Home Interior Decoration Ideas

Interior decorations are often associated with mere interior embellishments. It is difficult to bestow one meaning to this art. Renovations can also include rebuilding something within a home as part of interiors. On a practical note, the concept of interior decorations develops from the spirit of individual taste and likings. You can always rely on professional help, provided the person is willing to do her job after a thorough research into your unique taste and lifestyle.

There are so many ways to go about it. Planning in advance will help you with many factors, including your budget and practicality. If you plan to hire an Interior Decorator, make sure he spends time with you and your family, it is important to make him understand your specific preferences (colors, dislikes, etc.). If you plan to do it yourself, it can be one of the most rewarding experiences. After all, you understand your home the best. But, as it quite often happens, you can get lost in the process, so the first step would be planning. Write down the plan, and start with a realistic budget, following are some of the important questions you can ask yourself before you start,

You can make columns with figures once you have estimated the basics,

• How much are you willing to spend (read BUDGET)?
• Do you want to start with a room or include the entire house?
• Which is the room you would like to start with?
• What is each room used for? Who is going to use the rooms?
• What is the theme you have in mind? Anything specific?
• Would you like to change the wall color/paper?
• Do you prefer low-maintenance interiors or you can do with a high-maintenance décor?
• Do you have kids? Pets? Do you want to inculcate any special care or theme for them?
• Does your budget include new furniture? (Make a list of it)
• Do you plan to use stuff at home to create your own lamps, hangings etc.?
• What needs to be changed? Work on things you really want to change, and make a separate ‘Wish List’ for dream things.
• Concentrate on the ‘Do’ list first.

Although basic, the answer to the above questions will bring the real picture in front of your eyes. This will help you in practically estimating the cost, and stirring your plan in the right direction. When you are through with the plan, start with a room by measuring its area. And write in front of it the things you will be doing—wall paint/paper; change side tables, add lamp, do panels, change rugs, and so on. After surveying each room (or just a room in case you wish to start with one), and practically jotting down things to be done, now tally this list with your original list (anything from the wish list peeping out?).

Now work on details like the wall color schemes or wall paper, try to use a basic color for all rooms for it will help in keeping the uniformity of your home intact (and costs down), and you can work on different combos with it. For wallpapers, you can use the same background color and work on the print and patterns. A combo of wall paint and paper also looks great with a little thought. You can play with colors on the rugs, curtains, and lighting. If modern colors appeal to you, you can work in a combination of colors (complimentary) that go with your furniture and curtains. That should help you with getting started…all the best!

 

Home Interior Tricks and Tips

Is one of more of the rooms in your house smaller than you would like? There are several different home interior tricks to making a small room seem larger than it really is. Changes can be made cosmetically (painting, lighting) as well as physically (furniture, organization) to maximize the appearance of your room.

No matter if the small room is a bedroom, the living room or kitchen, several basic principles need to be followed for the perfect home interior. One – Keep clutter to a minimum. This may mean buying drawer organizers to keep “things” neat in their places in a drawer instead of on a countertop. Buy a bookshelf to stack books up instead of on the floor or table. Limit the amount of Knick knacks to only what fits comfortably on your current shelving.

Second home interior tip – Keep only what you need. If you haven’t used it, worn it, opened it, tried it, tasted it, or needed it in 18 months, get rid of it. This helps keep the clutter under control also.

To cosmetically alter the appearance of a small room, cover the walls with a light color, such as beige, cream, pale yellow, mauve or pastels. Light colors reflect light from the sun and lamps, thus making a room appear more open and roomier. A white or very pale beige on the ceiling also reflects back more light and enlarging the presence. Dark colors can make a room feel closed in and small from limiting the light sources. Light colored rugs or carpeting also extend the appearance of a larger area.

Tricks that can make a room appear bigger include vertical stripes in wallpaper or paint. If painting, use thin strokes that complement the wall or furniture colors. Stripes can run from floor to ceiling or start from a chair railing and either go up or down. When choosing wallpaper, choose a small print or thin stripe to use. Small prints are easier to match up also.

Lighting also plays an important role in room’s appearance for the perfect home interior. Use lamps with light colored shades to adequately filter the wattage from the light bulb. Dark shades can hinder reflection, giving a dark appearance, which makes a room poorly lit. Use light bulbs with 75 watts or power or higher, but allows follow guidelines recommended by the lamp manufacturer.

When placing furniture in a small room, try groupings of a large piece followed by a small piece. For example, a tall lamp next to a short-backed chair. A tall bookcase next to the couch. If you are limited in budget and must make do with furniture already bought, arrange it in conversation style as best as possible. A couch with an end table, facing one or two chairs with an end table and lamp.

If your budget allows, buy tall furniture to give the added appearance of height to the walls. Add real or fake plants to sit atop for an extra few inches. Buy a loveseat instead of a full-sized couch to save on room. Use narrower end tables or none if possible. Floor lamps work well beside or behind a large piece of furniture and reflect the light off the wall and down from the ceiling in one piece.

Buy baskets that can be placed inside shelves or under couches and beds to store extra items and Knick knacks. Clutter takes up a lot of precious room, and by maintaining its organization, a room will appear more open.

