SELECTING
& PURCHASING
DECORATING
TIPS AND TRENDS
If your decorating
it means you're probably knee-deep in fabulous fabrics, vivid
colors and difficult decisions. That can overwhelm even the hardiest
home designer. Here are some helpful hints to ease your decorating
dilemmas.
Picking
A Starting Point-
Choose your favorite object in a room, whether it's an antique
armoire or a bay window. Make it the centerpiece and decorate
around it. Let your favorite object suggest the color palette
for the entire room.
Color
Flow -
Create a unifying flow of colors throughout your house by using
the same colors in varying roles in your rooms. If you've used
lemon yellow on the wall of the kitchen, use the same lemon yellow
as an accent color in the adjoining family room.
Use
Varying Shades-
Don't match carpet color exactly with wall paint or upholstery;
the room will appear too rigid. Instead choose a darker or lighter
shade to create variation and definition.
Accentuate
the Positive, Conceal the Negative-
Highlight the items that you love in a room, whether it be a favorite
mantelpiece to a beloved lamp. Hide the things you don't like
but can't change. Put carpet over horrible tile or curtains over
an unattractive window.
Keep
a Scrapbook-
Collect photos and magazine pages of room designs you like. Keep
them in a file for inspiration and ideas. Click on My Portfolio
to keep articles, carpet colors and styles in a file that you
can save and print.
Have
Samples, Will Travel-
Keep a bag in your car with samples and swatches of carpet, paint
and fabric you are already using. If you come across anything
in your travels, you'll be able to determine quickly if fits into
your existing décor.
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