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Monday, September 25, 2006

Home Décor Ideas and Tips

Home Décor Ideas and Tips

It has been said that 80% of what is kept is not used but are stored just the same just in case. This is true for almost every situation whether in the office or in the home. Having said that, it will not come as a surprise that just reorganizing the home and the spaces will create a new look. Today, spaces are more valuable. Think. Is the clutter worth as much as the space it occupies?
Home décor ideas revolve too around organization. Color, schemes, treatment, styles, they have to be organized and well knit in order to create an eye-pleasing look.

Home décor idea #1
If it is cluttering up the space throw it. if it is old, not an antique and is not a collectible item and has no use, do not keep it just in case. A cluttered space is not only unsightly, it can also add up to stress. Let the past go. Think of your home as a jewel box and you and your loved ones are the gems. If you wouldn't mix your jewelry with candy wrappers, you wouldn't want to have in your space things that have seen better days and in all probability will never again. If you are finding a hard time letting the pieces go, give it another six months, if you still haven't found a use in them, give it up. Do the same things with old clothes, shoes, magazines, outdated books, old prescriptions, empty bottles, used razors etc. And then you start giving your home a fresh new look.

Home décor idea #2
You do not have to find a decorator. Home décor ideas are within us. While gifts, talents and an eye for aesthetics may differ in degree for each of us, we all learn eventually by observing, reading, evaluating and whenever possible listen to other peoples concept and ideas. You may be surprised that once we set our minds to a particular idea, that idea could get inspired and create chains of ideas that we never knew existed. In the net are home décor stores that could offer a wide array of good home décor ideas that covers every subject and almost every art form. Join forums, visit their sites and observe and try to look for things that appeal to you personally.

Home décor idea #3
Organize your home. Home décor ideas do not have to be expensive. A nice towel rack for the bathroom, plastic tubs to hold bits and pieces of articles, a hamper, caddies, a good newspaper rack anything that will organize the rooms first.

Home décor Idea #4
When the rooms are free of clutter and are organized, you will find out a good amount of space that has been cleared up and that breathing is a little bit easier. A fresh paint on the wall will do the job but even if you think that it won't help that much at the moment, just rearranging the furniture will often do the trick. When you do that, consider the traffic in each room. Take a good hard look at the room that you want to start working and start rearranging. You could also bring items from another room and mix it with the present until you get the look that you want. Whenever possible, try playing around with the way the light illuminates the room and then place the best item/artwork on the spot to draw attention to the eye. Do the same things with other rooms in the house.

Home décor idea #5
Get a central piece for a room. A work of art, a rug, a beautifully painted vase and study the composition of color. Artworks are good home décor ideas too. You pattern the color and the scheme of the room according to that artwork and make it your central piece.

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Home Decor

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(Article pulled from http://www.AlphabetPIX.com)

DECOR QUIPS & TIPS
Freshen Up For Spring!

SPRING has definitely SPRUNG! Closets are being cleaned out, flowers are being planted, everyone’s ready to freshen up. We’re all changing our ‘look” to welcome in a new season, now’s the perfect time to think of freshen up our homes as well.

Here’s an easy tip from the latest in home decorating: Instead of the tiresome business of slapping a new coat of paint on the walls, how about a quick and easy approach – new Wall Art ! Now that’s the way to go. Set the mood in a jiffy by finding just the right personal touch. It’s an easy way to rev up , revitalize or completely make over the look and feel of any room. So toss out that paintbrush and start hanging! … Just in time to show off the new you for Spring.

Start fresh with a blank wall or complement the old with the new. If you‘re not sure of how to place your art on the wall here’s another nifty trick – try laying it all out on the floor first, until you find a pattern that works, then hang it up. Keep your artwork at eye level. A common mistake in hanging is to place it too high. And consider if the room you are decorating is a room where you will mostly be seated, eye level should be lower.

If you are considering color choices, warm colors are getting the decorator’s nod this year. Rich chocolates, shades of gold and wood tones create walls that say “This is the perfect place to curl up with a good book and an iced coffee”.

If you’re into cool colors for your freshen up project, hydrangea blue gives rooms a crisp, clean look. White stripes, pale plaids and floral patterns make rooms happy and upbeat. This mix of colors brings the newness of spring inside. Then add a personal touch of elegance with framed black & white photos and you’ve got the perfect setting for a real family sit-down meal!

Before the tulips have poked their heads up from under the soil, you can have a new look that is “fresh as a daisy” It doesn’t take a lot of time, a large budget or new piece of furniture to get fantastic results. The walls will speak for themselves. Fabulous!

Need further inspiration and ideas? Check for more quips at, http://www.alphabetpix.com, with uniquely personal makeovers of the wall art variety. Now if only someone would help with the garden…

by T. Miller
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