SImplicity and order can provide a sense of calm.Simple doesn’t mean plain or unattractive. Simple design can create a sophisticated, traditional, elegant look or a modern, minimalist feel. The bottom line is reducing chaos and over-decoration, and minimizing clutter and confusion.- Plan only one or two focal points per room, so you can really “see” the beauty, rather than having a hodge podge of color and design elements. - Limit the number of colors in your design and stick with gentle colors, rather than bold primary colors. - Make color transitions gentle. Avoid making too strong a statement between dark and light colors, such as black and white. (However, keep in mind that you may want energizing colors in a room; for example, in a kitchen or home office where you’d like to be engaged and active.) Once you’ve created a simple, clean design, enjoy it! Allow yourself relaxing time to read a book or watch your favorite TV show, without answering the phone or responding to text messages. Spend time with your family or friends in a quiet way, without over planning your activities. Achieving a calm and simple home environment can help you find peace of mind every day.   Smooth, simple surfaces add a calm, zen feel.
Gentle color transitions feel serene and comforting.
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Showing posts with label Living Room. Show all posts
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Monday, March 21, 2016
Clean Simple Design
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Pianos as a Design Element
It's a beautiful design statement as well as an instrument to play.Pianos come in many shapes, sizes, colors and styles; from the largest grand pianos to more petite baby grand and even smaller upright styles.- A black grand piano is classic; with white walls and flooring around it, it pumps up the drama. - A polished wood finished piano is perfect to complement your furniture and flooring and brown hues in your rugs, upholstery and draperies. - A white lacquer piano is also be quite stunning. Before you purchase a piano, think carefully about its size relative to the size of your room because a piano does take up a lot of space! Then think of the practical issue of lighting. It’s good to have a table lamp sitting on the piano or a floor lamp nearby to illuminate sheet music. Then think about the wall art you’d like near your piano. Music-related art is always fun, such as framed concert posters, photographs of musical instruments, pen-and-ink drawings of composers or abstract art showing musical themes. Make sure artwork is hung at the right height above a grand piano so you can see it when the top is open or partially open. Want a new bold and beautiful piece to set the tone in your living room? Just add a piano!  
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Sunday, December 13, 2015
Decorating with Calming Colors
They create a more stress-free home environment.Consider this when you select colors for your home:- Select cool colors, such as blue, violet and blue-green. - Use soft, muted shades of almost any color, including powder blue, sage green, pale pink and gentle salmon. - Create a calm look with neutral shades, such as cream, ivory and pale gray. Use calming colors for a variety of your home décor elements, including paint, rugs and carpeting, upholstery, bed linens and more. Looking for even more peace and harmony in your home? Focus on reducing the clutter and chaos; that will go a long way in helping you feel more relaxed and calm. Just to play devil’s advocate … be aware that the mood you want to create may be different in the various rooms of your home. In rooms where you want to feel energized and productive, such as your kitchen or home office, you might want to avoid calming colors and instead select bright hues to raise your energy level. Think ahead about your need for relaxation and a mellow mood before you select the colors for your interior design. Then sit back, relax and enjoy your home!
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
Decorate Your Entry Hall
It can introduce the beauty of your home to your guests.Consider these ideas for updating your entry:- Use bold and rich colors or striking black and white. - Add mirrors to make the room appear larger. - Explore the idea of shiny, lacquer or faux finish walls. - Accent with metallic finishes, including gold, silver, bronze or copper. - Install a front door that looks distinctive even from the inside. - Purchase a dramatic light fixture or lamp. It’s nice to include a table and at least one chair or bench where people can stop to put on their shoes, but too much furniture will collect junk on a daily basis. A coat rack or umbrella rack can add welcome functionality. Also take time to select artwork, rugs and light fixtures. When selecting colors for your foyer, think about coordination with the rooms you can see from your entry hall, probably your living room and maybe your dining room. If you’re thinking about a remodeling project, you can redesign your front door for more drama, even adding side and top windows to bring in more light. If you don’t have a separate foyer, be clever in your decorating to make this area appear as a separate space, using your flooring, furniture and artwork selection. Want to make a good first impression? Focus on redesigning your entry hall this season!  A small table dresses up the entry, without adding clutter. Side and top windows around your front door create a dramatic entry.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Mid-century Chairs
This streamlined style is from the 1950s and 1960s
Yet mid-century modern is new again!Mid-century chairs are characterized mostly by straight lines without ornamentation, and are often accented with a few graceful curves. Mid-century chairs combine expert craftsmanship with industrial design and manufacturing. They’re constructed from metal, wood, fiberglass, plastic and sometimes leather and fabric. They come in almost any color, but tend to be in black, white and tan. You can also go wild with 1960s colors such as harvest gold and avocado.Purchase true vintage mid-century chairs at auction, local antique stores or online. You can also buy re-creations of classic mid-century pieces from many brick-and-mortar stores and showrooms. You don’t have to change your decorating style to add a couple of mid-century chairs. Celebrate “less is more” with the beautiful lines and curves of a mid-century chair or two. Mid-century chairs can even add brilliant color to your decor! |
This low-slung, sleek chair adds pizazz to a room.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Decorating with Purple
And purple may even add passion to your life!Purple is surprisingly flexible because it goes well with many decorating styles and so many other colors.- Purple teams beautifully with many neutrals, including cream, light gray, white, eggshell, brown and black. - Accents that work well include blue, aqua, ochre, teal, spring green and yellow. - You can even add just a touch of purple to a neutral paint color, so the finishing result seems like beige or cream or light gray, yet has an extra pizazz! Purple can add a quirky or whimsical touch, and we all know that traditionally it’s a rich and royal color that can add sophistication and luxury to your home décor. Depending on the shade of purple you select, you can create a variety of feelings from soft and soothing to passionate, vibrant and magical. If you’re nervous about adding such a passionate color to your home, think small. Throw pillows, a small upholstered chair, table linens, flowers, plants, paint on a small accent wall, or wallpaper in a powder room or guest bedroom. Be bold and add your favorite shade of purple to your home décor. It was add passion to your home.  Periwinkle chairs make this dining room elegant and sophisticated. Add purple in a fresh bouquet to see if you like this vibrant color.
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Friday, November 6, 2015
Hunter Douglas
Hunter Douglas offers innovation and inspiration through an impressive array of award-winning products and lifting systems. Now on sale.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Shutters
A Classic Look with Long-Lasting Finishes and Exceptional Craftsmanship
Our shutter collection includes:
WOOD SHUTTERS
Heritance®
Classic Heritance® hardwood shutters are crafted from real wood and use dovetail joinery for maximum strength and durability. Available in a large selection of stain and paint finishes.
HYBRID SHUTTERS
NewStyle®
The value-priced NewStyle® hybrid shutters blend the beauty of real wood and advanced modern-day materials to create a stunning and durable window covering for any room.
POLYSATIN SHUTTERS
Palm Beach™
Our Palm Beach™ polysatin shutters are constructed with UV resistant vinyl, so they’re guaranteed never to warp, crack, fade, chip, peel or discolor, regardless of extreme heat or moisture.
Friday, October 30, 2015
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