FIX UP YOUR TIRED SPACES

You know you want to. Sure, I know the objections, not enough time, too tired, costs too much... Really you’ve heard it all going round in your head …a long time. Me too!

We live fast paced lives and need more than ever to support each other. Be encouraged - this site's many decorating ideas, if you take them to heart will get you started and energize you.

Does coming in the door sometimes simply remind you of all the things you need to do? Nothing is more tiring than coming home after a long day to the same old thing! Take some small steps & imagine the feeling of opening the door to new digs. New doesn’t have to a lot of expense or even time.

Some new things may be necessary, but a change can be as simple as rearranging furniture & accessories.

One thing is sure. Until we take the first step, implementing just one decorating idea & then the next & the next … that living space that you keep thinking you want to make a beautiful, peaceful haven of serenity will remain tired & dull & continue to drain your energy. Seriously.

GETTING STARTED - REDESIGN

You May Be pleasantly surprised at how little redesign can cost.

Decorating Ideas to Get You Motivated

Often just getting started can be the hardest. Once you get going creativity flows & feeds you. So the interior decorating ideas listed here are focused on starting. Be Warned! These are radical & compel you to continue.

WALLPAPER

Busy people - don't even think about it! The only decorating idea I'm giving about wallpaper is - getting it out! It is making an appearance again, but I am not recommending you go there.

I have stripped wallpaper many times. Regardless of how nice it may look, I have a Deja Vu experience of many hours spent amid soggy strippings from not only walls, but ceilings! What was I thinking?!

Commit to the removal task. Pull off a strip every time you walk by. Invite friends to take a rip at it when they visit. Believe me, they love doing it!

One friend looked shocked when she came out of my bathroom. "Why is that paper ripped off the wall?"

Well, telling her was all she needed to spend time in the bathroom, ripping away! She had so much fun with it, that my bathroom then looked so terrible that I had to get at it. I hated being in it, especially after she'd had her fun with it! I now felt obligated, but that was the point entirely! So remember if you ask, you'll likely get it.

That’s the point. Before too long it’ll be so ugly, you’ll commit yourself to the task. I mean, then I thought, “..! Now I really have to do it.”

But I finally had the ‘spa’ I wanted. The room snuggled me right in when I was finished with it.

COLOR IS THE MOST WONDERFUL HOME DECOR ELEMENT !!!

If I could tell you only one of all Interior Decorating Ideas, it would be PAINT!

Paint is transformative, fast & cheap; meditative & mesmerizing. Nothing transforms so quickly & awe-inspiringly as paint.

Find a colour you think you like. Buy a small can of it. Paint the whole thing on a wall. Live with it a few days. Check it out it the various lights of day & night.

FURNISHINGS

…& anything that doesn’t work for you. Take down those heavy old dusty draperies! Give away all items you won't use. Take them to a thrift shop; some send fabrics for re-manufacture. You may even find a treasure there that will work for you!

EMPTINESS CREATES A VACUUM

This is a very important decorating ideas concept. Remove what you absolutely don’t need or want. Home is a place where the things around you should reflect what is important to you & your desired mood for your Living Space. You will then need to decide how to rearrange & replace. Look around & if you can, start buying just single pieces. Don’t buy impulsively if you can’t afford to. Take your time.

DO YOU LOVE IT?

Ask yourself if you’ll still like the piece in 5 years, 10 years. Some classics ride every wave of style trends.

Dining Room as Seen from the Living Room Photographic Print

REARRANGE, REDESIGN

One client was so sick of her living room. When I looked at it, I found the furniture pieces were classic antique Deco, which lends itself to many decor styles. But the furniture was lined along the walls. No wonder it made her sick & tired! It had no life, no energy.

There was plenty of space to pull the furniture away from the walls into a lovely grouping. Side chairs & accessories enhanced & created a backdrop for the furniture, giving the room depth of dimension.

With art arranged asymmetrically, this severe uninviting room became a showcase as well as very comfortable. She was thrilled that not only did she not have to spend a lot – only my services & a few new accessories – but she had a beautiful, fully livable Living Space.

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