A well-decorated room can still lack personality.
To give your room a personality, choose from among these basic
design elements, modify them to suit your tastes and implement
them in a way which is just right for you.
1. A Theme - A 'themed' room says something about you, the
person who has done it, your family or the place where you
live. A theme will also provide you a place to showcase your
collections, prized possessions, arts and crafts.
There are endless possibilities for using themes, but once
you decide upon one, it will give you focus, as it will eliminate
many things which don't fit into it. This results in great
ease in shopping, planning, implementing etc. Some best decorated
rooms have had themes like Water, Nature, Eighteenth Century
England, Contemporary, Ethnic, Pastels etc.
2. Artifacts - A piece of artistic value will always give
your room that special touch you have always wanted. It can
add texture and depth to a room. Depending upon your theme,
the artifact may be an an antique chair, a painted bookshelf,
an original painting or even an original watercolor by your
local artist.
3. Collections - It is the most effective way to display your
collections in a special arrangement. Whether you collect
shells, dolls or trinkets, arrange them tastefully instead
of just lining things up in a row. Lining things looks even
worse when objects are small in size. Instead, group them
together to project variety within your collections. Lovely
trays, glass cupboards, corner shelves etc. are some ideas
for displaying your collections.
4.Color - Color does not get limited to painting the walls
of your room. Use colors that make you feel good about them
in fabrics, linen, pillows, shelves, curtains etc. Blend colors
to suit your style.
Add fabrics to liven up your room with
a print that contains the color of your upholstery. To maintain
harmony in colors, use the same accent at least THRICE around
the same room. For e.g. pillows, tablecloths and curtains
could have similar accents.
Use of the above elements will still
leave everything to your own imagination and creativity. These
will only help you in drawing out a plan for your Home-Decorating
exercise. The details of the plan are still left to you to
fill up.
Happy Decorating!
