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Home decoration is an inspiration that comes from imagination. You have to apply yourx thoughts practically. A variety of designs is available for your choice of interior and exterior décor of the home. You have to look through them keenly, compare and evaluate their appearances, characteristics and uniqueness and then go for the best one. You should think about aptness of idea not just by the way it looks but by aesthetic appeal it gives. The following ornamental tips will help you to make your home looks more amazing, well ventilated and well-designed.

Apply Trendy Colors

Pick color palette cautiously while selecting background colors for walls, flooring, window treatments and articles of furniture. Select the colors which are currently in fashion and keep excellence for a few years. Neutral and earthy colors are secured and its combination gives calming effect to the room. Colors like yellow, green, red are in fashion. As it’s very difficult to replace colors of floors, windows etc. so choose such colors as last long.

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Apply Monotone Theme

Same tone decoration seems to be very large. You should use such a devise as gives monotone (same tone) with color palate. The monotone like white sofas, white table, and white glass can be pleasant with color cushions and garnishes. Brown and tan colors are used for warm monotone.  


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Hang Conspicuous Paintings

Paintings are good to make walls pretty. The way to arrange paintings plays an important role as it modifies whole of the room. This makes the room seems bigger. It is essential to choose eye catching paintings for attraction to the guests.  Also you have to decide which colors and glooms are attractive. Choose those colors which impress you the most. Light colors look pretty on wall paintings and provide pleasing sense to the eyes.

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Use Decorative Lights

Use lighting sensibly by arranging it in a form of triangle while positioning lamps. Use coffee or yellow shade to make a warm glow, style and mood more appealing. You have to use lamp lighting rather than overhead lighting i.e. spot lighting.


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Apply Whimsical Lamps

Lamps are considered nice to give warmness and superiority to dinning room. On each side of the room lean lamp should be used for comfy look. Yellow or mica shade gives tranquil effect and provides a sense of love and greeting to dinning room. Stunning lamps on table is another approach to make the room warm and cozy.

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Make Use of Stylish Furniture

The furniture is a great way to make décor of your home. Slip covers are nice to make over your furniture and will also help to add further life to your furniture. Pillows and cushions also give tranquil effect to home. Table covers with similar fabrics are utilizing for curtains which give fabulous makeover to your room.

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Place Sofas Properly

Place sofas at a little distance from the wall. The two sofas placed in a ‘V’ form between the tables look in a parallel form. The carpet placed under table looks nice.

Use Beautiful Curtains

Curtains are used to raise artistic and visual appeal of the room. Charming curtains provide aesthetic look and present a conspicuous style. The variety of curtains depends on functionality for which the drapes are being made. The curtains are used to embellish window. They give seclusion and add to the charm of drawing room. You can opt for the color of curtains with continuity or with little bit contrast.

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Use Attractive Pillows

Sofa pillows are primarily used as garnishes. Attractive cushions are mainly arranged on ‘Settee’ to give them pleasant gaze. They can be finished through a diversity of fabric. It gives tranquil effect to the room and appears to be trendy. It can transform the mood of atmosphere. Sofa pillows can be positioned deliberately at special places to give gazing impression in room.


Attractive Pillows


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Select Right Flooring

All types of flooring needs care whether it is laminate flooring or wooden flooring.  If your life is too busy and leads to energetic way to live, you will need such flooring that is simple to look and require very little efforts to maintain. Hardwood flooring is simple to clean but sometimes needs to be maintained. Laminate flooring resembles hardwood flooring in case of maintenance. It is easy to sustain and clean up the floor with the help of damp wash. Ceramic flooring is also a sort of flooring which is easy and needs a little care. But it does need to care once a year. Carpet surely requires little maintenance and apart from that it can be tricky to clean up.


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Make Use of Stylish Ceiling

Well designed ceiling enhances the look of a room and attracts everyone. Any shape and shade creates a soft composition. The designs you opt for your ceilings depend on the accommodation like interior décor depends on ambiance, lighting, ventilation etc. Its furnishing quality adds stylishness to the home which put aside the money spent on lighting. Various types of ceilings are available in the market like wooden ceiling, Plaster of Paris ceiling and Hardboard ceiling. In wooden ceiling, the board should be used of good quality timber whereas in plaster of Paris it is self made and makes the room attractive. 

Stylish Ceiling

Display Decorative Items

Display collections like dolls, paperweights or show piece that you like for warm look at the same place. It will be eye catching decoration and look more pleasing when they are all together. It would be nice place to show off your all collections of dolls and statues or show pieces.

 
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3  Comment(s)
Shally
By Shally -  On  2/5/2010 12:00:04 PM

chenar


You can match red color sofa with light color wall paint and light color curtains. You can also go for light color wall paint and mix and match of red and cream color curtains.  


regards 


shally

 
chenar
By chenar -  On  1/30/2010 1:40:28 AM
how can i match red leather sofa with wall colour and curtain.
thank you
 
C K tripathy
By C K tripathy -  On  9/19/2008 3:55:43 PM
Great tips,truely the right decoration makes a great difference to the appearance of your home.

Thanks for the valuable sugesstions.

Chandan
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