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A pillow's decorative punch
Decorative pillows can add warmth, texture and
dramatic accents to your home interior. Choose
bright colors and bold patterns to add life to
an otherwise boring couch or lounge chair. Add a
colorful floral pattern to your stiff classical
furniture to add a dash of the earth's warmth.
Bold patterns always look dramatic against plain
fabrics and surfaces.
For every two patterned pillows, throw in a
plain pillow to break the pattern. Too much
pattern can become tiring on the eye.
Light's subtle message
Interior lighting can work pure wonders. Whether
you want to create atmosphere or attract
attention to a piece of artwork or special piece
of furniture, the type of lighting effect you
choose will make all the difference.
Consider having two lighting options in your
home. First, create a lighting design to suit
your own practical needs when in the house
alone. For example, when you are cleaning or
reading you'll need a large bright central
ceiling light. But this isn't appropriate when
you have friends over. As a second lighting
option create 'entertainment lighting' by
choosing subtle small lights that you may hang
behind or above furniture or on a side table or
in the base of an indoor potted plant.
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Mirrors do two things. They create the illusion
of extra space and they reflect scenes. The
secret to hanging a mirror is to know just that.
In a cramped room a strategically placed mirror
could offer you the extra space you thought only
remodeling would do. Always hand a mirror
opposite things you want to see more of:
opposite a piece of artwork, or window, or
indoor plant.
Fresh flower power
Fresh flowers (or even good artificial ones) in
a room can bring inside all the freshness of the
outside world and literally transform a room.
Match flowers with the colors of you
accessories. Or place them on a table in front
of a mirror.
The incandescent radiance of candles
Candles, whether lit or unlit, make the great
final touch to your home. Use scented candles in
the bathroom and votive candles to add that
decorative touch to a formal dinner. |
