Buying a new home is indeed a big dream come true for most of us. It is a big milestone for all of us in our journey of life. However, buying a home is just one part of the story. We need to make sure it looks beautiful. It should be a happy place for all the members of our family. This can be possible only when it has all the comforts that are needed in our daily life.
The interiors of our home should also be pleasing to the eye and it should also be in line with modern day requirements and needs. It should also be complementary to the overall ambience and theme that we may have in mind. Any professional interior designer will also be able to lift the overall mood of the home along with its inhabitants. While it should be contemporary, we cannot afford to ignore the utility and comfort factor. Good interior decoration is much more than arranging a few things here and there. Interior decoration is a combination of art and science and we should always keep this in mind.
While we often hire professional interior decorators by paying big money, we ignore the fact that we can do some of the best interior decoration jobs on our own. That is what we will be focusing on, in this article. While some tasks are tough as far as interior decoration are concerned, many of them are quite easy and you and your family members can easily do a thorough, professional and good job of it. However, it can be done only when you are well informed and have the right knowledge and information about it. We will share some interesting, and useful bit and pieces of information that could come in handy for all those who are keen to decorate a home without the need to spend thousands of dollars hiring a professional interior decorator.
It Is All About Observing
Not many people might believe it, but it is a fact that some of the best interior decoration ideas come up just by observing your home. No two homes are the same even if they are built according to the same specifications. Hence, you must take your time and move your eyes around the home. It will not be long before you may be able to come out with some great and fabulous ideas that could literally transform one room, if not the entire home.
You must believe in your intuitiveness and you will certainly be able to get some out of the box ideas that could help with your interior decoration. Using your own ideas and putting minds together and then coming out with interior decorations could be quite satisfying. It would not be a bad idea to look for some tips that could help in coming out with some bright and workable interior decoration ideas.
We are happy to share a few ideas and we believe that it could help many homeowners to have a beautiful home with the best of interiors. It also could help them to save lot of money that they may have to spend in hiring professional interior decorators.
Look Up Design Website & Magazines
The internet has a wealth of information and so do the various print magazines and other such stuffs. You must not hesitate to spend quite a bit of quality time on home décor websites. This will help you to go on a thinking mode and you will start wearing the thinking cap. These websites and many magazines on interior decorations can really be inspirational. You will be able to think out of the box. It will take some time but you should be at it. You will in most cases, be able to come up with some brilliant interior decoration ideas that could be specific to your home. The first few days might make you feel that you are drifting and getting nowhere. However, the more you spend time on these websites and dig deeper it will only be a matter of time before you are able to come out with some spectacular ideas for decorating your home.
Spend some quality time on Pinterest for home styles and choose the ones that appeal to you. You also could make use of other sites like Freshome and make use of the collect this idea button. It will help you with many unique and beautiful ideas and suggestions. Of course, you should not forget the importance of design magazines and cut out some picture that you believe is talking to you.
Once you have a collection of creative images that you feel are inspirations, you must step back. Spend some time looking at all the images and cutouts that you have collected. This should be able to give some shape to your design story and style that you may have in your mind. You will for sure be surprised at the skill sets that you have when it comes to creating your own interior decoration ideas.
Pay Importance To Colors And Shades
Yes, colors and shades do play a very important role when you are putting your interior decorations in place. The above few paragraphs would have helped you to get some idea about the style that you wish to call yours. The next step is to spend some time and choose a suitable color scheme. This is not an easy part and many of us do make mistakes here. Color is a very personal subject. At the same time choosing the right color combination is important because it helps create the right mood within the inmates of the home. It also could be inspiring or could lead to boredom. Always refer to your inspiration boards and make out as to which colors are important and prominent for the various rooms.
We often make the mistake of choosing too many colors and therefore this should be avoided. A mix of three colors is what is recommended by most interior decorators for the bed room and living room. Yes, you can think of a splash of colors if you have a separate room for your young children. However, this again would be temporary and you may have to repaint the room as the children graduate to adolescence and then into teen. You could have one color for the walls, one for larger accents, such as chairs and couches and the third one for smaller accessories like knick knacks, pillows and flowers. You also could go in for floor-to-ceiling windows because it could help in bringing out color quite beautifully. Yes, there is nothing wrong in having a room that is all white but it again would be a good idea to have three different shades of white.
Pay Attention To Textures For Fixtures & Upholsteries
Texture is as important as color and this is very important if you are going in for a single color scheme. At first glance a single-colored room might look the same, but if you are able to choose the right texture you will be able to make out the difference. Further, you could make intelligent use of textures with the help of fabrics. There are endless choices of fabrics that you could think of. You could go in for plush velvet chairs, draperies, rattan chairs, shiny silk cushions, and also beautifully woven baskets amongst other things. You may perhaps do well choosing a nubby cotton sofa and a suitable blanket tossed carelessly on the side. These are few examples but they certainly would add a lot as far as fabrics and drapes are concerned. It also could please the eye quite a bit and create that rich and warm environment. Do some research, think and mull it over and be sure that the design would be able to adequately describe the personality of the owner. You would be surprised to note, how you could change a dull looking room into a sophisticated and vibrant one just by choosing the right patterns, textures and of course varying colors.
Choose The Right Textiles
Your textiles while being attractive and appealing should not be alien to your lifestyle. You may have dogs and kids in your home. If yes, you may not like to go in for a light cotton sofa. You perhaps would like to settle for leather sofa with a darker tan or even a mohair sofa could meet your specific requirements. If you love a bit of luxury then consider choosing pillows and draperies made from high-end silk.
Ensure That Your Furniture Makes Big Statements
Yes, don’t be stingy about the size of the furniture that you choose for your home. Do not clutter the room with too many pieces of furniture and at the same time do not leave it too sparse or unfurnished. You should not have furniture that could confuse the eye but should rather be pleasing to it in more ways than one. It would not be a bad idea to have a large sofa, with some skirted club chairs that could hide the legs. You also could choose one or at the most two arm chairs that are slender having carved and attractive legs. This again would depend on the space that you have.
Conclusion
Hence, if you sit down, spend some time and perhaps even burn some midnight oil you will be able to come out with some wonderful ideas to decorate a home. You might be able to save yourself thousands of dollars that you otherwise would have spent hiring an interior decorator. You could, of course hire them for giving the finishing touches if you desire so, once you have the idea and inspiration deeply embedded in your mind.