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Fall 2008 Art Decorating Trends
Whether it's the sheer number of choices available, the fear of expressing yourself creatively, or just being unsure where to begin, there are many reasons why you might feel less than confident in your decorating abilities.
DECORATING GUIDE
Your main goal should be to make your room or home as comfortable and attractive to your taste as you can.
Decide on a theme or a look. Try to visualize it. Agree on your priorities. What areas are you going to spend lots of time? What areas you don't like? Take in consideration what the spaces are to be used for.
Consider traffic in the room and what feeling do you want to create. do you want it to be romantic, casual, friendly, or to help with resting and solitude.
Consider your lifestyle in your planning. How do you live? Is best to stay somewhat neutral. take in consideration the choice of the floors and walls
The creation of "theme groups" of art images are a great way to decorate your walls and your home. These theme groups can be done with any combination of sizes and subjects as long as they match or contrast nicely with your wall and environment colors.
Prior to hang them or even buying the images, try visualize their arrangement on the wall. If you already have the images, try different positions and combinations. You might want to try their positioning first on the floor.
FEATURES IN DECORATING GUIDE
Budget Decorating
Budget is a major consideration when planning your decoration project and may sometimes dictate how and what you can do to enhance your house or apartment.
Color Decorating
Each color creates a different mood and feeling within a room. Read through our guides on color below to gain an understanding of color meanings.
Decorate By Room
Decorating your home can sometimes feel like an overwhelming task, but it doesn't have to be. Break your home decorating down by room.
Decorating Styles
When decorating, you'll find that your tastes in furniture, accents and colors will converge into a specific, although personalized, style.
DIY Decorating
Get professional advice on do-it-yourself projects - from painting to flower arranging to hanging window treatments - that even a pro would be proud of.
Home Accessories
The quickest and cheapest way to update any room in your home is to add new home accents and accessories.
Kids Rooms
Design the perfect rooms for kids from baby through to high school with our decorating tips for kids rooms.
Seasonal Decorating
Holidays are a great time of year to spend time with the family and what better way than creating fun decorating projects with the kids.
Home Keeping & Cleaning
As our lives get busier, keeping our home in order can often fall behind and turn into a huge project.
Storage
We never seem to have enough room in our homes and we are always on the lookout for more storage options.
DECOR TOOLS
Arrange A Room
Plan your living space.
Color Planner
Plan your color scheme.
Paint Calculator
How much you will need?
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CHOOSING A COLOR SCHEMEThe interior color of your house determines the moods of visitors and your family. When choosing the color scheme in your home be sure to check our complete guide on color schemes for the interior of your home. 
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KITCHEN DECORWhether the kitchen in your rental is large or small, it can always be enhanced by selecting complimentary accessories such as accents. The key to making your accessories work for you instead of against you will be in deciding the quantity and overall theme of your space. |