Interior Decorating a Home

Many things to consider when planning interior home decoration and a careful planning can become an extraordinary process. In addition to budgetary funds, furniture and decorative elements also need to choose the color scheme, theme decor and style and layout plan for all its furnishings.

Here are some important things to note:

1. Cat Wall

Most of the residential, tend to have either a neutral-colored walls are white, ivory or gray. Indeed there is nothing wrong with neutral-colored walls (especially if you and your family feel comfortable with these colors). But if it is bored with a neutral color but afraid to experiment with color, it's good unity try to paint only on one side of the wall with different colors and then make that wall as a focal wall of a room.

If you have a very large room, you can use almost any color paint. If the room is smaller, avoid using dark colors to prevent the room from the impression of more narrow and claustrophobic.

2. Interior Decorating Style

There are many decorating styles to choose from, it all depends on individual tastes. If you like antique furniture, accessories form with lace and floral patterns, and then try to consider the style of French decor (classic). While that is more like a form of simple, contemporary look then it can try to find reference-style neoclassical style, art deco, Mediterranean, retro.

You can experiment freely to each style but remain cautious, especially in color.

3. Color Scheme

Color is one of the most important parts of an interior decoration. From furniture and fabrics, then paint with decoration if not united they will make the whole room became dead. Each style has certain colors that can not be home to choose a color to a room.

Here is the color scheme to be considered: sea blue, white, gold, yellow is perfect for the theme of the sea or tropical home. While the colors light green, pink, white, and pastel colors are more suitable for chic theme. Black, white, dark blue is a good combination for a contemporary theme. Classic theme more suitable if it consists of the elements of color burgundy, gold, emerald green, yellow and dark brown.

4. Layout settings

Without setting a good layout, the entire room will look cluttered; consequently all the decorative elements in it were actually looks very messy. For ease in setting the layout, it is better adapted to the needs and habits of your family. For example, if you are accustomed to put the house keys or letter at the entrance desk, it would be nice if you placed an accessory like a decorative bowl on the table.

Similarly, a few things that can be referenced in the interior decoration.

Interior Decoration with Lighting

Interior lighting in a room is an important element but also often overlooked when it comes to decorating. Many people are unaware that a decoration can also be built from selecting the right lighting. In fact, you can create a room decorated only with a change of lighting use a lamp, without having to involve other accessory furniture.

There are five types of lighting in a room that is ambient light, task light, accent light, natural light and light decorative. A room often requires more than one kind of proper lighting in a room for nuance and attractive form.

 

Here are some easy steps to decorate the room using decorative lights.

1. Draw a scale plan of the room before redecorating. Researching all possible activities that can be done in the activity room, as well as a detailed note with the location of the activity. Activities such as chatting, reading, watching television. By knowing the details, you can easily determine what type of lights if necessary.

2. Understand the function of each type of lighting so that there will understand what kind of lights are most appropriate for a room. Ambient light is usually placed on the ceiling of a room, to provide lighting in the room. Task light is a type of lamp that is designed to help achieve a certain activity, such as reading or playing cards and illuminate specific areas where the activity is carried out. Accent light aims to provide a particular accent in room accessory elements such as works of art in the form of sculpture or painting. Natural light is the most natural type of lighting that comes from sunlight entering through windows. While the decorative light functions as a decorative element that will beautify the look of the room in your residence.

3. Place each type of lamp that is required on the right side of a room, based on the function and layout of the room. For example, place an appropriate ambient light on the ceiling in the middle of the room, while close to the window, can put a chair for reading so that it only needs a task light on a chair that allows you time to read at night. Decorative lights as accent lights can be placed just on one element alone accessory artwork in the room, so apart from the interior to be interesting, of course, also take care about the environment in terms of electricity savings.

African Style Decorating

Style of interior decoration themes includes ethnic Africans to the modern, depending on the selected region as the interior design inspiration. You can try using the unique patterned textiles and handmade furniture and accessories that adds an exotic impression of the room. Always start from the room most often used to spend most of your time.

For decorating the bathroom, can try creativity through the use of bamboo as a wall and window coverings. Then the selection of a slightly oval wooden tub and putting some water plants on the side of the room. Remember to put the plant near the window, so keep getting sunlight. Also use a small candle of wood with a natural shape around the tub. Place two wooden masks on either side of the bathroom mirror, as well as complementary accessories can be applied gauze on the ceiling above the bathtub.

Install the front door with a Moroccan-style wooden doors, carved doors to the installation of this Moroccan style to your liking, it helps to use the services of an interior designer or contractor so that you do not risk having the doors installed Moroccan origin. In addition, in the living room or front porch, Moroccan rugs can be used so that the nuances of Africa will be increasingly felt in all parts of your interior space.

Family Room Lighting Tips

Generally in a home, the family room is the center of daily activities. In the space that you rest after work, watching television, and playing with children. You may not realize it, but the family room lighting will affect the atmosphere of the space. Family room should be brighter, warmer and more comfortable than the other room. Unfortunately, it takes more than a lamp or new furniture to produce these effects.

For that, the lighting of your living room does not have to be expensive. The trick is to align the elements in the room to brighten the room. This includes walls, carpets, furniture, knick-knacks and even small ones. Here are some simple tricks you can do for your living room.

 

1. Use natural light.

The best type of lighting for any space is the natural light from the sun. If you are lucky enough to have a large window, use it as a primary source of light for your home during the day. A kind of thin curtain with soft colors or frosted glass that is placed in the window will produce a calm soft light and warm. Combine it with yellow or cream-colored carpet then you will get a room a bright and warm.

2. Combine types of existing lighting.

There are two types of room lighting, which serves as a shaper of the atmosphere and the lighting. A good arrangement is to combine the two, especially when you have a multi-functional family room. Lighting a good atmosphere is to use a lamp that is placed on the walls than ordinary light is placed in the ceiling. Use lighting to areas that require good lighting such as reading areas, play areas, and areas to watch television. Be sure to align all areas.

3. Light up your favorite objects.

Do you have a favorite painting, a collection of antiques, or sculpture you want to show the people who visit your home? Strobe light (spotlight) is the right way to do it. Accessories are placed on the wall can be illuminated with small lights on the bottom of the wall or object from which to deal with these objects. Combine the spotlight with carpet to produce an instant focal point. Carpet that has a luxurious feel coupled with a strobe light will immediately attract the attention of people who visit your home.

4. Use a brightly colored cloth.

When lighting your living room depends on artificial lighting such as lamps, avoiding the dark as much as possible. Fabric with a bright and soft color will be very suitable for carpets, curtains and pillowcases, and a sofa in your living room. Limit the dark colors only as accents the room, and make sure they are aligned with the dominant color in that space.

That lighting tips for the family room, hopefully you can help develop the inspiration.