Your Home Decorating Style
Game room-perfect for relaxing and entertaining!
Your Home Decorating Style
Choosing the Overall Look & Feel of Your Room Interiors
We sometimes have the tendency to want to display everything we have. But then it gets jumbled and nothing is really special or featured. When you take away some of the stuff and display less, it becomes more important. Pack some of it away and switch it around from time to time for variety.
Rustic Dining area with aspen log furniture and painted wall mural
See if any of these basic home decorating styles fit you. Some styles to consider are:
- Urban Chic or Modern- clean, straight lines, minimum textures and solid colors. It is very un-cluttered (think lots of hidden storage) …read more
- Casual – Also called French, European Country, Cottage, Americana and others-Here the colors are muted, but can be soft or they can be quite deep, but not bright, loud colors. It’s characterized by being very homey and comfortable…read more
- Eclectic – A Real Mix of Contempory and Traditional – Not Electric (as my young daughter used to say). Some say that this style is “anything goes” but if you do that, you end up with no style. So, blend carefully and you’ll get a refreshing, unexpected look that is fun and easy to live in…read more
- Historic – Traditional-Just as it sounds, you like things that have a history. Good china and crystal. Antiques with details. Rugged textures in the fabrics such as tweeds. Dark wood tones and smooth textures…read more
- Natural – Cabin, North Woods, Santa Fe, Southwest, California-You’ll find a lot of wood, bamboo, cork, dark wood and stone in this style….read more
- Exotic – Global – Foreign-mostly here we’re talking about looks from Africa, Asia, Egypt, South Seas or Australia. Use strong patterns with spicy colors…read more
A comfy chair in corner with a side table
A more exotic or global decorating style
Certainly there are other home decorating styles not listed, because ultimately it’s about what you like. Maybe you’re a hopeless romantic and you want frills and lace. Do you find yourself collecting things? That’s also a style that can work—if you know how to display without looking cluttered. Or, you may be passionate about blue. Everything centers around shades of this color. Ocean blue, peacock, marine, icy, cool blue and pale pastel. If that’s what you love, then go for it! You can make it work.
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