The beginning of a season can inspire you to make changes or to do
things differently. This Spring make the resolution to finally determine your
own personal decorating style! Don’t just buy items impulsively, and then shove them somewhere. Streamline your decorating process to create a well designed home.
6 WAYS TO DETERMINE YOUR PERSONAL DÉCOR STYLE
· The colors you’re drawn to can tell a lot about your
personality. Look in your closet for inspiration. What style themes do you find
in your wardrobe? What are your favorite colors?
· Your home should be an expression of you. Personality makes a
room feel genuine, lived in, and grounded. What are your interests? To what are
you drawn? What makes you happy?
· Remember the places and surroundings you have loved when you’ve traveled,
visited an amazing restaurant, hotel or museum, or been to someone else’s home
and truly admired it. What elements of these places appealed to you?
· The most beautiful décor in the world is worthless if it doesn’t
mesh with your lifestyle demands. What functionality do you need from your furniture?
· What is perfect
for one person isn’t always a fit for another. Don’t feel like you have to dive
head first into only one specific design genre. Today it’s more stylish to mix
things up. To start, take a look around your home for inspiration. You don’t
have to get rid of everything you already own to create a cohesive look. What
do you collect? What pieces of art, photographs, or furniture hold special
meaning?
· Be open to try new things and don’t try to be someone you’re
not. It’s okay if you want to mix antiques with modern art. In any
space there should be a combination of styles, colors tones, shapes, and
textures. Your home
should be styled in a way that makes you feel comfortable. Your home
doesn’t have to be identical to a page in a design book. It should look like you.
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Create a Look Book Binder or PINTEREST Account
People often love what they see in stores and
magazines, but don’t have the vision to translate the look into their homes.
Thus, we recommend you create a Look Book or Pinterest Account. This will be the inspiration for
your home decorating projects. Over time it will give you a broad collection of
ideas for your space and enable you to discover your own unique style. Organize
the collection by rooms. When you see a photo you like on a website or in a
magazine, Pin It, print it or tear it
out and put it in your file. Insert paint chips, fabric swatches, and other
samples. Another smart idea is to take photos of the furniture, art pieces and
accessories you already own, and want to incorporate into your look.
Once you have a good collection together, look for
themes and common elements in what you’ve gathered. Pay attention to the
colors, patterns, and textures. The threads that link your photos together will
help you determine your personal style.
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Take Quizzes + Do a Little Research
What’s Your Decorating Personality? If you're like most, you know what
you do and do not like, but you're not really sure what style that translates
into. So take a fun Visual Quiz from REAL
SIMPLE to help you understand your style.
Do you get confused every time
someone starts talking about different Genres of Design? Unless you have a
four-year interior design degree, it can be bewildering! Here are the Major Design Styles clearly defined for you. Remember, it's okay to MIX them together in
your space!
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