So, you have just moved or may have settled for a while, and your home still does not feel at home. There is no character and individuality that only an infusion of personality can bring. Your house is not yours until it tells your story. Furniture without accessories, artwork and pieces of accents resembles a cake without icing. And it is up to you to determine the taste and decoration that is desirable and appropriate.
A good starting point is the floor. Regardless of whether the walls are carpeted or enjoy the beauty of hardwood, carpets are needed for the squares. Without fixing your furniture groups with rugs, your pieces are simply cut across the sea on the floor. Rugs help set up sit-down and lunch groups, and runners can define traffic and serve as accents. Rugs can be of any sort, including oriental or Tibetan, border, flat weaving, such as dhurrie and kilim, sisal, leather or wool scrap (shaggy textured look), designed piles (a fascinating line is available to replicate famous works of art), and even floor fabrics (a great idea for yourself.) Rugs are really art for your floor. Keep in mind the size of the carpet. To minimize costs, the emphasis is precisely this, enough to add color, interest and focus to the earth. Floor mats in the living area are usually 4x6 or 6x9 on average, with most furniture at the edge (except the coffee table and, perhaps, an ottoman). Covering your floor is completely carpeted and hides the beauty of the floor, while the rug is covered with all the furniture. In the case of a dinner table, make sure that the carpet is large enough so that the chairs do not “fall off” when folded. Also keep in mind that the chosen pattern and scale complements the upholstery and wall coverings, and are especially careful when using any carpet with the center of the medallion. This can be lost or distorted, benefits the base of the table or loses its influence when shifted. Rugs are truly art for your gender!
The next accent, which is most often ignored and so easy to use, is plants. The interior is really not dressed until the greens are considered. Look at the corners of your rooms, in particular, if they seem empty, and add a tree or sometimes a basket of mixed plants. Real or silk is not a problem, maintenance and whether you have a green thumb. It is advisable to invest in high-quality silk plants, as they may be unreasonable when accidentally sprayed (in many cases, spray with water for cleaning is even simpler, depending on what kind of care the source offers). Plants now available in such myriad species, flowers, shapes, sizes, flowering or not. And they are an invaluable way to add life (literally, if real) to the interior. As a rule, a basket by the fireplace (in summer they consider a large basket in the fireplace to avoid a black hole), a tree in the corner, sometimes a garland over the mantelpiece, small brass pots with accents in a bookcase, a bouquet on the table (sofa or coffee), all viable ways to add green to the living / large room. Behind the tree in the corner, the amazing location centered on the table runner can be the focal point of the dining room (and the perfect mirror view for this large mirror you wanted to install). Gardening is an important part of every interior, even with a minimalist look. This is a quick and effective way to incorporate an element of nature that allows you to touch the environment a bit.
After you have added a collage of carpeted areas and various pieces of greenery, it's time to review your collectibles. Now you claim that you do not have them, never saving anything. I bet you do, because, you see, the collection has something outside the pair. If you have three pieces, you have a collection, (yes, beer bottles and jars of jelly!) So, forget to check out these musty old drawers, draft lofts, floor-standing wardrobes and cabinets from miscellanea. Collections are meant for enjoyment, and not hidden in some kind of dust-covered corrugated coffin. You will be pleasantly surprised by the wealth that you always have, and with a dose of imagination you can turn it into your home. The only rule in the collections is that they should mean something to you (and not anyone else, only you!) They should not have any intrinsic value, but should have history and sentimentality. You can create new collections when they are inspired by a particular piece or event. Try to collect odd numbers, since the mapping is much more interesting. It also makes it easy to pick up the odd thing and not linger in the endless search for flawless full things. Keep in mind that collections are always more efficient and exciting when they show their own heritage. For example, if you had a wonderful cache of candles and showed them only in pairs in a hodgepodge of spots through the house, the visual impact would be diluted, grace lost. While the same candlesticks, collected on a luxurious tabletop from the Damascus dining room on the dining table, restore their "WOW". Perhaps your collection is more casual and utilitarian, for example, kitchen utensils. Try displaying them in colorful drawers from a box and barrels or pier 1 or arrange a basket for baskets above kitchen cabinets mixed with greens. A collection of plates could be displayed on a rail that runs the entire length of the kitchen or dining room or in a porcelain cupboard. Even the installation of magnets can be amused with magnetized boards (Let & # Get Organized), in addition to the usual surface of the refrigerator. Life is much more interesting and interesting when we are surrounded by pieces that we cherish and admire. Let your house tell you about your meetings that you are bragging about.
Now that you have begun to add personality to your interiors, and your home is more like a home, your needs for artwork (and needs) need to be addressed. The artwork, while usually two-dimensional, also encompasses sculpture in a wide range of materials. It is important to focus on creating a balanced combination of work. To ensure maximum flexibility, I try to limit myself to no more than 3 (sometimes 5) works of any given artist. Most likely, even with a variety of taste, the work that you choose or own will work harmoniously together. Sometimes reframing will be necessary to realize the full potential of the subject and make it most effective with other works of art. In real life, you can create your own works of art. Stunning pieces of fabric can be sewn on stretchers without a frame. Children's artwork can be framed inexpensively and are usually better preserved than they are attached to a wall or attached to a refrigerator. Antique prints can be collected for a song in most flea markets, and then create it yourself with inexpensive frames. To enlarge a simple wooden frame from your local discount center, glue on shells or dried flowers, even buttons, broken porcelain pieces (mosaic style) or enchantment (available at most craft stores). You will love the wonderful craft! Create a display of them either on the mantelpiece, or on the sofa, or on the wall (photo gallery). (Note: for the best effect, hold the edge straight along the top or bottom of all the hanging parts and align them either to the right or to the left. Be consistent between the pieces.) Again, like in collectibles, any works of art should mean that then for you, and not just cover the stain on the wall!
The most important lesson to personalize your home, becoming a home, is that it’s your place. While you can, of course, listen to your friends, your mother and, of course, your designer, remember that your home is your own, and what you want is what really matters. The possibilities are endless!
© 2005 Melissa Galt
