5 Practical Tips on Designing Your Place
Designing your living space can be quite challenging even if you have a good eye for color and used to have an ‘A’ in geometry. We’ll try to make your quest easier by offering a few simple yet efficient tips on organizing this daring process.
- 1. Start with a color scheme
So you decided to pull off a grand-scale makeover of your living space. The thing you should start with is to select a palette for your future home design. Then you should break this palette up into several schemes for each individual room. Experiment with colors to make it different for every of them.
- 2. Choose a bright hue for your window trims
People often end up painting their window trims white or choosing other pastel shades that blend in with the rest of the room. Try to make it different by opting for a more vibrant color. They can either stand out or harmonize with other bright hues present in the interior.
- 3. Enhance neutrals with texture
Who said that you can’t create an interesting design using just neutral colors? However, it’s a good idea to amplify them using varied materials. Go from open-weave linen to cotton velvet, from wood surfaces to metal finish, both matte and lustrous.
- 4. Don’t skimp on wall décor
Paintings add an artistic touch to your living space and also contribute to creating a peculiar atmosphere in the room. Whether it is a large classic landscape, still life, portrait or a group of modern prints, pair them with the focal point and make sure their palette, theme and style matches with the rest of the interior.
- 5. Play with space
You can visually change the dimensions of your room with these simple tricks:
- Using light-shaded wall paint will expand the room while dark colors will shrink it.
- In rooms with low ceiling, try painting the ceiling lighter than the walls and using low furniture.
- Don’t use too much furniture in a tiny room otherwise it will look lumbered up. The furniture also shouldn’t be very massive.
- If the room is too large and there is a lot of extra space, break it into a few zones of interest grouping furniture and décor around several focal points.
Hopefully, these recommendations will come in handy!