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Design
Elements
by: Lata Budhrani
A well-decorated room can still
lack personality. To give your room a personality, choose from among these
basic design elements, modify them to suit your tastes and implement them in a
way which is just right for you.
1. A Theme - A 'themed' room says
something about you, the person who has done it, your family or the place where
you live. A theme will also provide you a place to showcase your collections,
prized possessions, arts and crafts.
There are endless possibilities
for using themes, but once you decide upon one, it will give you focus, as it
will eliminate many things which don't fit into it. This results in great ease
in shopping, planning, implementing etc. Some best decorated rooms have had
themes like Water, Nature, Eighteenth Century England, Contemporary, Ethnic,
Pastels etc.
2. Artifacts - A piece of
artistic value will always give your room that special touch you have always
wanted. It can add texture and depth to a room. Depending upon your theme, the
artifact may be an an antique chair, a painted bookshelf, an original painting
or even an original watercolor by your local artist.
3. Collections - It is the most
effective way to display your collections in a special arrangement. Whether you
collect shells, dolls or trinkets, arrange them tastefully instead of just
lining things up in a row. Lining things looks even worse when objects are
small in size. Instead, group them together to project variety within your
collections. Lovely trays, glass cupboards, corner shelves etc. are some ideas
for displaying your collections.
4. Color - Color does not get
limited to painting the walls of your room. Use colors that make you feel good
about them in fabrics, linen, pillows, shelves, curtains etc. Blend colors to
suit your style.
Add fabrics to liven up your room
with a print that contains the color of your upholstery. To maintain harmony in
colors, use the same accent at least THRICE around the same room. For eg.
pillows, tablecloths and curtains could have similar accents. For more on using
colors, read my article 'Using Colors in Your Room'.
Use of the above elements will
still leave everything to your own imagination and creativity. These will only
help you in drawing out a plan for your Home-Decorating exercise. The details
of the plan are still left to you to fill up.
Happy Decorating!
About The Author
Lata Budhrani is the Founder/Editor
of Dot Com Women, a premier women's website and online community.
Visit her at
http://www.dotcomwomen.com.
lata@dotcomwomen.com
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