Home is the
place where you ease out your tensions. Hence, it is very important to make the
space lively. But, most of the people do furnishing in the beginning and ignore
any kind of makeover later. Architects, too advise you to change at least the
position of furniture once in six months. This gives us a feel of fresh look
that always keeps us energetic.
If you
cannot afford a designer or decorator once again or you simply do not want to
hire one, you can explore the possibility of a designer in yourself. Maximum attention goes to the paint,
furniture and the fabrics used inside. Hence, let us start from there.
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Home is all
about the paint you choose. Once it
is chosen, half of the task is done. It also depends upon the locality where
you stay. If your house gets very less natural light, then go for light colours
like white, ivory, beige etc. so that your rooms will not look dark. This can
be supplemented with a pinch of contrast colour for enhancing the beauty.
But, if your interiors have too much light,
it does not allow you to have privacy. Then, you can go for bright or darker
shades in order to dim the light a bit. At the same time, make sure that this
does not turn your room into a dark den.
As a part of recent trend, people try out
multi colours according to their choice in each room. The techniques adopted
for wall painting are really surprising. You can examine stencilling, sponging,
brushing, ragging, frottage etc. If you have painting skills, you can directly
paint some themes or pictures on a portion of the wall. Otherwise, you can
choose wallpapers.
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Change your curtains and fabrics of furniture
regularly. Cushion covers and pillow covers can be remodelled in your own
style. If you want to go for traditional look, you can do kantha work, applique work or stitch some motifs on that.
Contemporary digital prints too can adorn your rooms.
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If you are
an avid reader, you will never forget to arrange
a book shelf. You can keep it according to the colour or size of books.
Further, instead of stuffing all the books in one place, you can keep some
framed photographs or some decorative pieces alternatively.
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It is not
always necessary to showcase the works of Michelangelo or Picasso. You can hang
the paintings of your children at
home. And, no one restricts you from placing a painting in your kitchen.
Traditional kitchen was a place just for making food, which was reserved for
female members at home. But now, it has become a common place for all. Modern
kitchen is a place for keeping recipe books, small herbs, laptop etc.
