Are your rooms in need of a bit of spice and energy? Very little appeal is offered to you and your visitors in a plain and boring room. Fabric has many uses that can help you to liven up and add depth to a room. Color, fabric and texture will help you create a beautiful, welcoming home. You room will go from plain to exquisite with by simply using fabric and color. Richness and bursts of color can be added to your home with the help of the ideas and tips in this article.

There are a few rules to follow for making your rooms beautiful and appealing when working with fabrics and colors.

Where to Add Fabrics & Color
Rooms can really be brought to life with color. Throw pillows, window treatments and tapestries are the easiest way to add interest to your living room without spending too much money. Interesting patterns should be used for combining throw pillows. An example of this is the pleasing look that a solid color throw pillow combined with a large print and small print pillow can create. You throw pillows aren’t exclusive to the sofa. You can use over-sized pillows on the floor for extra seating.

With tapestries you are offered pleasing texture, a rich look and intricate patterns. A large tapestry, complementing the other colors of you décor, can be placed on a wall. This can be the room’s focal point.

You can also add a burst of color with rich and colorful fabrics. The room can really be pulled together with the use of a simple fabric panel or valance. If you find fabric for your lampshades or runners for you coffee or end tables that offers color and interesting patterns really consider using it.

Creating the Right M ix of Pattern and Color
Three colors should be used to decorate the room in most cases. Sixty percent of your room should be in one color and forty percent of the room should be made up of two other colors in most cases. The perfect balance of color will be created, allowing one to stand out and become the base for all other colors and patterns that will be added.

The large scale pattern should be the first thing you choose, just to make the process easier. Your search for your solid and small scale patterns will be directed by your large scale choice. Years ago you would never mix floral, plaid and striped patterns. Combining patterns is now all the rage! You cannot match the interest and appeal.

If you choose to go with a floral pattern for your large scale choice, choose your solid color based off of that. The room’s three color choices should dominate your small scale pattern. Plaid, geometric or striped patterns will work well with this small scale pattern.

Remember, a beautiful and coordinated room can easily be created with only three colors. Windows, throw pillows and other accents should have rich texture to go with them. The room should be balanced with solid colored ceramic pots that are filled with natural greenery. By sticking to the solid, small scale, large scale rule you will be able to create beautiful rooms with very little effort. Don’t fear mixing things up a bit when you’re working with color and fabric.

About the Writer..
For over 4 decades Leon Tuberman has helped people with their home furnishings and interior decorating needs. He owns and operates his family owned furniture store. They have a huge inventory of handcrafted Amish built solid wood furniture for your bedroom, dining room and living room. Are you looking for bookcases for your family room or a maple end table for your living room then they probably have everything you need.

Picture frames display favorite photos and artwork, from Picasso to the pint sized painter. Most home owners show off their family photos in a variety of frames throughout their homes, in both public and private spaces; after all, homes are for living, not magazine photo shoots. It is a good idea to keep your frame styles similar if you are looking to display photos in the public areas of your home.

Changing out photos is a good thing to do once your available surface area is overrun with too many pictures, and organizing your photos by size and common theme is a nice way to achieve a cohesive look. An odd, unexpected style of frame can add interest in a field of “all the same” frames, if the frames are all the same color; think simple black frames and in the mix you paint an ornate frame the same flat or gloss black as the rest of the frames. You could add a few odd frames throughout an entire wall of frames of like color.

Frames alone can be a great decor item. Large ornate frames can be painted and used as mirrors, imagine an inexpensive, guilt frame in a funky color; think red, lime green or bright blue and position it over a vanity in a powder room or “tween” bedroom or guest room. This is a great jumping off point for a fun use of color and design experimentation.

A large frame that you have in your collection or one you find while shopping at tag sale, can become an interesting serving tray, with the addition of a plywood back and a pair of handles. Or take an old family frame that really doesn’t go with anything, but you still love it; frame a wallpaper scrap that you love the colors or design, or a textile, and place it in an entry, hallway or powder room. You keep some of the past and it becomes a conversation piece.

Shop for frames at one cent sales or two for one sales; select a variety of frames you like the shapes and sizes; then paint them all the same color. Paint a wall in the guest room a fun color and paint the frames a contrasting color; the color doesn’t have to be loud. If your walls are a soft blue, you could paint your frames a lime green for some pop and add a bedspread with soft blues and a hint of lime green. Or select a bedspread and take your color cues for the walls and frames from the spread. For a more elegant look to a room, paint the walls a soft color and add glossy white paint to the variety of frames; and position the frames over the bed, instead of a headboard.

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Santa Clarita resident Linda Hammond, a certified member of the Interior Redecorators Network is an experienced decorator specializing in one-day room makeovers. My company, Designs Refined works with you in your home to economically achieve a comfortable environment for you and your family. I am also available for the design of professional and home offices.

If you’re like most families, you probably spend quite a bit of time in the kitchen. So why not make it more interesting by adding some color to the room? Maybe you don’t want a drab and dreary kitchen, but you don’t know quite how to add the right touch. Here are some easy ways to add color to your kitchen so you can change your décor from boring to fabulous.

Add Color by Dressing Up Your Table
Dress up your kitchen table as an easy way to add color to your kitchen. Add a colorful tablecloth or placemat set, or display some colorful dishware. Add flowers in a vase or basket to the center of your wood dining table to add some instant color to the room. Look for colors that will both add interest to the look but complement the overall décor.

Add Color with a Backsplash
Don’t let your kitchen backsplash be boring. You can always keep things simple with a neutral-colored tile or laminate, but you also have to option of venturing out a little and making things colorful. Tiles and laminates come in all different colors. If you want a totally unique look, try arranging colored glass that’s been broken up in a random pattern on the wall. Not only will you create a personalized, one-of-a-kind backsplash, but you’ll be able to get a some different colors worked into the décor.

Paint an Accent Wall a Different Color
If your kitchen is painted a neutral color, then paint an accent wall to incorporate some color into the décor. Choose the wall that’s the least covered with cabinets or appliances. Be sure to pick an accent color that will work well with the rest of your kitchen’s décor. For a more subtle look, go with a matching color. But if you want the wall to really stand out, pick a color that’s complementary.

Take the Doors Off the Cabinets
When you take the doors off your kitchen cabinets, you can display all your colorful dishes and other tableware. If you have neutral dishes, add some pop by painting the insides of the cabinets a contrasting color. You don’t need to remove every cabinet door in your kitchen, but instead choose anywhere from one to four prominent cabinets and make them your “color cabinets.”

Use Window Treatments to Add Interest
Another great option is to utilize the window area in your kitchen to add color. For your valance or drapes, choose a color that will really stand out in the décor. Red or purple window treatments would be a great way to add color to the room if you have, for example, a black-and-white or otherwise neutral kitchen.

Just because you want to incorporate some color into your kitchen doesn’t mean you have to redecorate the entire room. Rather, build upon what you already have to add your own colorful touches here and there.

About the Writer….
Leon Tuberman has been part of the furniture and interior decorating  business for 40 years. He owns and operates his family owned furniture store. They carry a large selection of American made solid oak furniture for your living room, bedroom and dining room furniture. Whether you’re looking for a dining table for your formal dining room or a sofa for your living room  then they have everything you need.