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Choosing Between Old and Contemporary Decorating Designs
Thu 14 Jun 2007 - 16:15
Choosing Between Old and Contemporary Decorating Designs
By Andrew Caxton
When it comes to decorating the home, most people tend to mix and match their styles a little bit. Preferring a little touch of traditional decor as well as a little contemporary design thrown in too, often a mixture of designs can look quite stylish. The main thing that you have to keep in mind is that whatever theme or styles you do choose to use, they should suit your family and the activity which goes on within that particular room.
Choosing a Color and Pattern for the Room
Whenever you first start decorating and thinking of what you want the room to look like, one of the first things which you might be struggling with is the color that you will be using. With the large amount of choice available it can be difficult finding a color to suit your needs. You might also be worrying about which colors go together and which ones will clash. The main way to overcome this fear is to become more knowledgeable about the color wheel and to see generally which colors do go together the best.
If you manage to get the colors right as well as the pattern and the texture of a room then you will end up will beautiful results. Ideally you are aiming for rooms which are inviting and which make you feel comfortable enough to relax in them. In order to get the best results you will need to take into account the patterns and textures within the room. Look at the furniture, what kind of wood is used? What is the wood grain like? What types of worktops do you currently have? All of these things will make a difference as to what looks right and what doesn't.
Planning Ahead
Before you do any decorating it is absolutely vital that you plan what you are going to do. If you don't then how can you possibly end up with beautiful looking results? You will not know what goes with what and whether certain items of furniture will go together or not. So you need to plan ahead.
Think about what needs doing first. Perhaps you should start with the painting and tidying up the flooring in your home? A good clean before you do anything will really help too. So come up with a plan of action and decide what should be done first and how big of a job it is.
Usually it is the walls which take up the largest surface area of any room and so what you choose for them will generally affect the rest of the room too. This means that when it comes to choosing the color and the accessories which will go onto it, you need to pay extra special attention. The things which should be taken into account with the color of the walls is the size of the room, the lighting in the room and whether there are any architectural features within the room which you would like to draw attention to. Once you have thought about each of these things carefully then you will have a better idea about the theme which you want to use in the room.
Not everyone chooses to have a certain style when they decorate and this is fine. Your main concern will be to make the room stylish and comfortable. You can choose to either buy completely new furniture or whether to just simply rearrange everything so it just looks a little different.
Overall rooms which are designed really well can include more than one type of decorating style. So by using a mixture of traditional and contemporary furniture and styles, you should be able to create a nice inviting setting which allows you to relax and feel comfortable within your own home.
Andrew Caxton contributes adding long articles on floor lamps for http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com. Find more publications about contemporary decorating at his website.
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