Paint
If wallpaper is still not for you, then consider the transformation a simple coat of paint in a beautiful color can have on a room. If you find yourself overwhelmed by the number of color choices available today, a certified color expert can quickly and easily perform a “color test” with you to eliminate 75% of the choices, thus ensuring you are truly selecting the color palette you find most appealing and is most appropriate for your home. Start by selecting a palette for the entire house and carry just a few complimentary colors throughout rather than giving in to the urge to paint every single room a drastically different color. You will find that this harmonious use of your favorite hues adds warmth and sophistication to the spaces in your home, usually for the least expense.
So whether you select just one of these suggestions or a combination, you may find that by making a few, less expensive yet well designed changes to the spaces you are in will make “staying in” the activity of choice not necessity.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Wall coverings
With endless choices available in terms of colors, patterns, and even textures, 21st century wall coverings are not the dated, hard to remove prints of years past. Look through a wall covering book today and you will find a range from vivid colors and bold, contemporary prints to softer, almost faux finish like coverings as well as innovative textured paper. When used sparingly in a few key, select rooms, wall coverings break up the monotony that sometimes is created by just having painted walls throughout a house. Wallpaper creates a “Wow” effect when you enter a room making that space a focal point in your home. The combination of paint and wallpaper is also quite striking. Traditionally found in rooms where a chair rail is present and paper is applied above with paint below the rail. The cost of labor to install wall coverings is often relatively the same if not less than the cost of painting, and wallpaper that resembles a faux finish is almost always less expensive than a painted faux finish. The cost per roll of many top quality coverings ranges from $40/roll to as high as $185/roll for very extravagant, textured papers.
With endless choices available in terms of colors, patterns, and even textures, 21st century wall coverings are not the dated, hard to remove prints of years past. Look through a wall covering book today and you will find a range from vivid colors and bold, contemporary prints to softer, almost faux finish like coverings as well as innovative textured paper. When used sparingly in a few key, select rooms, wall coverings break up the monotony that sometimes is created by just having painted walls throughout a house. Wallpaper creates a “Wow” effect when you enter a room making that space a focal point in your home. The combination of paint and wallpaper is also quite striking. Traditionally found in rooms where a chair rail is present and paper is applied above with paint below the rail. The cost of labor to install wall coverings is often relatively the same if not less than the cost of painting, and wallpaper that resembles a faux finish is almost always less expensive than a painted faux finish. The cost per roll of many top quality coverings ranges from $40/roll to as high as $185/roll for very extravagant, textured papers.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Maximize your Decorating Dollar
Lately it seems that we are all very focused on how we are spending our money. However, being budget conscious hasn’t lessened our desire for beautiful, quality products or changed our appreciation of great style. In fact, with less money being spent on dining out and going to the movies, and more time being spent at home with family and entertaining friends, it is more important than ever to “Love the Space You’re In”.
Here are a few ideas on how to bring beauty and style into your home without sacrificing quality or breaking the bank:
Custom Window Treatments
Custom window treatments make a huge impact in any room. Dressing an otherwise “naked” window not only adds warmth and elegance to a space, but certain styles can actually make a standard 8 foot ceiling seem higher, a narrow window seem wider and an ordinary room spectacular! Whether you choose contemporary grommet panels or traditional swags and cascades, there are numerous options available to you in terms of fabrics, hardware and styles if you choose to have your window treatments custom made. But don’t mistake the word ‘custom’ for ‘expensive’. While certain fabrics and labor intensive treatments can be pricey, several styles can be achieved for under $700 with a finished product that looks priceless.
Stay tuned for more ideas…
Here are a few ideas on how to bring beauty and style into your home without sacrificing quality or breaking the bank:
Custom Window Treatments
Custom window treatments make a huge impact in any room. Dressing an otherwise “naked” window not only adds warmth and elegance to a space, but certain styles can actually make a standard 8 foot ceiling seem higher, a narrow window seem wider and an ordinary room spectacular! Whether you choose contemporary grommet panels or traditional swags and cascades, there are numerous options available to you in terms of fabrics, hardware and styles if you choose to have your window treatments custom made. But don’t mistake the word ‘custom’ for ‘expensive’. While certain fabrics and labor intensive treatments can be pricey, several styles can be achieved for under $700 with a finished product that looks priceless.
Stay tuned for more ideas…
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