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Variety Is The Spice Of Home Décor Too

Posted by jasnav on August 21, 2010

Sounds crazy but the fact is that interior themes use history to enhance the beauty of modern interiors.

Primitive

Primitive is a style which is characteristic of an early stage of development. Decorative items in this style would include old wooden, rag dolls, and any other handcrafted antique items.

Country

Country is all about segment that is higher than the primitive one. It has style which includes cotton quilts, hoosiers, stone plates, enamel painted and wooden boxes. Being natural products, wood and cotton fabrics prevail heavily in Country style.

French County

French County interiors are full of bright colors like yellow, blue tiles. It is also considered as a mix between modern and rustic look. Faded wood, flower prints fabrics, sunflowers are some of the things you can use to get a French county look for your interiors.

Cottage County

The cottage county look has lots of pastel shades like mauve, pinks, green, peach et al. Floral patterned fabrics is extensively used. Wicker, flowers and herbs are extensively used to decorate the kitchen and sining room.

Contemporary

Contemporary is defined by lots of bright patterns usage. It has a light colored background. The most popular is the neutral color that is considered as ideal for the walls. In case of furniture, bright colors are used in furnishing.  Colors like fushia, purple are very popular.

Eclectic

Eclectic is a style that most of the urban and artistic people use for convenience. It is defined as the combination of many styles. Pick the best furnishings you like and set up something unique only to your home’s aura.

Art Deco

Art Deco is defined as the juxtaposition of early 1940s style. The pattern is all about The designs and set up are all about straight lines. Vibrant and neon colors are popular options. There is extensive usage of plastic as well as inlayed furniture.

Rustic

Rustic is also considered as the log cabin style in forest area. The interior décor has the things made from wood. Even the furniture is also made up of tree’s branches. The furniture lack finish and sometimes they also look out of place.  The popular colors are red, green and black. Some also display the animal skin rugs, snow boots and oil lamps.

Join us again in the next article in this series to learn about other interior design ideas like the Mediterranean, Oriental, Spanish and so on.

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Quick Tips For French Makeover

Posted by jasnav on August 4, 2010

All interior designers would agree that the French style of decorating is here to stay. Spanning from French country to classic French, a lot of interior designers have fallen in love with this style. It has also evolved with the modern times. Here are some quick tips to make your home French-inspired.

Set Your Imagination Free

Arrange the furniture imaginatively. The pieces don’t have to be alike or part of a whole set and again, they also don’t have to be placed straight either.

Have at least one grand antique piece like painting or idol. It could also be a Louis chair or a fringed and tufted ottoman. Just fill the room with luscious drapes or upholstered furnishings.

To match the grandeur, grand lighting is also necessary. Make it dramatic as in an exotic looking chandelier, as nothing evokes the French feel more than a sophisticated chandelier.

Pictures, Memoirs, Memories


Put a photo collage in French golden frames along with candleholders of varying heights. Keep in mind that the background wall color should be white. Since the color is pure, it highlights the look.

Spanning from toile, chintz or chinoisserie, play with pattern and print. Place unique treasures and accessorize those items with a lot of history. Flaunt the utterly romantic look with tissue curtains and floral print valences.

Bring the County Inside

Design your dream home in a way that the look of the county is reproduced. Use subtle shades of green to add paintings and murals of vines and flowers to get a open country feeling right inside.

Huge French windows let lots of light inside, and work particularly well in cold climates. Use them to save electricity as well!

Sounds really exotic yet simple, isn’t it? A sure shot way to the French look is by combining all these ideas into practical solutions for your home.

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