Even if you have never decorated a home before, you don't have to hire an interior designer to decorate your home. Most people spend hours flipping through magazines and watching home improvement shows for professional interior designer tips. The following tips provide simple ways that you can create a cozy, inviting home.
Use Natural Light
Use lighting to create an open, airy environment. Allowing natural light into a room will open up the space and create a fresh, airy mood. According to expert designer Stephen Saint-Onge, "lighting is the final layer in any room design---one that truly brings the room to life."
Create an Escape
Approach each room as if it had its own theme. Find opportunities to create comfortable spaces, such as an extra space for relaxing in your master bedroom or creating a reading nook near a bright window. Ideally, you should have an appealing area in each room of your home; think about the hobbies enjoyed by you and your family members. From a game area to a sewing area, every room has the potential for an appealing escape.
Enhance Outdoor Spaces
If your home or apartment does not provide much space for living, Stephen Saint-Onge suggests looking for opportunities to create living spaces outdoors. Adding a cozy hammock under a shady tree, or a table and lounge chairs to a patio can create an entirely new space to enjoy. Adding lighting to an outdoor area will enhance its charm. Soft lighting works best; a string of white lights or solar-powered lamps will create a romantic, cozy setting.
Add a Personal Touch
When decorating any space, don't forget to add your personality to it. Living spaces don't have to look like pages in a magazine; rather, they should display your personality in your own creative way. When decorating, use accessories or collections that are meaningful or appeal to you. When displaying items, be creative; put items to use in ways that work for you. For example, use an old picnic basket as a display for fresh fruit. If you have a collection of postcards from around the world, frame them and display them on a wall.
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