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Monday, January 23, 2012

Does You Living Room Interior Decorating Style Reflect Your Personality?

Designing and decorating living room interiors is a classic experience for many homeowners. You are creating a personal space within your home, which will form the first impression of your home, and your lifestyle in the mind of the visitor who visits for the first time. If the visual quality of your home interiors is full of clutter then it can have a bad impact immediately.

Sadly many few people understand that designing is an inside process. Normally what peopled do is buy a bunch of interior design magazines and try to copy what other designers have done for their clients. You may get some nice ideas by looking at the works done by professional designers but there remains one important question unanswered, which is.


Does your
living room interior design reflect your personality?

Now this is so important in the first place?


Every interior space, which has been designed or just happened to be the way it is, is a reflection of your personality in some way or the other. If you get inspired by beautiful designs you see in the movies,
interior design magazines or television shows and try to copy them, then what will happen is after a few days they will start to reflect the truth about
your personality.

What I mean is what looks beautiful in pictures may not be as comfortable in reality for you. Your definition of comfort can never match with other person's perspective on comfortable spaces. So before you think of copying from someone else's design make sure to check out your own needs and triggers that make your comfortable.


For example one person looks at a photo of a living room with beautiful chandelier hanging from top and grabs a similar one from a website that sells lighting fixtures. Spends quite a lot of money on this gadget and his
living room is now looking beautiful. But after a few days of using this he realizes that it consumes lots of electricity and secondly there's too much light in his living room causing unnecessary glare.

So first know your standards of comfort living and then cleverly make choices that will help you to not only save money but also at the same time create spaces where you can really relax and enjoy your day with family and friends. What's the point spending your hard-earned money on living room interior decorating that will only make you unhappy?

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Simple and Practical Interior Decorating Tips for the Living Room

Interior decorating does not need to be expensive to become efficient and attractive. With the use of simple decorative equipment and supplies like your plants, sofa, and photograph frame, you can make your living room unique and beautiful.

You should take caution in decorating the living room because it is a vital portion of the house where family and friends gather together to congregate and relax. It is where you find photographs, mementos and other vital items to the owner.

Even if you have the same room, you can create a different look by combining textures, styles, colors, fabrics and furniture. You must be careful in choosing these items not only to satisfy the tastes of occupants, but also to serve the functionality of their lifestyle.


You should select all home fixtures carefully because your decoration is a reflection of your personality. Decorating your room is fun and exciting, thus, make use of the moment wisely and enjoy decorating the room.

You do not need to hire the most expensive and expert interior decorator in the market. All you need to do is to have the basic skills and techniques on
interior decoration. If you lack these skills, you can always surf the Internet to gain some information on home decoration or read tips mentioned below.

Home decorating does not need to be costly and expensive. If you have the heart for art and fond of decorating your room, then you can decorate your living room as well.

Before you start your task, you need to consider the principles of interior design like:


Unity - Before you buy furniture and supplies, you should consider unity and harmony. You have to ensure that the
interior design and furniture are in harmony with each another.
Focal point - You have to ensure that there is one element that draws your attention when you enter the room. You should have a focal point in the room, such as lighting, artwork or fireplace.
Balance - Make sure that all the furniture and decorations are balanced.
Scale - You should choose the furniture and decorative ornaments that are in proportion and right scale for the room's size.
Rhythm - You should create rhythm in the room. A room with a good rhythm attracts the attention of visitors, thereby, creating a flow of visual movement.
Color and detail - choose the right color of the furniture and paint because it creates the right mood, adds vibrancy and enhances the look of the room.

If you like to have your photographs or images decorated in the room, you should select the right frames that are in harmony with furniture fixtures in the room. If you have a traditional home decoration, opt to choose a wooden frame for your photographs. Choose frames with similar wood tones and arrange your pictures on the large wall.


You should be careful in choosing wall paint because it can set your mood for the
room. If you want to create a calm effect, opt for green and blue shades. To create an inviting atmosphere, choose warm paint colors. To create an urban look, you should combine gray and black paint.