June 16, 2008

Easy And Thrifty Ways To Design

by: Shareen Aguilar

Designing a room for whatever purpose you want it for can now be done easily. You don't need to be an expert or a professional interior designer or decorator to be able to create a dramatic change with an artistic approach in your own space or probably, a room in your house. You don't need to really spend a big amount of money to get that million dollar look in to your own room either. You just have to maintain a good level of creativity and the passion to really achieve the look that you want for your room.

First of all, make sure that you clean the room that is involved. Throw out all the old stuff that you have and bring in the new ones. If you have new stuff together with the new ones, you can separate them or better yet; keep the old ones stacked in a room and leave the new ones behind. You really don't need to clutter a room with so many things. Sometimes, it's better to only see a few organized things. It creates a soothing feeling.

Play with the different colors and sizes of pillows. Put them on your furnitures. Fluffy throw pillows are a chair's or sofa's best friends. They never fail to emphasize a simple structure of a sofa for instance with their great patterns and color combination.

Organize the things you think you will always need. Since they need to be readily available for you, put them in a fancy container within reach. This way, it won't obstruct with the color or look of the rest of the room.

Rearranging the furnitures in a room also offers more option for you. Try out different arrangements before settling what you like best. Do a proper comparison. This way, you will see which arrangement is better for the makeover that you are trying to pull.

Rugs! Don't ever forget to utilize rugs to maximum level. That is, when you already have placed properly the necessary wall décor, curtains and even lamps to its proper places. Rugs, should also blend with the entire concept but it can also contrast with the furnitures. Whichever way you prefer, make sure that it does look good.

These steps aren't very difficult to do and don't even take an entire day to finish. Make sure you maintain this look until you decide on changing it again.

The most efficient way of designing a room in your house is to first experiment with the furniture and current decoration that you already have in it. Yes, experimenting with the different elements that are within your reach before deciding for a life-changing interior design is what any person should do first-hand.

The reason is simple. It prevents an individual from spending money on a concept that won't be as effective as the original idea. Play around and rearrange the furniture to different positions and angles. From there, think about how you would like the room to look. You can even conceptualize the entire look of a room to how it should connect to the next room so it doesn't appear as if it is the only furnished space in the entire house.

If you are planning to change the paint of the wall as well; you might want to test a small portion of the desired color to a small area. Doing it this way first is also convenient and cost-efficient because if the paint either didn't turn out the desired color you wanted (when dry) or meet your expectations in filling the room as desired; you wouldn't regret it for wasting your money on nothing.

Still related to colors but on lighting this time, take a look at your room. The windows and the doors will serve as passageways for the outdoor light to illuminate your room. This will also affect whatever color you want to paint your walls. Make sure, above everything else, that the color you want to use doesn't contradict the natural lighting of the room.

As for the right drapes or curtains, don't ever think that the color green or purple or white is enough to inform the sales person that it is the exact color you want to bring home. To make sure you don't order or purchase the incorrect color for your curtains, and to relieve you from any headache as well; simply bring with you a fabric that has the exact color that you desire. This will also lessen the problem for the salesperson you are going to deal with.

Materials that are used for interior designing nowadays are getting expensive and it does take a lot of thinking and shopping around to find the right one for your concept. The tips mentioned are going to help in making interior designing by yourself easier without busting your budget.