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Friday, August 10th, 2018
Hooker Furniture Bedroom Arabella Storage Bench
Have you ever come across a room or a section of your home wherein you lose all hope of ever making it look more spacious? Don’t fret or, worse, lose hope. There are some simple changes that can actually help the room appear bigger than it truly is.
A tiny bedroom can become a relaxing retreat when you learn to utilize the room’s best aspects. A small lighting fixture addition or a fresh coat of paint will make any room become the most favored room in your home. Here are some things that you do that you might not know have cramped your home –
Clutter
This is the leading or most frequent mistake that homeowners make. Picture a small room holding all of your belongings. Before long, the space is already overrun with things that you don’t even need.
Declutter and you will soon realize the amount of space that you’re able to free up.
Organize all your stuff and leave only those that you regularly use. Find stylish organizers that will hold the things that you need to store. That space under your bed is also an instant solution to decluttering. But this does not mean that you should shove all of your things there.
Check out furniture that have double functions. An ottoman that has a secret storage space is a wonderful addition to any small space.
Don’t hang a lot of items if you also don’t want to make your walls look cluttered.
Darkness
If you don’t consider adding enough lights then you’re steering clear of depth and drama. Poor lighting can easily make any room feel and appear small. Any lighting source will add unique features that even have the power to make a room appear bigger.
A small window must not be dressed with dark or heavy curtains. Instead, opt for sheer and light curtains that would allow natural light to fill the room.
Should you have a room that does not have any windows, then be sure to incorporate even soft lighting. Use track lighting to illuminate the rest of the room without giving up on style. Install recessed lights to control the lighting amount and also to make the room appear trendier.
Another way to dispel darkness in any room is to add and strategically use mirrors. Angle the mirrors so that they get ample light from a lighting source.
Dark Paint
Small room and dark paint? You’ve got to be extra careful in using these together. Sure, there are a few stylish rooms out there that have accomplished the successful fusion of both but, generally, painting a tiny room with dark paint will only cramp it further.
Search for lighter hues that will be able to help you reflect the light throughout the space. Light gray or off-white can also add character in the room. Add colors only through your accessories.
To add a more interesting part in a small room, use patterned wallpaper on an accent wall. This is a chic way to add extra oomph without actually sacrificing space.
Pushing Furniture Against Walls
Need we say more? This is also one of the most common errors that homeowners make in the hope of creating extra space. In reality, this technique is actually a visual cause for cramping. So go ahead and move those furniture pieces away from the walls, yes, especially that large couch.
Not Trusting an Interior Designer
Not trusting an expert? Not a good thing.
Especially when you’re already feeling lost, it’s best to call an interior designer. This professional will determine your needs and will help bring the elements that will make the small room bigger.
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Monday, June 6th, 2016
Cynthia Rowley’s 1586-80117A-BRN1 Horizon Line Square Accent Table balances every other element placed in this nook. It has effectively served as an anchor to the colorful couch, the modern mirror and the flight of stairs leading to an upstairs room somewhere.
Many designers – over the years – have come up with their own list of bad interior design habits. These habits are, unsurprisingly, being practiced by so many that it has become acceptable. But these need not be the case in your home. In fact, you have to rise above these decorating errors and find ways that you can be better.
Foyer Negligence
Remember the saying that first impression lasts? Well, you only get to have one shot at making a first impression so you might as well do it right the first time. With that said, do not let your entryway and the entry hall be the most neglected parts of your home.
Your home could make the best impression among your friends and colleagues if you only take some time to put a potted plant or a vase of flowers in the entryway. The hallway could also be a gallery for all your travel and family photos. This can also be a wonderful place to display art collections.
You see, there should be no reason to make your entryway a boring place.
Bad Lighting
There are only two bad things when it comes to lighting – either it’s too dim or too bright. If you want to have the correct amount of light inside a room, know its functions. The home office has to have different kind of lighting from the master bedroom. Just as the media room should be differently lighted compared to the kitchen.
To break free of this bad design habit, you have to create a variety of the lighting in rooms. Install dimmers inside the bedroom and have the kitchen and dining areas amply illuminated. Now don’t think that the dining area and the kitchen should share the same brightness of light. The former should have a more intimate and cozy feel than the latter.
Hooker Furniture Living Room Studio 7H Go-Anywhere Rope Accent Tables may be a match to the color of the wall unit but they pop out from the mainly neutral backdrop.
The Un-homey Style
Have you ever seen those built-in refrigerators in those Master Chef episodes? The question is – would you want to play Gordon Ramsey when you’re at home.
