Home decorating has always been something that most people feel they need to improve upon. It is how interior designers get their job. We hire someone to come in and tell us what style would look good for our homes and then we change up our style and mix it with theirs. The goal for some is to have every room colored in ways that allow you to feel a certain flow from one room to another, without feeling overwhelmed by all the similar colors. This is easier now, thanks to the fact that fashion and interior design are coming together in the way that they are. We are using the same materials, the same colors, and the same textures in our daily wardrobe that we are decorating our homes with. Is this a good idea in your opinion?
Looking to the Past
If you look back and think about it, clothing and furnishings have always shared something in common. They have always been designed to make an impression on whoever sees them. You wear clothes that you feel looks good on you in colors that you feel are most suited to you. Why wouldn’t your home deserve the same consideration? At one time, virtually every home had a couch with a brown pattern on it, some would also have burnt orange. They were slightly fuzzy, like a suede fabric. This was also during a time when people were happy to wear their suede clothing, but their clothing choices were often a little bolder in color than brown or orange. A few years ago, it came back into style, in both clothing and furniture. Vinyl is the same way, but most of us have never worn vinyl. Therefore, we opted for leather couches and leather jackets. It is a trend that has always been there, but the link between the two is just now becoming more and more evident.
The Fabrics We Love
There are a lot of people who love to wear bright colors, but there are also just as many who prefer neutral or pastels. Therefore, most home furnishings are also available in these colors. If you walk into a furniture store, you may see a lot of brown couches in leather, cloth, or fuzzy. Most are in earthy tones or black. The accessories are where you will find bursts of color. It is here that you will find fuzzy rugs that have long tassels all over them, shiny throw pillows in bold, beautiful colors, and other types of materials or colors everywhere. Even crochet rugs are available for you to purchase if you are unable to crochet your own. They resemble warm fuzzy sweaters and people are loving them in the store and in their homes. Perhaps you will as well.
Choose Your Own Personal Style
There are ways that you can create a home that is as beautiful and as unique as you are using the fabrics and colors that you love the most. We no longer need an interior designer to help us out. There are so many choices for anyone who wants to decorate a home and most of the time, you do not have to spend a fortune to achieve a style that fits your family’s needs. Are you ready to see what you can create in your home?
When tackling home improvements, you can always expect expenses that can quickly become pretty extreme. The bathroom and the kitchen are usually the two most expensive areas to work in, because they are the areas that usually require more than a coat of paint and new flooring. If you look beyond the “fixtures” and appliances that belong in those areas, the kitchen can easily become the most expensive because of the fact you need cabinets and counters. What you may not consider is that you can save money and create your own amazing countertops.
In most areas, the average price for something like granite countertops is going to average $40-$60 per square foot, just to buy the slab, but some different types of granite could easily cost you more. It depends on the thickness of the slab you want and various other things. Considering most homeowners want a ton of counter space in their kitchen area for food prep and storage, the cost to replace old counters can end up through the roof. For this reason, there are many homeowners who are opting to ditch the traditional countertop. They are getting creative and discovering new ways to build their own. Doing so not only cuts costs, but it allows them to have something truly unique.
Most countertops that you purchase are slabs of stone or something similar. Instead of going with the traditional, you can get creative within your home. A lot of people are choosing to use concrete to create their kitchen counters, but there are also those who use wood slats and stones, floor tiles, regular tiles, and more. They simply find cheap materials and think outside of the box on how to make their kitchen counters look amazing. Can you imagine having a counter that is covered in solid colored tiles with a mosaic around the edge or one that is done using different colors of wooden slats? Perhaps you would prefer cement with stones that are laid in such a way as to create a pattern. You can do anything you want, but you will have to learn how to protect the counter tops.
When you are hoping to improve the comfort and style of your home, you should never underestimate the power of lighting. You should put lights in a room that reflects the overall purpose of a room. As a rule, lighting in the bedroom should be soft and more soothing, whereas a light in the bathroom needs to be bright. Therefore, there are a lot of new lighting ideas for baths and bedrooms available for you to consider if you want to match the right “mood” with the room.
Your bedroom light should cast a softer glow than any other room in your home. Therefore, rather than ceiling lights, which tend to be very bright, most people opt for simple lamps or wall scones around their bedroom. A lamp is a great option if you frequently read in your bedroom before you turn in for the night. They can cast a soft light around the room but provide enough light for you to read by. Wall scones are better for around the room lighting, unless you opt to use an adjustable scone near the bed which may cast directed light toward what you are reading. Wall scones near the bed can also save space on your night table for your alarm clock, body lotions, or anything else that you feel needs to be kept close to the bed.
Bathroom lights should be bright enough to ensure that you can put on your makeup without worrying you will look like a clown when you step out into the bright sunlight. This will also ensure that you can shave and not have to worry about missing a lot of stubble because you cannot see it. Poor lighting can also make the room feel unappealing. To counter this, you can install a