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Design Tips...
Here are 6 easy tips to help make your space a warm and inviting personal haven-
- Be sure that your seating arrangements are “conversation friendly”.
Rather than placing furnishings against the walls, set up cozy areas
with a couple of chairs or a loveseat. Ideally, there should be four to
ten feet between your sofa or loveseat and chairs so that the space
doesn't seem cramped. Create a second conversation grouping if you have
a large room, rather than one arrangement whose seating pieces are
“shouting distance” apart. And it’s always preferable to create
furniture groupings that cause a path to go around a conversation
rather than through it.
- Use an area rug to define a conversational grouping.This
anchors the elements of a seating arrangement and helps to create a
more intimate feel. An area rug also serves as a natural inspiration
from which to pull color palette direction for a room. A rug adds
warmth and softness underfoot to a tiled or hardwood floor yet can also
be layered over carpeting for a wonderfully inviting look.
- Combine opposite elements for a warmer, more interesting feel.
Add velvet or textured linen pillows to a smooth leather sofa, for
example. Try a lush chenille throw tossed casually over a chair. To add
visual appeal, try pairing components of shiny and matte, straight
lines and curves, dark and light, rough and smooth.
- Hang artwork so it is related to your furnishings.
Wall art should be an extension of a vignette or piece of furniture,
not merely filling a blank wall or floating off in space. In general,
artwork should be hung so that the center point of the picture or
grouping is at about eye level for the average person. When hanging art
over a table or sofa, the bottom of the frame should sit within four to
eight inches of the piece below it.
- Bring the outside indoors through the use of plants,
which give a home a finished look, a welcome feeling and an atmosphere
of unity. Placed to interrupt the edge of a window, a striking fishtail
palm or leafy schefflera will serve to blur the line between inside and
out. With the wonderful variety of interior foliage available now,
plants are such a versatile tool for decorating.
- Incorporate decorative elements that appeal to each of the five senses.
Not just sight, but also taste, touch, smell and hearing. Rooms come
alive when you add interesting textures, pleasing scents, soothing
sounds and things that make your mouth water. The space feels familiar
and welcoming. Scented candles, plush pillows, a bowl of spicy
tangerines, soft music – all will help make your home into your
personal haven.
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