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How you can renovate your home - instantly
Sometimes it’s just figuring out your preferences.
01. Determine Your Style:
Define how you want a space to feel. Traditional, formal, elegant? Playful, humorous, inviting? Monochromatic, streamlined, modern?Take note of design inspirations in every facet of your life. Recall a hotel in which you’ve stayed or a restaurant in which you’ve dined that particularly struck your fancy.
02. Figure Out What You Dislike:
It is a lot easier for people to express what they do not like. By putting dislikes into the equation, we can eliminate some things and narrow in on others.
A bold large-scale print might remind you of something in your childhood that you do not want to see in your own space. Or a wingback chair might bring back memories of being sent to time-outs for pulling your sister’s hair. Likewise, a certain color might evoke feelings of a past design trend that you aren’t eager to repeat. These memories and reactions are very personal and individual, but also define our tastes.
03. Build Around Your Space:
Space planning, which impacts scale, is essential. People often use furniture that is too large or too small for a space. Build around the furniture that you actually have space for. Think about the balance of a space. For larger rooms, consider establishing zones for different activities: a seating area that is conducive to conversation; another area for television viewing; a work area with a desk or table for projects or games. Think about the visual weight and distribution to balance out a space. Proportion and scale are key to any design.
04. Sample Your Paint:
Paint selection is one of the most important and cost-effective decisions you can make. Proper paint choices harmoniously connect spaces. Consider the house as a whole. You risk creating disjointed rooms if you paint one room at time. Take into account how colors affect our mood. Some colors make people feel happy, calm or even agitated. Sample actual paint colors on your walls when looking at options. Observe them in natural light, in the mornings and at night. The chips at the paint store are a helpful starting point, but what looks good on paper might not translate into your interior. With white paints, try a handful of different hues on the wall and pay special attention to the undertones. They can have touches of pinks, blues or yellows. The outside surroundings strongly affect the temperature of the light. The vegetation and the sky can create reflections of greens and blues on your interior walls.
05. Mix High & Low Price Points:
Consider an “unknown” artist or designer and buy based on shape, comfort and how the art or furniture works for you and your needs. The most humble objects can have the most soul and become the most beautiful things in a room. Do not be afraid to mix high and low price points. Not everything must be expensive to be precious. The opposite can be said with splurging on something that you really love.