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Knowing More about Different Interior Design Styles

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Knowing More about Different Interior Design Styles If you’re starting an interior design project, one of the first questions that you need to ask yourself is, “what style should I choose?” It doesn’t matter if you’re decorating a condominium unit, or a 3 bedroomed house, picking out a specific style can make decorating a lot easier. If you want to be able to put together a well-designed room, you need to consider 3 things before picking out a specific style. First, it should look well with the rest of the house, second, it should be appropriate for the space, and third, it should reflect your personality and taste. Don’t be afraid to mix and match different styles if you’re going for a unique and vibrant feel. To get started, here are just a few interior design styles that you can draw inspiration from.

Choosing Room Colors for Your Home

Choosing Room Colors for Your Home One of the fastest ways to change up the feel of your home is by incorporating color. Trends come and go, but color can give you that emotional attachment to your home. Use your design clipboard to gather samples of colors and fabrics as this will help you to be able to put effective colorings together. Picking the right color may seem daunting, but if you pull this off well, you’ll end up with a home that you can be proud of. The trick is to choose colors that will help you achieve that effect that you’re going for. There are different ways to pick out color but the best way is to choose colors that don’t just look good together, but also give you the right feel for your room. The first thing that you need to understand about picking color is that you need to think of the psychological aspect of colors. You need to pick out colors that will not only appeal to you but also be appropriate for the room. Color is one of the best ways to achieve ha...

Basic Interior Design Principles You Need To Know

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Drawing out the dimensions   If you can treat yourself to a booklet with graph paper, drawing out the dimensions of the room gives you a better idea of what you have to play with. For example, you need to mark out where the windows are, where you have fixtures which cannot be moved, where you need any electrical work done, since this would need to be done before the decoration stages. Planning your space helps you to save money long term because you are able to see exactly what you have and buy or refurbish items which will make the room look more modern and updated without flooding the place with items that are too large.   Mark the measurements of the room onto the plan, so that you know how wide the window openings are, where radiators are placed as these cannot be moved and will constrict what furniture you can place in the room. Mark doorways Natural light   The natural light within a room is vital to how the room looks. You may hav...