Are you tired of the way your home looks inside? Are you wanting to update your interior design, but you're not quite sure where to start? Decorating can be a difficult task for some people. If you're having a hard time choosing how each room should be decorated, here are some tips that can help you get started:
Paint the walls first: Paint is relatively inexpensive. It's going to be cheaper to visit the paint store multiple times, choosing a different gallon of paint each time, than it would be to repeatedly visit your favorite furniture store and keep dragging home pieces. If you want to experiment with bold color choices, such as red or orange, painting one or two walls can be an easy way to decide whether you'll quickly grow tired of the colors or whether you'll want to keep them forever. If you decide that you don't want burnt orange highlights after all, for example, it's easy enough to visit the paint store and get a new color to try.
Decorate around a single focal piece: If you've already got your eyes on a specific couch or other piece of furniture, and that's where you chose your color scheme from, this step should be easy for you. On the other hand, if you chose your colors almost at random when you were at the paint store, then you're going to have a harder time. Should you be unable to find a piece of furniture that matches the colors you like, it's time to make one. Use some of the leftover paint to decorate a coffee table or end table, or see if you can have someone create a custom couch cover for you. If you want your living room to be blue with lilac highlights, for example, a couch cover that is purple and blue and lilac throw pillows can really bring the room together. As long as you have your one main focal piece, it won't matter as much if not everything matches exactly.
Don't be afraid to mix textures: A uniform look, while neat and orderly, can quickly become boring. If you like the look of high gloss paint, don't be afraid to also get a small amount of semi-gloss or matte paint in the same colors when you're at the paint store. These can be used in different ways to make your rooms more interesting and appealing to the eye. For example, you might choose to use gloss paint on the walls, but then use matte paint on the shelves. The different paint textures will appear to be similar, but slightly different, shades of color throughout the day. This will help keep the room more interesting looking than if you used high gloss paint on every single surface. Contact a business, such as Koontz Hardware, for more information about interior design decisions.
