If you do it correctly, wall art or framed photographs can change the entire look of a room. As a general rule of thumb, pictures should be placed just above eye level, where “eye leve” is determined according to the use of the room. For instance, if you’re placing the picture in the living room where people are usually seated, eye level should be from a sitting position.
As to how the wall art should be arranged, decide on the area you want people to focus on. Placing a group of photos on a wall creates an interesting focal point in a room, but this requires more planning. Arrange the photos out on the floor before placing anything on the wall. This way you can decide on the arrangement without leaving any holes or marks on your wall.
Before you undertake any major design project, you need to make an accurate floor plan. It’s important that you define your space and know its limitations before you place furniture or move things around. To make a floor plan, measure your living area including doors, windows, closets, and electrical outlets. It’s important that your measurements are very accurate, or else your floor plan won’t be very helpful. Once you’re done taking measurements, transfer the measurements to a rough draft sketch. Make copies of the finished space so you don’t need to re-draw the basics if you make a mistake rearranging the furniture.
DIY home decorating not only helps you cut costs drastically - it’s a very satisfying and fulfilling project. In order to get things efficiently and properly, you need to have the right tools for the job. Here are some of the basic tools that you will need for any decorating project you might undertake.
For hanging things, you will need thumb tacks, push pins, sewing machine needles, picture wire, and plastic anchors.
For attaching things, get a glue gun and glue sticks, rubber bands, a staple gun and staples, spray adhesive, starch, fabric glue, and needles and thread.
For cutting things, you need sharp fabric scissors, utility scissors, a box cutter, and a light handsaw if you want to do some woodwork.
For measuring things, invest in a tape measure, T-square, or yardstick.
Store your tools in a toolbox and consider getting a step tool and caddy to organize your materials better and make them easy to carry around.
For a different take on adding life to your walls, try covering the walls using fabric instead of wallpaper! It works a lot just like wallpapering except you’ll be using starch to stick the fabric, allowing you to remove it easily and reuse.
Before you undertake this task, decide which wall you’d like to cover in fabric. You can either cover the whole room, or only half a wall then apply a border trim. You might also want to use the fabric to create a wall mural, or make a collage of color and place a decorative frame around it.
Depending on your tastes, fabric could either be very cheap or very expensive, but this can be fixed by shopping at clearance sales or discount fabric stores. The good thing about using fabric to cover your wall is that once you remove it, all you have to do is wash it before reusing it for another craft project.
Whether you choose to cover your entire bedroom’s wall or only a part of it, you’ll definitely love how fabric looks just like actual wallpaper, without its permanence.
Choosing and blending colors might be confusing for some, but here’s a quick way for you to decide on a color scheme for your home: pick, see, and LMD.
First, pick a pattern from any object that you have, such as a pillowcase or a piece of furniture. Use the pattern as the basis for the color palette you intend to use for the rest of the room.
Next, see three colors. Select a light, medium, and dark color (LMD) from your chosen pattern to serve as your foundation. To make the task easier, head over to the hardware store and ask for paint chips that will match your pattern that you can bring around when you shop for furniture.
Finally, the way you use light, medium, and dark colors affect the overall atmosphere and appearance of your room. A light background is the easiest to pull off since there are more colors that will match it. The medium color of furniture, curtains, and windows will blend easily with a light background. Finally, use dark colors on accessories. Since the eye is usually drawn to darker colors, arrange the accessories in such a way that they serve as the focal point of the room.
You spend a lot of hours in your bedroom, relaxing and rejuvenating in bed to prepare yourself for the next day’s activity. It makes perfect sense for you to make your bed as comfortable and pleasurable to be tucked in. It’s also a great plus if your bedsheets goes with the decorations, color scheme, and overall theme of your bedroom.
Size is the first factor you should consider when choosing your bedsheets. You can buy sheets in standard sizes like King, Queen and Full. However, some matress manufacturers add more features tot he mattress, like adding pillows on top. The extra material makes the mattress wider. If you’re using a mattress like that, make sure the sheets you get are a size bigger.
Thread count is another important factor. This is the number of threads per square inch in the bed sheet’s material. Generally speaking, a thread count of over 400 is a high-quality buy that is comfortable and will last for years.
Finally, consider the right kind of material. Cotton is the most popular because it’s soft and durable, but you might also want to experiment with satin, silks, and mixed fabrics.
If you’re sick of the way your room looks but are not sure how to go about redecorating it, here are some simple and inexpensive tricks you can try. Remember, home decorating is all about deciding what works and what doesn’t and being creative while doing it.
Rearranging the furniture is the quickest and least expensive way to add some more life in to a boring room. Try moving your desk to an opposite wall and placing your bed where your desk used to be. Have fun experimenting with different positions.
Paint a single wall and make it your room’s focal point. Hang posters or move an interesting piece of furniture in front of the wall. Make the wall’s color complement the room’s color scheme. You’d be surprised at how dramatic and artsy your room will look after.
Cover up your walls by hanging posters, mementos, or mirrors. For something bolder, you could try a geometric styled shelf. Draw an outline of a shape on the wall, then using a masking tape and ruler, paint in the shape. Then place a small hanging shelf between the shape. This will hardly take a day’s work.
Bathrooms may be the smallest rooms in any house, but the state of your bathroom determines how clean and stylish your home is. Even with a fixed budget, bathrooms aren’t difficult nor expensive to decorate.
Changing the lighting can achieve a dramatic effect on your bathroom, especially if they complement the existing color theme. Use unusual light fixtures or buy interesting bulb covers and shades.
You don’t have to buy new things when you can simply repackage what’s already there. If your bathroom has a large mirror, consider re-framing it. If you have ugly spots on your wall or worn doorknobs on your door, repaint your walls or replace them in a stylish package.
Bring life into the bathroom by adding plants or flowers. Plants will need light to thrive, so if your bathroom doesn’t have any windows consider getting silk plants - artificial plants that look incredibly realistic.
It’s important for a small room to have a good, pleasant smell. Use potpurri, scented candles, or aromatherapy oils to make your bathroom swell as sweet as it looks.
