Decorating Tips 101
How do I decorate a
room well if I can’t afford a professional?
So you want to redo a room without the cost of a decorator?
Follow these 9 easy steps below and you will create an amazing room
transformation.
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| Photo from hgtv.com |
First: Choose a
focal piece, something you LOVE, a painting or a pillow, a chair or a vase, a
piece that says “tada.” Your focal
piece needs to have several colors in it, so that you can choose paint colors
and fabric swatches that will be used in the room. I recommend no less that 3
colors, but when you go over three, make sure the extra colors are in the same
color family, unless you are decorating a circus.
Second: On a
board glue or staple the paint colors and fabric swatches and make sure that
you LOVE what you see. If you don’t like it on the board, you will HATE it in
your room.
Third: Ask your friends which paint color they would use on the wall and go with the friend that chooses the one you like, then invite her over to help you paint.
Third: Ask your friends which paint color they would use on the wall and go with the friend that chooses the one you like, then invite her over to help you paint.
Order pizza for dinner and schedule a massage the next day
for both of you.
Fourth: Look
through a billion decorating magazines and spend 300 hours on
Pinterest.com looking for the
perfect window treatment. After you have chosen it, gather your friends again
and ask them which fabric on your board would go best with the treatment you
have chosen. Listen to the friend that has a sewing machine. Smile sweetly and
ask her if she’ll help you make the drapes. Block off a week on your calendar,
put childproof gates up, so that your children don’t walk on your fabric, when
it is lying all over your den floor waiting to get cut and sewn.
Wear your hair in two ponytails, and don your husband’s
favorite nighty each evening until the den is back in order and he can once
again sit in his favorite chair. It’s also a good idea to have the freezer
fully stocked with his favorite ice cream during this portion of the decorating
process.
Fifth: If you
live in Houston, call Burke’s Upholstery to recover any furniture that no
longer matches the room. Your friend’s are avoiding you now, so just choose a
fabric from the board. It will blend beautifully with the room.
Six: Have a
garage sale and get rid of the clutter that sits on your shelves and tables.
Call your friend that sells Southern Living and have a Home Show. Use the
points from your home show and the money from your garage sale to buy
accessories that go with your new look.
You are now back in good standing with one of your friends and your room
is looking complete.
Seven: Make sure
each end table has some form of life on it. Toddlers don’t count. A candle, a
fresh flower or fruit bowl is a nice touch. Make sure you accessorize in odd
numbers on your tables and shelves.
Eight: Kiss your
husband. Serve a fancy meal for your family with candles and enjoy your new
look.
Nine: Have an
open house and offer to help your friends redo a room in their houses, since
you are now an expert in the field and they are all envious of your fresh new
look.
Happy Decorating!
Terri Bonin