 

Designing with color

The use of color is also something very personal. It stimulates our senses, power our mood, and helps create a ambiance. How we respond to an individual color depends on our nature, extroverts tend to feel happy with bold colors, while introverts prefer more passive colors. Through using specific combinations of color, combined with a careful consideration of simple color schemes is often the most effective.

Try not to use more than one or two principal colors in a room, as well as a contrasting or balancing tone. The best way to choose a background color for the room is to trial with a palette of different shades and tones, in combination with the color and textures of the furniture and materials. Remember the general color schemes of a home must agree. The walls define the space in a room, while the colors, to a large degree, define the mood.

Colored light, furnishing materials, and structural proportions, we can create a home that is welcoming, helpful, and comfortable. Walls are like background music: each color tone is like a musical note can create a pleasant-sounding harmony while others grate with each other. The color with which we surround ourselves will without doubt influence us, and so it is important to feel comfortable with our choice. A discussion with a professional color consultant can help to decide individual needs and select appropriate color.

Colors can be divided into three main groups: those that stimulate and uplift, those that relax and calm, and those that provide harmony or balance. So, having taken many things into thought when decorating a room, such as the size of the space, the amount of light, the function if the room, and the style and mood we wish to create, we finally, and most importantly, need to consider the needs of the people who use it.

 

Dried Flower Wreaths Keep Nature’s Beauty Alive

There are few things more beautiful than a flower. Floral decoration is a mainstay because of this unrivaled natural beauty. Drying and preservation techniques allow one to decorate their home with true flowers instead of sometimes-inferior silk and artificial alternatives. Dried flower wreaths provide a spectacular way to keep nature’s beauty alive for several years.

Often, wreath makers rely on artificial leaves and flowers for adornments.

Often, wreath makers rely on artificial leaves and flowers for adornments. After all, plant life tends to wither, along with its beauty, when left to its own devices. However, flowers can be carefully dried or otherwise preserved in ways that allow their use in spectacular decorative wreaths.

Some flowers can be dried on the plant. Generally, this requires a period of hanging in a relatively dark, dry space. The result is often delicate (petals can break away easily, for instance), but the beauty of the flower is preserved.

Other flowers respond better to being dried in a silica compound. Silica, which is something akin to completely dry sand, can draw out the moisture in a flower while leaving it completely intact and in retention of its natural beauty.

Inserting the stems into a glycerin solution dries other flowers. The flower absorbs the glycerin, resulting in a completely preserved, yet pliable decorative item.

Dried flowers are then used to make some of the most stunning wreaths imaginable. By using real flowers, a wreath maker can produce a wreath that not only mimics nature’s beauty. Instead, the final product is a lasting example of flowers’ perfect beauty.

Dried flower wreaths will never be as durable as artificial varieties. As such, it is recommended that those hanging dried flower wreaths try to keep them away from significant foot traffic and direct sunlight. However, if well maintained, a natural dried flower wreath can last years and provide unrivaled beauty throughout its lifespan.

 

Modern Lamps

Lamps of different kinds used for different lighting needs. One can’t find a home without a lamp that decorates the interior. Before the advent of the electric lights, homes were lit up with conventional lamps of different sizes and shapes. One can’t forget the popular Arabian fable the ‘Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp’. While the story speaks of a mysterious lamp, the new generation lamps can speak of the story of innovative lighting of the modern homes. Let us a have a closer look at some of these utility and ornamental lamps

While talking about lamps the first fixture that strikes in the mind is the table lamp. These are designed to use while reading or writing and made to fit on the top of a flat surface. The variety of table lamps available in the market is many to suit different purposes. The major variety of table lamps that are popular are contemporary, candle stick and trophy lamps. A candle stick lamp presents an elegant appearance. They are normally designed with a circular base and lean and tall body. The lamp shade is usually rests on the top of the thin body. Most of these lamps have the flexibility to move them to any direction of one’s choice and is a cute piece.

Now days many table lamps are artistically designed and carry beautiful works of art. They are also come with a variety of metal base like Iron and Bronze. Though such lamps may be a bit expensive it serves the purpose as a piece of art more than a lighting fixture.

Another variety of lamp is the floor lamps, normally tall and preferred to fit into the ambience of the well-designed interior of a house or an apartment. They give sufficient light either to a specific area or to the entire room as per one’s choice. This is best suited to readers who enjoy late hours of reading at the comfort of their reclining chairs so that the lamp can be placed behind the chair to have a comfortable reading. Many artistic lamps are available in this category like the goose neck variety, the Tiffany floor lamps etc.

The adjustable arm floor lamp that facilitates the movement of lamp of any place of your choice in the house is a bit costly and must be bought as per genuine requirement only.

There are also lamps specially designed for children. They come in plethora of styles and designs for both boys and girls. Some of these fun lamps come in cartoon characters, animals, and birds to amuse and excite the younger ones.

School-age children also have their choice in desk lamps. Wonderful desk lamps that provide sufficient light to make their study and homework a pleasure is available in the market. They provide a wonderful gift to all studious children.

Lamps give light to the room where as designer lamps bring life to the rooms. Let there be enough light and life in our homes.