DECORATING TIPS TO CRAFT YOUR DREAM HOME

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ed by BIMBO AKANDE JUN 15, 2020

While the decorating of your home is captivating, it also come with various challenges and difficulties, ranging from a layout that is smaller to what you would like to achieve to a space without natural lighting. Definitely, these this challenges might turn you off decorating and arranging your space. But there are ways to view the stumbling blocks as a way to redefine your design and bring out the best out of it.

Regardless of the space you want to arrange, there are specific rules you need to pay attention to, failure to pay attention to those details would right off your layout. Details ranging from Furniture selection, right color palette, choosing the perfect accessories to proper layout inspection and strategies. Getting these details right will give you a step ahead to your dream home.

Below are the following tips to decorate your spaces:

1. SELECT THE RIGHT SHADES OF COLOR

To achieve a nice interior space, selection of color palette is very important. This is the tough part of interior settings. Color is so personal and it creates moods within us that inspire. When selecting colors, you will need to do a color mixing for the interior to look inspiring. One main color for walls, another for larger accents such as couches and chairs and then the third color pops in smaller accessories such as flowers, pillows, wall frame and other necessary accessories. Also consider the textiles that suit your selection of colors to avoid color crisis.

2. ADD PANELS OR WALLPAPER TO WALLS

This decorative feature adds character and texture to contemporary homes too and is a growing trend. Paneling might be expensive for an average household but a cool wallpaper can still be fixed to make the interior more brighter and colorful. If you are using a panel, you might as well want to paint in to a desired color.

3. INVEST IN FURNITURE PIECES

Investing in the right piece of of furniture gives your space a majestic look which makes it worth investing in. Especially if you are managing a large space, you will need to invest in large pieces of furniture and a proper space arrangement is necessary.

4. REPEAT HOME ACCESSORIES

Repeating shapes throughout a scheme is a subtle way to help the

brain read a space as a harmonious whole. Here for example, a selection of triangles in the pictures, sofa and cushion echo one another, as do the pair of round mirrors, round table and vase.

5. ORCHESTRATE INDOOR LIGHTING

Good lighting is often the last thing most people think about when coming up with a new design scheme but it really should be the first. You need to plan where every single light, switch and socket will go before turning to decorating, making sure you include, task lighting, a good mix of overhead lighting, task lighting and mood lighting. Using the right color and brightness of light bulb for the rightasks will also help your room look and perform its best.

6. ARRANGE YOUR SPACE

The last thing you need to do after planning and investing in your interior is how to arrange your spaces to make your investment effective. To design an open-plan living space, the first thing you need to start with is your sofa so as to avoid getting bogged down. Always start with the largest piece of furniture in the room when arranging spaces i.e sofa in the living room, bed in a bedroom or dining table in an entertaining area. Get a nice large piece of center rug because rug are the ultimate way to draw an interior design scheme together. Hang your curtains high above the window frame because one of the most common curtain mistakes is to hang them just above the window frame, making the window and the room feel squat.Hang them high to create a grand impression and make the room feel taller.

Get a nice large piece of artwork frame on your wall that can easily attract or gain the attention of people immediately they step into the room. You can as well decorate with nice plants, you can arrange them in the hallway if you have one or put them in the living room. And a plant doesn't cost a lot of money.