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Interior Design Makeovers in 2 Minutes, 20 Minutes, 2 Hours and 2 Days
Take a visual scan of the room in need. Look for things that instinctually bother you and are ongoing visual eyesores. These can be things like a picture that is hung too high or too low, a plant with dead branches, or an accessory that you no longer like. Take two minutes and fix this problem; re-hang the picture, pull the leaves off the plant, or remove that accessory.Add fresh flowers in a colorful vase.
Quickly rearrange the existing items on a mantel shelf or coffee table.
20 Minutes Makeover Ideas
Empty a bookcase of all its contents. Reposition the items back on the bookshelves in a new and interesting way. Instead of placing books standing up, stack them in neat piles of like size books and place them on the shelves with an accessory or two on top of the books.
Take down all the artwork on the walls and re-hang in new places in the room. It will look like you purchased all new artwork.
Rearrange your furniture in one room for a new look.
Swap the lamps in one room with the lamps in another room. That matching pair of lamps in your Master Bedroom might look great in your Living Room and the unmatched pair from the Living Room might add a touch of visual and unexpected interest to the bedroom.
2 Hours Makeover Ideas
In a bedroom, switch out the duvet cover or quilt, add decorative pillow shams, and hang some coordinating sheer delicate drapery panels.
In a Bathroom, add new towels in a fresh color, a clean new shower curtain, a new area rug, and new framed mirror.
An alternative in the Bathroom is to paint an old wood vanity a crisp white or even use this as an unexpected place to add a touch of color.
Go through your entire house with touch up paint. It is amazing what eliminating scuffs and dings on the walls can do to help brighten a home.
Hang a set of shelves in the Office or in a Child’s Bedroom for book or toy storage.
Hang a new light fixture in your Entry or Dining Room; it is like adding jewelry to an outfit.
2 Days Makeover Ideas
Repaint a room, any room from a Bedroom to the Kitchen, top to bottom in a fresh and up-to-date color.
For your patio, buy new furniture, an outdoor area rug, a few new potted plants, and hang some wooden carvings to transform an average patio to an outside oasis.
Give a bathroom a complete facelift by painting the walls, installing a new framed mirror and light fixture, new towels, new accessories and rugs. The room will appear brand new.
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Interior Decoration With Danish Furniture Design
Some people just can’t stand the thought of summer being over! If you are one of those people, then try creating your very own beach-theme bedroom, to enjoy for the entire year. When transforming your bedroom into a beach-theme, keep in mind the simple things in life. Adding too many nautical items will only clutter the room. Think of how a beach would look; simple, airy and relaxing.
You want to create a simple and relaxed atmosphere, as if you were just relaxing on a beach or island somewhere. A few simple ideas and easy tricks will have you on your way to a tropical paradise in your room.
Wall treatments
Use colours that will relax and soothe. Pastel shades of green, blue, yellow and beige are fabulous choices to use on the walls. Adding a bit of bold with black or dark wood frames is also a nice touch with these colours. Choose basic wallpaper or do it yourself with a faux wall idea. Using sponges and textured fabrics to paint with will create this look wonderfully!
Window Treatments
Use light and airy window treatments that stay very basic. Remember, you are supposed to be at the beach! Imagine the curtains blowing in the wind. An easy and affordable solution for this is to use tab-top or tie back curtains and panels. Wooden rods will work beautifully with tab-top curtains. You can leave them as unfinished or pine wood or maybe get creative by painting them white or a match to your wall treatments.
Furniture
Furniture will be the most important items in the room. You want to stay away from dark and heavy looking furniture. Choosing wicker is a wonderful idea. It is light and breezy, not too dark or heavy, so it keeps with the beach theme. You can purchase a wicker furniture set that includes everything you need for the entire room. If you wish to decorate on a tighter budget, try white-washing existing furniture. This is simple to do and costs a fraction of what purchased furniture sets would cost.
You can create a white wash look just by thinning your white paint down and lightly brushing over the wood. Remember not to cover the furniture with a thick coat of paint, just lightly brush over it.
Bedding
Use the colour you chose for your walls as a guide for what your bedding will be. You can easily find patterns that resemble a beach look with seashells or Hawaiian flowers in bright colours to off-set the pastel colours in the room.
Flooring
A white washed wood floor will create the illusion of sand or natural ground. It is very simple to do and will be much more affordable than carpeting or laminate. Keep it light and simple too. Picture sand on the beach and stick with those pigments. If painting your floors is not a solution you wish to do, try keeping your existing flooring and just add a beach element with throw rugs or an area rug in neutral colours. Sage greens are a perfect choice for adding colour to an existing floor.
Accessories
Go on a scavenger hunt for items to decorate with. No need in spending a lot of cash to get a beach look, use the beach instead! Gather seashells, driftwood, empty bottles and washed up sea critters, such as star fish or hermit crab shells. Add a few hanging plants as well as potted plants or trees to bring life to the room.
Voila! You have your very own beach setting now. Enjoy!
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Accessorize Your Bedroom To Match Your Decor
Rustic Decor
For that rustic look that goes with a country, log cabin or lodge style decor make sure to add in a variety of wooden bowls and baskets together with old snowshoes and other camp gear. You might even try certain vintage lodge style blankets in traditional black and red plaid or stripes to add some punch to your bedroom. If you are really brave, you might add some taxidermy mounts which will certainly add a unique look to your bedroom.
Tropical Decor
For tropical or safari style rooms you want to be sure to add in lots of jungle animal prints as well as silk or real plants. Sprinkle in some knick knacks of exotic animals like zebras, lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes and monkeys. Palm tree accessories such as lamps, mirrors and even table stands can help bring the wilds of the jungle into your bedroom.
Romantic Decor
Romantic styles like Victorian, Tuscan, French and Shabby Chic go great with antiques and feminine yard sale finds. Fill the bedroom with elegant vases filled with flowers and put lots of flower paintings or prints on the walls. This look begs for drippy crystals so be sure to have a chandelier or table lamps with lots of crystal prisms. Combine that all with some chippy painted items and you’ll have a look fit for a magazine.
Contemporary Decor
With contemporary or modern bedrooms less is better, but that doesn’t mean the room should be totally void of accessories. Some strategically placed items that have straight clean lines can really add interest. Think about adding a single plain vase with one flower in it, or a simple floral arrangement that is linear in style. A couple of interesting art glass pieces can really add some punch to this style as well.
No matter what style you choose for your bedroom, the accessories are important. Look in decorating magazines and books to see what accessories the decorators put in the rooms that have the same style you are going for. You can buy accessories for less money at consignment stores and yard sales – no one has to know that you got them second hand!
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