Most common Decorating Mistakes

These are the most common decorating mistakes committed while interior decorating. Avoiding these shall not only beautify your home but also result in optimum utilization of available space by making a small space look larger.

Chandeliers should not be hanged too high. Bear in mind that you are using chandeliers to light up the room itself and not the roof area.

Similarly, the paintings and other wall mounted artwork should also be hanged at appropriate height. Ideally, these should be hanged at a height between 4.5 to 5.5 feet to match the eye level of an adult of average height.

Consider color scheme of your furniture before selecting the paint. Generally it is easier to find the paint appropriate to the furniture color that the furniture itself matching the room’s color scheme.

 Curtains should not ne short. The length of curtains should be such that they should always touch the floor. Short curtains hanging in the middle of the wall can just ruin the look of the wall.

Do not compromise your comfort over the decorating style. All the decorating tips used should also help creating a comfortable living for you rather than just giving a stylish look.

Do not use only overhead lighting. Use a blend of table lamps, floor lamps.

In case of sitting room and family room, the sofas, chairs and other similar furniture should be placed in such a manner to facilitate family discussions and meetings. However, this will reveal the back of your furniture, therefore make sure that the back of such furniture is also finished and polished.

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Home Painting Tips

Interior Decoration. Home Painting Tips

Painting a home is a huge job requiring not only great amount of time and effort but also involves a lot of money to be spent. Selection of proper color scheme for the house is an integral element of interior decoration. Therefore, if you plan to get hour house painted, you need to ponder upon every minute detail to get the desired results. If you fail to achieve what you had conceived, not only the amount spent is gone but the inconvenience caused shall also be always regretful.

Following are some tips which should be considered in relation to painting a house:

1. If you are living in a rental apartment, always first discuss your plan with the land lord and proceed only when you have obtained the permission from the land lord. 
2. Before painting the whole room, it is preferable that you paint only a single wall or part of that. This will allow you to have a feel about the color and texture you intend to apply.
3. Try to spend sometime during the day and night in room with single painted wall to test the interaction of the chosen color with sunlight and its impact at night.
4. Once you have satisfied with the main color by painting on a single wall, try different textures of the main color to see the impact of available variations.
5. Also consider various color structures outside the room which can reflect light in your room through a window or door etc. For example a tree in front of your window reflecting green. 
6. If you are moving from an old home, do consider the color of furniture you intend to retain in your new house.
7. If the space you have is small, apply techniques to make small space look larger before going for paint. 

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Make your house a Perfect Home

By making small changes, you can give your house a perfect cozy feel which can enhance the atmosphere of your home.

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How to make small space look larger.

If you have a small home and you want to give it a little spacious and larger look, you need to apply clever home decorating tips so that you can make your small space look larger.

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HOW TO MAKE A SMALL SPACE LOOK LARGER