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Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
If you’re already thinking that you need to sacrifice comfort in order to achieve a high sense of fashion, think again. Inviting furniture and plush carpeting aren’t the only elements that can turn your house into a warm, welcoming home.
Choose Welcoming Colors
Colors can link a lot of interior design elements. You can have an eclectic, traditional or a contemporary house but beauty of all these boils down to how intelligently you chose the color palette.
The leading color palettes at the moment include turquoise, yellow-green, and jade green. Of course, you can always use the color that makes your heart flutter or you can rely on the reliability of neutrals.
Neutral colors are not just welcoming, they are also the best backdrop for living rooms. Just imagine fusing delicious shades of brown with muted greens and reds. This mixture of colors is perfect for a calming yet still interesting atmosphere.
Mix and Match
Forget your styling inhibitions for now. Instead, mix and match colors, patterns, textures, and styles. Find out how contrast can help you create depth into your space. Just picture a living room in which everything is covered in the same material and color – none could be more visually boring, right?
Patterns, on the other hand, are your best friends when you want to mix and match. Combine prints that have a common hue or thread. This is so the room can still have cohesive appeal.
Adding texture, on the other hand, means you add visual weight to a room. Rough textures are weightier so they tend to look more comfortable than the sleek, smooth ones.
The refreshing punch of green is where the eyes are drawn to in this mainly neutral bedroom. Featured piece is the upcoming Hooker Furniture Bedroom Boheme Laurier Queen Panel Bed.
Invite Nature In
There are many simple ways that you can bring in the greeneries or Mother Nature to your home. You can always begin with shopping for water features such as an aquarium or a small fountain. Water fountains are relaxing to the senses plus they are wonderful accessories.
Add some freshly-cut flowers inside beautiful glass or ceramic vases. Just make sure to keep the greeneries fresh by changing the water daily.
Be An Artist
This is your domain so be proud of your artwork. Rather than have a house that’s full of white, blank walls, it would be better to have a bold statement piece right on one of these walls.
Your art piece – whether made by you or another artist – can reinforce the color scheme that you have chosen.
At times, adding a single artwork is the sole answer to your decorating problems, at times, it could mean creating a gallery of artworks to arrive at a common theme. If you choose to have just a single statement piece, then be sure to frame this with neutral elements.
Be able to coordinate the artworks on the nearby walls. Know which pictures go together by picking artworks that have similar color schemes. It would also be helpful to find paintings and other artworks that have a similar style or theme.
A black and white color fusion could also be the right palette to coordinate all artworks in a room.
Be Spontaneous
Spontaneity can create an immediate change in scenery. It also means being able to work with the materials that you have in hand. Or it could also mean buying the right sets of furniture after suffering through the pieces that don’t match.
While a great part of interior design is planning, this doesn’t mean that you let go of being spontaneous. Being the latter means picking the elements that matter from the thousands of parameters that are given to you.
Spontaneity means you can breathe life to your environment using your personality, emotions, and the materials that you’re given.
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Tuesday, September 12th, 2017
The Cynthia Rowley Brando Ottoman is nestled in this chiefly white living area.
Whether you’re building from scratch or are renovating a standing structure, the creation of a home can either be a painstaking or joyful task. The main difference lies in whether or not you know what you’re going to go through. This is now the right moment to know what you really want, who you are, and who the people are that you’re going to live with.
The building up of a new home is more than just defining the number of bedrooms or bathrooms. And just like any endeavor, you need to do ample research and planning in order to do things correctly. Without a doubt, you can never do this project on your own. You will need the help of a few professionals to make this task a more enjoyable and enriching one.
Plan and Set Goals
This project is all about setting goals and keeping them. Here is when you will compute the approximate cost and when you need to make plans A and B, even a plan C.
Going back on the budget, you need to be honest about what you can afford. Remember about your other plans for the future so don’t splurge all of your money now only to be left with just a beautiful house and nothing more in the end.
Include the land cost, taxes, and local fees, as well as the engineering and architectural fees. Consider also how much you will spend for landscaping and interior design.
Create a spreadsheet (e.g. Excel) in developing your budget. This will serve as your guide so that you won’t change your mind each time you see something better.
Create Your Winning Team
Again, you won’t be able to do this project successfully on your own. Create a team of experienced professionals – an architect (who can also be the builder), engineer, and other team members. Find also a reputable electrician, landscape artist, and an interior designer.
