House Calls: Redoing rooms

If you are considering remodeling or redecorating an existing home, or if you are building a new home, the space planning and design aesthetic is extremely important to your long-term happiness with the results.

It is vital to have an outside, objective and professional perspective that can allow you to plan appropriately, choose items wisely and prepare for future need s.

Beyond decorating, interior designers also understand building codes, can provide illustrations and renderings and help the homeowner decide the ultimate goals with the space.

These three tips help when deciding what to do with an existing space.

Find a focus: Choose something that you like doing in that room. Whether the room is for conversation, eating, or entertaining, decide the focus of the space.

Then, take one item from that room and center the design aesthetic around that piece. It could be an accent pillow, piece of art or a family heirloom that has been handed down for generations.

Mix and match: Do not feel like every color, texture and style has to match within the room. If it does, the look appears more formal, but less tailore d.

Instead of using the same style for everything, use varying designs for lampshades, art, frames and pillows.

Choose sizes wisely: Analyze the size of your furniture and accessories. Many people choose furniture that is too big and accessories that are too small.

Think about the scale of your items and realize that smaller furniture can make the room feel larger.

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House Calls: Redoing rooms