Accessories make the room. They make the outfit too! They can be very simple or very busy. Too simple or the wrong item, and you just don't see it. Too much, well you just don't see anything but too much stuff at that point. So sometimes it can be a bit hard to figure out what stays and what goes. We all have heard, "less is more." But what does that always mean, and how do you decide which item (s) to take out?
Color. Go with what works in the room. That may be the toughest thing. We all see just adorable cute stuff out there, and want to buy it!But does it work with any room in the house? If not, it is just a waste of money, or worse yet, will look terrible and awkward in the room you place it in. I love all the pink and black I am seeing these days, but I really have nowhere to put it, unless I completely redecorate, which is not an option.
Size. Again, there are some really cool things out there. Have you ever been to Cost Plus and seen like a 3 foot wood carved giraffe, stuff like that? I love those. But I am afraid that my rooms don't have the space for something that dramatic.
Style. That can be a fun one. Styles can mix and really come across well, or just look awful. In my family room, I have different things going on, a tropical print, zebra rug, red couches, yellow walls, but it all comes together really well. Mixing style can be easy, just flip through a decorating magazine to get some ideas.
The fun element. Accesories add to the room and give it the punch. So select things you love and are going to see all the time. If all or some of your rooms in the house go well together, which if you ask me is a really great way to go, so you have great "flow," then every so often you can move things around to other spaces in other rooms--giving things a whole new look, for FREE.
Just like your outfits, you have to put some thought into it. Less really is more. Take one or two things out, move things around, see what is most pleasing to the eye. And you can always change it. A bit simpler than an outfit. Once you go out the door, that is pretty much it for the day! Have you ever worn something and could not wait to get home and take it off, or even stop somewhere and buy something else--I have ! But your rooms are much more living than a one day outfit, so don't stress if it looks less than great today, sit in the room, think of what you can move, change around, and slowly it will come together.
Color. Go with what works in the room. That may be the toughest thing. We all see just adorable cute stuff out there, and want to buy it!But does it work with any room in the house? If not, it is just a waste of money, or worse yet, will look terrible and awkward in the room you place it in. I love all the pink and black I am seeing these days, but I really have nowhere to put it, unless I completely redecorate, which is not an option.
Size. Again, there are some really cool things out there. Have you ever been to Cost Plus and seen like a 3 foot wood carved giraffe, stuff like that? I love those. But I am afraid that my rooms don't have the space for something that dramatic.
Style. That can be a fun one. Styles can mix and really come across well, or just look awful. In my family room, I have different things going on, a tropical print, zebra rug, red couches, yellow walls, but it all comes together really well. Mixing style can be easy, just flip through a decorating magazine to get some ideas.
The fun element. Accesories add to the room and give it the punch. So select things you love and are going to see all the time. If all or some of your rooms in the house go well together, which if you ask me is a really great way to go, so you have great "flow," then every so often you can move things around to other spaces in other rooms--giving things a whole new look, for FREE.
Just like your outfits, you have to put some thought into it. Less really is more. Take one or two things out, move things around, see what is most pleasing to the eye. And you can always change it. A bit simpler than an outfit. Once you go out the door, that is pretty much it for the day! Have you ever worn something and could not wait to get home and take it off, or even stop somewhere and buy something else--I have ! But your rooms are much more living than a one day outfit, so don't stress if it looks less than great today, sit in the room, think of what you can move, change around, and slowly it will come together.
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