Home Decorating Design
The Essence of Your Own Style

Over the years a greater emphasis has been placed on personal expression in home decorating design. There has been a shift in the way we inhabit our homes to a more casual lifestyle.

Formally defined rooms once reserved for a single use has given way to home decorating with versatile open spaces that flow easily into each other.

We are once again searching the pleasures of home. Creating a spa experience in a luxurious master bath , home theater

entertainment in our own media rooms, and even part and full time home offices are becoming commonplace.

An easy way to get inspired for home decorating design is to spend time leafing through design magazines, books and mail order catalogs. You will see all kinds of design solutions, products and styles that appeal to you, but don't take any one style too literally.

Home decorating design that holds comfort in mind is the greatest luxury and can put you at ease. Without comfort you may go home but you won't want to stay there.

It should be a pleasure to walk into your home at the end of the day and have it be as harmonious as it is beautiful.

Trust your preferences to guide you.

Find things that please you, whether it's the color, shape, age or the style it reflects. Build around those attributes, by repeating and contrasting them.

If you have a new house but have a desire for more time honored surroundings, compliment with a few old things. Antique bed linens, vintage fabric pillows, faux Venetian plaster or a scrubbed English pine table will echo another age, counteracting a new home's perfection.

Your home should be a reflection of you and your lifestyle. Satisfaction comes from expressing ourselves and a truly beautiful home is an expression of you and your family. Weave your family's story through every area of your home.

Making a house a "home" is an ongoing process. It's best to have a master plan in place so adjacent rooms flow smoothly into one another. Concentrate on one space at a time. It will be far more satisfying than trying to tackle too much at one time. This also allows you to refine your choices along the way.

Your furnishings can and will change as time goes by to accommodate changing needs and wants. Strive for a balance between long term investment pieces and whimsical splurges. When investing in significant pieces, the quality, comfort and enduring style should be your guidelines.

Take pride in doing your own home decorating and be willing to take a few risks along the way. Even when people have talented decorators there are no guarantees that what clients expect and how they will feel about things later will be the same.

Always buy what you love, even if you have to decide where it goes later. (But only in the case of a one-of-a-kind or a "can't beat the price" bargain) If you always buy what you love you'll be okay. If you do make a mistake, don't be too hard on yourself.

The goal is to never include anything you don't love and respond to emotionally.

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