Choosing Your Decorating Style
An empty room offers many opportunities...
An empty room offers many opportunities...
but there are so many choices that for some of us the task of decorating it seems daunting.
Some rooms begin with a favorite piece of furniture or a rug. But where to go from there may be a challenge.
I always have clients look through decorating magazines and blogs, just to begin to recognize what they are attracted to. Make sure to tear out rooms from magazines and print online pictures. Compiling pictures will help you see the patterns that emerge.
Maybe it appears, at first glance, that you are all over the map. But if you look closely you will most likely find consistencies; all of the rooms you like have touches of blue or the majority have long drapes or clean lined furniture. The consistencies should serve as your "jumping off point". It doesn't matter what you call the style, just that you like it.
Take a look at these groupings, they may offer clues to where you should begin...
Some rooms begin with a favorite piece of furniture or a rug. But where to go from there may be a challenge.
I always have clients look through decorating magazines and blogs, just to begin to recognize what they are attracted to. Make sure to tear out rooms from magazines and print online pictures. Compiling pictures will help you see the patterns that emerge.
Maybe it appears, at first glance, that you are all over the map. But if you look closely you will most likely find consistencies; all of the rooms you like have touches of blue or the majority have long drapes or clean lined furniture. The consistencies should serve as your "jumping off point". It doesn't matter what you call the style, just that you like it.
Take a look at these groupings, they may offer clues to where you should begin...
MODERN
Less is More...
Less is More...
Clean lines
Sharp color
Limited accessories
Mid-century furniture
COUNTRY
Do you lean more toward a cozy relaxed look?
Multiple accessories or collections
Homey combinations
Natural elements
Slipcovers
(Country Living)
Painted antique furniture
(Country Living)
Shabby Chic
TRADITIONAL
Classics??
Timeless furniture
Classic color combinations
Sophisticated
Constraint when choosing accessories
ECLECTIC
Combining elements from many styles
Mixing patterns
Mixing Color in unexpected ways
Fun combinations
International influences
These are just a few rooms to get you thinking.
Homes should reflect the people who live there. Identify your decorating style and get started!
oooohh that purple sofa!
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