Featured here is the Harbor Springs Port Panel King Bed. Its rustic beauty is solidified by the equally traditional and rustic furnishings, flooring, and grayish-blue walls.
Declutter
This is one of the most important things to do after building the structure. Furnishings can contribute to a cluttered space especially when you have a lot of them. Leave or invest only in furniture pieces that you need. Group the furniture pieces according to their use or the rooms where they’re supposed to go in. Pretty soon, you’ll have an idea on what pieces should be thrown.
If you’re renovating, find out which of your stuff you no longer need. Give them away or sell them. Fill trash bags with items that have remained unnoticed for six months or more.
If, however, this is your new home, then check that the contractor has gotten rid of the rubbles or debris.
From a House to a Home
There is a huge difference between a house and a home. The former is just the structure where you live in while the latter is where you get your mental as well as emotional support. This is where you look forward to rush to after a long, arduous day at work.
The creation of a refuge means setting up a zero-stress zone. To do this, take a deep breath and roll your sleeves because you’re about to go to work.
Use the rooms. This is a no-brainer, right? Yet too many people forget this. They fill up their houses with the most expensive, glamorous stuff, only to end up being photographed but not lived in.
Make it a point to fill the house with the laughter of your loved ones. Enjoy your home. When you do this, you are building memories as you dwell in your home for many, many years more.
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Thursday, February 16th, 2017
Cynthia Rowley for Hooker Furniture Hamptons 3 Over 3 Sofa
An interior designer has a huge faith in the creation of a home that fits the needs of their clients. A house is just the structure that stands and a home is something that means a lot deeper. A home is much more personal; the design briefs may change but the basics will always remain the same.
Characteristics of a Home
A home is supposed to be comfortable, friendly and homely. You could have children and pets so you might worry too much about spills and stains – don’t. A house is a place that can be tidy and clean all the time. Don’t be too bothered as a home is a place that looks and feels lived-in.
Define Your Style
Be intuitive with your design process. Get a feeling about what you need and have it executed through a style that spells your preferences. Take the time to explore, that’s fine. The best designs go without refinements or restatements in order to get the project done.
Take a Break
Get out of your interior design mindset, step out and achieve a calm mind. It pays to relax and be calm. Pretty soon, you will feel inspiration flowing through you once more.
At times, resting doesn’t necessarily mean going to the beach. It could sometimes be as simple as taking a luxurious sleep. There is nothing quite like a restful night on a holiday or a weekend. Catnaps are underrated, too.
Find Motivation
Find out who your biggest influencers are. This could be your family, work or nature. Your workspace should also reflect what motivates you – or it is the place where you also obtain motivation. Set up an inspiring space where you can translate your design ideas into drawings or blueprints.
Refine Your Work
Remember that the most amazing designs are refined. So be able to refine your chosen color. It’s not as easy as picking a color that you love and then having it painted onto the walls.
You have to consider whether the color you choose will make your home appear cozy or cold. Just like the different experiences that you have when you listen to different kinds of music, colors have the same effect, too. So be able to choose the colors that will inspire you (where you need inspiration) and will make you feel calm (when you’re in the bedroom).
Learn Interior Design Basics
Turning your house into a home means understanding a few fundamental principles. First, there’s layering. Textures can be layered just as you can layer fabrics. Think of soft draperies, rugs and furnishings.
Second, you must learn to contrast. There is a difference between small and large scale; textured and smooth; classic and contemporary. You must also learn to play with light and dark so that you can come up with beautiful contrasts in your home. Do not forget about pattern, texture and color for your opportunity to contrast your interiors.
Another principle is complement. This means you have to tie elements together. Add layers of the same treatment by having the smaller ones used in different locations.
Learn also about impact. This when you learn to create a dramatic statement such as a focal point in a room. This could be dressing up the fireplace or making artwork pop.
Lastly, don’t forget to exude your personality through your design. This is that sense of you that is represented throughout all the design elements. This could be as simple as layering objects and photographs from your various travels.
So what makes a house a home? It’s a lot of things. A house is just shelter but a home consists of your and your family, the noise that you create (or its lack thereof), and the rituals that you do there. Add the design elements that spell you and you’re no less than the best interior designer there is.
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