Perhaps you would, perhaps not, but the point is, built-in fridge is more suitable in an industrial setting or in the corporate world. It is crucial to break free from this kind of kitchen design because free-standing appliances offer you that homey charm.
Breaking Free from Matching
There is no hard and fast rule that says you have to match furniture, walls and flooring designs. They can’t all be blue! There is something very unnerving about matching colors and patterns, perhaps it’s their lack of confidence in steering towards untested styles.
You can break free from this old habit of match-this-with-that by being care-free. Remember that the term used here is care-free and not careless. You don’t have to match the drapes with your sofa or the carpet.
Explore the world of interior design. In fact, there are even interior design themes that allow you to express your personality and to let your imagination run free.
All White, Really?
Just imagine having an all-white home. You might say that you’re trying to stage a Scandinavian-themed or shabby chic home but must all woodwork be painted white? Remember that a tad of color would take you a long way in terms of design. Colors add interest, even personality, so use white but be sure that it won’t venture into starkness.
The Frame and the Empty Canvas
Another design error that is commonly done in many homes (especially those with limited space) is the cramming of furniture sets against the walls. While this can be an effective way to free up space, just make sure that you fight the urge to place everything against the walls, leaving the middle space cold and unfeeling. Plus, floating pieces (furniture placed away from the walls) are more interesting to look at. They also bring people closer as they huddle to converse.
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Thursday, March 10th, 2016
Investing in quality furniture will save you more money than falling for cheap ones that you’ll say goodbye to in just a few weeks or months. Featured furniture pieces are from the Biltmore Collection of FFDM.
The whole process of decorating is often a hit and miss procedure. Don’t fret because there is no need to learn an entire interior design book just to be good at beautifying your home. Here are some highly regrettable disasters in decorating and how you can avoid them –
Saying No to Color Swatches
Who would paint walls without testing the color first?
Apparently, a lot of homeowners.
You shouldn’t automatically paint your walls with the color that you love. Even when you love purple, it just might not work inside your living room. Different colors can look differently on walls than they often do on the paint chips.
Painting mere swatches, primarily, and finding out how they look under various lighting conditions could cause some delays but this will save you bigger frustrations in the future.
Un-Ready for High Maintenance Decor
A lot of homeowners also fall into the tempting feeling of buying marble countertops. They probably were coaxed by their friends or neighbors about the beauty of marble as a material not considering the energies required in maintaining such a beauty. Pretty soon, they end up regretting their previous decision.
If you don’t want to fall into the same trap, consider the improved quartz countertops.
This is also what happens to people who purchase a shag rug, not realizing that it sheds a lot. You should be a vacuum goddess in order to keep up with the shedding of such a rug. If you don’t have time for such chores, then better say no to this plush rug.
Playing – Unsuccessfully – With Colors
Sure, colors can easily up the wow factor inside any home but you have to be careful in using the kind of colors that will really evoke interest. For instance, buying a loud colored sofa means you have to tone down on the rest of the interior design elements. Adding over-the-top prints elsewhere or anything brighter on the walls, ceiling or floor would instantly create chaos.
If you do not want to have one particular furniture or element to dominate the room, then learn to play with neutrals and adding a dash of color here and there.
Capel Incorporated Floor Coverings Metro Retro Shag Rug 3250RS03000500550 is a beautiful sight to behold inside your home. Be sure to care for it so that it remains a lovely floor piece.
Rush Decorating
If you think that you can complete your decorating project in just a day, then you’re thinking wrongly. Having a set of furniture in your living room on the very day that you get the key to your new home may be tempting but pretty soon, you’ll realize that it may not be a total match to the architectural structure of your home or the theme that you eventually choose.
Rushing to buy that perfect wallpaper will just burn a hole in your pocket. Take the time to choose the pattern, texture and color for your wallpaper as this will help in gluing the rest of the design elements.
Furniture Mishaps
Another disadvantage in hustle decorating is putting all the things that you own (read cramming!) inside a room. Most of the time, collections and photographs, even artworks crowd the walls. Add the bulky furniture and you’re set to completely fail.
Another downside to rush decorating could be falling for a cheap piece of furniture. Keep in mind that reupholstering can be pretty pricey so it is best to invest in furniture that will last for many, many years. Buying brand new furniture is like buying a new car. You will always have fewer to zero problems with the brand new piece.
Apart from problematic cheap furniture, another probable problem that you would encounter when it comes to buying furniture is to choose ones that do not harmonize with the rest of your design elements. Do understand scale and proportion in order to successfully create a lovely room.
Follow these simple guidelines and you will not commit decorating mistakes the way others before you have done.
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