Your Decorating Style
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Have you ever wondered what your decorating style is?
Defining your style will help you when making decorating choices for your home.
It's important to be honest and settle on a decorating style that still works at
the end of a busy week. Do the footwork, study the possibilities and then let
the right one strike your fancy. Soon you will discover the decorating style
that has been fighting to get out! Every decorating style includes distinguishing elements: brass candlesticks and highboys, for instance, translate Colonial; curvaceous side chairs and wall-hung porcelain dishes speak to French provincial. If you're searching for a style, compile a list of favorite rooms. Maybe you like your grandmother's kitchen or a friend's library? What can you borrow from those rooms to forge your own perfect space? Finding a style that suits your lifestyle and setting doesn't mean starting over so don't panic. Your style should be a reflection of what makes you feel good, what matches
your tastes and preferences in other areas of your life. The last thing you
bought for your home is a fantastic indicator of what your style is, especially
if it is design departure for you. Hotels have clear design styles, so use them
to help you find your own style. Think about the type of hotel your choose. Do
you enjoy a quiet bed and breakfast or an ultra modern high rise or the more
traditional styled hotel?
Here are just a few of the decorating style possibilities. if you're still
not sure what your decorating style is try this
online quiz.
Country decorating is about creating a feeling and an ambiance that evokes our past. It is a nostalgia for simpler times and simpler lives. Country style decorating helps us imagine a time when we lived closer to nature and life had a natural order to it. All aspects of country decorating derive from the simple cottages on the shores of Massachusetts to the stark log cabins of the West. At that time homes were simply decorated with items that were used for everyday chores. Spinning wheels, butter churns, quilting racks were all used for practical reasons. Today they are the decorative accents we search out in antique malls and flea markets. Shabby Chic is no particular style, but rather balances elegant things with old and worn, shiny silver accessories with painted wooden tables, soft throw rugs with rough old lace. Shabby Chic fans love previously owned and well loved items. They haunt flea markets, auctions, antique malls and estate sales. They are searching for treasures that show benign neglect, the wear and tear of time, and items that have been well used and handed down through generations. Modern style decorating is sleek and geometric. The surfaces are hard and utilitarian. No curves or bulky styles are in sight with modern style decorating. In contemporary style furniture, the focus on unusual shapes is an important characteristic. Although most of the lines in a contemporary home are angular and geometric, there is almost always an interesting piece of curved furniture to catch your eye. Simple Urban decor is a combination of vintage and contemporary with natural fabrics, medium to dark toned woods, rich neutral colors and decor accents of iron and glass. And, the result is an uncluttered and spacious look. Antique pieces with clean lines (no Victorian here) and flea market finds are integrated into the decor as a counterpoint to the sleek urban style. Unique accent pieces, vintage or new, take the spotlight in this decorating style. Traditional home decorating is elegant and refined. Many decorating styles are actually under the definition of traditional style. Actually a broad range of styles appeared during this time period. If you are deciding to go with the traditional home decorating scheme, there are different time periods and locations you may want to consider. Are you interested in 18th or early 19th century? What country are you looking at? France, England, Italy all had their own decorating styles in that time period. |
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