do you love thumbing through the
magazines with their beautifully displayed rooms?
do you dream of having the photographers of
real living shoot YOUR
house!?!!
Why not apply these simple
tips and see the transformation unfold….
one room at a time......
clear the space – it’s hard to see a
masterpiece unfolding if you aren’t starting with a blank canvas.
If you can’t move things out, try using an
online planner, or get our your sketch book & colourful pencils (cause who
doesn’t love to colour in!?!!)
find your feature piece – this is where
you’ll get your colour palette from.
Whether it’s an art piece, a blanket, or a favourite piece of furniture,
pick the colours from it (or go to a paint shop and find complementary colours
on those paint sample cards.
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the walls are closing in – does the
room need a new lick of paint? or do you think a feature wallpaper might add to
the atmosphere
larger furniture pieces move in – think
of practicality and start the layering effect (don’t forget rugs at this stage
too, they completely change a rooms ambience)
the icing on the cake – small accessories
like cushions, wall hangings and special momentos are what makes a room
personal.
make sure they complement the
feature piece in some way, and if they don’t, find other complimentary pieces
to team it up with.
it doesn’t all have
to match perfectly, but (like making pottery,) it has to have some sort of
family resemblance!!
It’s always good to
have a box of accessories to choose from when you feel the room needs a change
too.
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go to the next room and start all over
again – you know you want to!!
It’s
not much to do this in each room…………just easier to take it step by step!!
