Decorating Tips

Sick of Plain Walls? - Take baby steps by giving a small space-an entry hall, powder room or closet-a pop of color. Or ease into it with pale greens and soft blues. If you can't kick the white-wall habit, try some color on your ceilings- shades of light blue look great.


Finding the best couch - It's not worth it to spend even 200$ on a poorly made sofa that will look outdated and junky this time next year. A great couch is worth saving for. It's all part of "furnishing forward" : collecting pieces , whether cheap or pricey, yard sale or inherited , that you'll use again in various rooms and in different homes.


Overhead Light in living room is so harsh - Use a lot of table and floor lamps; the glow they cast is lot more flattering than that from an overhead light. Play with heights by putting an interesting floor lamp on one side of sofa and a small lamp on a table on the other side.

Blank white wall in small bedroom
Hang something you love across from your bed, like a blown-up family photo or a favorite painting, so its the first thing you see in the morning. Give pictures the gallery treatment by having them professionally matted in prefab frame size(such as 20 x 24 or 30 x 32 ) . You'll save money by buying the frame yourself. Or think out of the box and frame a piece of vintage fabric.Or inquire at your local art school for shows featuring up coming artists.