistake that people make, especially when it comes to beautiful pieces.
Nature prints are great for the walls if you love nature. You might be the type that loves abstract or bold geometric patterns. If that’s the case, go all out. You can greatly impact the look of a room with something as small as a vase or something as large as the colors and shapes in wall art. If a simple look is your thing, a clear crystal vase filled with flowers works great. Go all out with an huge, brightly colored vase that’s filled with exotic greenery if you have a more dramatic flavor.
You get it – go with your gut. Choosing to combine things that you love, like your favorite colors, patterns, furniture and accents will ensure that you can’t go wrong.
About the Author…
Leon Tuberman has been part of the home furnishings and interior decorating business for 4 decades. He is the owner and manager of popular furniture store in Los Angeles. They carry a large selection of American made solid oak furniture for your home office, dining room and bedroom. Are you searching for dining room tables or dining room sets for your formal dining room then they probably have everything you need.