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Design Elements
A well-decorated room can still lack personality. To give your room a personality,
choose from among these basic design elements, modify them to suit your tastes and
implement them in a way which is just right for you.
1. A Theme - A 'themed' room says something about you, the person who has done it,
your family or the place where you live. A theme will also provide you a place to
showcase your collections, prized possessions, arts and crafts.
There are endless possibilities for using themes, but once you decide upon one, it will
give you focus, as it will eliminate many things which don't fit into it. This results in great
ease in shopping, planning, implementing etc. Some best decorated rooms have had
themes like Water, Nature, Eighteenth Century England, Contemporary, Ethnic, Pastels
etc.
2. Artifacts - A piece of artistic value will always give your room that special touch you
have always wanted. It can add texture and depth to a room. Depending upon your
theme, the artifact may be an an antique chair, a painted bookshelf, an original painting
or even an original watercolor by your local artist.
3. Collections - It is the most effective way to display your collections in a special
arrangement. Whether you collect shells, dolls or trinkets, arrange them tastefully
instead of just lining things up in a row. Lining things looks even worse when objects
are small in size. Instead, group them together to project variety within your collections.
Lovely trays, glass cupboards, corner shelves etc. are some ideas for displaying your
collections.
4. Color - Color does not get limited to painting the walls of your room. Use colors that
make you feel good about them in fabrics, linen, pillows, shelves, curtains etc. Blend
colors to suit your style.
Add fabrics to liven up your room with a print that contains the color of your upholstery.
To maintain harmony in colors, use the same accent at least THRICE around the same
room. For e.g. pillows, tablecloths and curtains could have similar accents. For more on
using colors, read my article 'Using Colors in Your Room'.
Use of the above elements will still leave everything to your own imagination and
creativity. These will only help you in drawing out a plan for your Home-Decorating
exercise. The details of the plan are still left to you to fill up.
Happy Decorating!
About the Author
Lata Tokhi is the Founder and Editor of Dot Com Women, a premier women's website
and fast-growing online community, and Celebrating Christmas, a resource for
celebrating Christmas in style. Visit her websites for lots of homemaking and business
ideas, free downloads, free Ezines and message boards for women to network and
share.
A well-decorated room can still lack personality. To give your room a personality,
choose from among these basic design elements, modify them to suit your tastes and
implement them in a way which is just right for you.
1. A Theme - A 'themed' room says something about you, the person who has done it,
your family or the place where you live. A theme will also provide you a place to
showcase your collections, prized possessions, arts and crafts.
There are endless possibilities for using themes, but once you decide upon one, it will
give you focus, as it will eliminate many things which don't fit into it. This results in great
ease in shopping, planning, implementing etc. Some best decorated rooms have had
themes like Water, Nature, Eighteenth Century England, Contemporary, Ethnic, Pastels
etc.
2. Artifacts - A piece of artistic value will always give your room that special touch you
have always wanted. It can add texture and depth to a room. Depending upon your
theme, the artifact may be an an antique chair, a painted bookshelf, an original painting
or even an original watercolor by your local artist.
3. Collections - It is the most effective way to display your collections in a special
arrangement. Whether you collect shells, dolls or trinkets, arrange them tastefully
instead of just lining things up in a row. Lining things looks even worse when objects
are small in size. Instead, group them together to project variety within your collections.
Lovely trays, glass cupboards, corner shelves etc. are some ideas for displaying your
collections.
4. Color - Color does not get limited to painting the walls of your room. Use colors that
make you feel good about them in fabrics, linen, pillows, shelves, curtains etc. Blend
colors to suit your style.
Add fabrics to liven up your room with a print that contains the color of your upholstery.
To maintain harmony in colors, use the same accent at least THRICE around the same
room. For e.g. pillows, tablecloths and curtains could have similar accents. For more on
using colors, read my article 'Using Colors in Your Room'.
Use of the above elements will still leave everything to your own imagination and
creativity. These will only help you in drawing out a plan for your Home-Decorating
exercise. The details of the plan are still left to you to fill up.
Happy Decorating!
About the Author
Lata Tokhi is the Founder and Editor of Dot Com Women, a premier women's website
and fast-growing online community, and Celebrating Christmas, a resource for
celebrating Christmas in style. Visit her websites for lots of homemaking and business
ideas, free downloads, free Ezines and message boards for women to network and
share.