subject: Home Decor - A Guidebook [print this page] The home is a place where we spend most of our time. Each evening, we retire to our residences not only to rest but appreciate its beauty and glamor. It is therefore important that we put in a lot of effort into making it beautiful and elegant. One way to do that is to apply suitable furnishings. These accessories will give the home a nice appearance but for a homeowner to get the best in home decor, he needs to attach great importance to decorative planning. Here are tips to let you get the most of your home, especially if you are moving in for the first time.
Rule number one is to shop for your home decor before you decide on what color to paint your room. The furniture and its accessories must be in concordance with the wall and not vice versa. Again, the purpose of the room will determine what color to give it. Bedrooms should have dark colors such as blue or green. It will be out of place and inconvenient for the sleepers to have a bedroom with brightly colored walls. They are too bright and will make sleeping uncomfortable. Kids' playroom can have brighter colors with drawings or designs to create the theme of a playground.
You must also remember during your decorative planning that every room has something called a focal point. This refers to the main item or the central object around which everything revolves. If it is a living room, then the room divider, the center table or the fireplace will be the focal point.
For home decor to be effective you need to buy similar furniture. Do not buy different styles or designs. For example you cannot buy elegant dining tables for a living room with casual setting. Or mix upholstery dining tables with rustic sofas.
By using consistency, you can create a personal style that will translate to the artistic decisions you make in the room.
