Interior Design Tips for Beginners: How to Get Started

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Are you bored of the existing state of your space and want to give it a makeover? But you don’t have any idea how to get it started, right?

While decorating your home can be enjoying and rewarding, it is an overwhelming and stressful process. When done without a proper plan in place, home decoration can become irksome.

That’s why it is important to have a clear vision of how you want your home to be upgraded.

To help you get started on the right foot, here is a roundup of basic yet important design tips that will make your place look great without having to break your bank account.

Start By Identifying Your Décor Style:

First of all, choose the right style for your living spaces. Instead of giving each room a different style, try to unify the design concept. This will make your space look harmonious and unified. Now decide between formal or casual style. Finally go for a specific style, such as vintage, traditional, country, modern, or bohemian. 

Take Care of Color and Patterns:

Take time to choose the right color scheme. After all, it is an important element of your home’s entire design. While you can use a different tone for each room, make sure to keep it simple by creating a consistent look.

Similar shades will make your living spaces more cohesive. Various patterns are a little more challenging to integrate into a room. While they don’t need to match, the shades and sizes should complement each other. You can try at least three patterns on the same scale and wisely disburse them across the space. 

Bring In Vintage Furniture:

Vintage furniture has always been a top pick to add quality and character to the living spaces. These pieces of furniture help create a personal, welcoming, and interesting space. But that doesn’t mean you have to bring those Grandpa’s broken chair or Uncle John’s sofa. We are talking about solid furniture such as a mid-century coffee table or hutch cabinet. The vintage pieces of furniture are generally available at online sites like Craiglist at affordable prices due to deals. Or you can check out them at your local thrift store.

Pay Attention to the Floor:

Bringing an area rug is a simple, affordable way to unleash color, pattern, warmth, texture, and personality to any room. Make sure the rugs are large enough to define your room while decorating it at the same time.

The basic principle says that the area rug should extend either six inches under the sofa and starts six inches in front of it, and six inches away from the wall.

If you are looking to have a rug in a high traffic area, use a durable one such as low-pile wool or sisal that is easy and cost-effective to maintain. Use a luxury alternative such as sheepskin or an antiqued silk for low traffic spaces.

What about Art and Wall Hangings?

Artwork adds life to your room as well as represents your aesthetics. Be thoughtful while looking for artworks, yet don’t hesitate to experiment.

Choose the styles that inspire you, and how much you can pay for them. If you have a limited budget, there are many affordable source options from street vendors, art shows, and websites where you can purchase good prints from established artists or new talents. Apart from framed photos or canvases, art comes in the form of objects like wall plats and wall hangings.

Accessorize the Space:

Trinkets, pillows, mementos, books, decorative objects, and throw blankets are added ones you can use to give your spaces a stunning finish.

In fact, it is a great opportunity to truly personalize a room with objects reflecting your tastes, your interest, and styles, like a coffee table book showcasing the work by a favorite artist, or a vase that is a proud family heirloom.

So these are some key interior design tips for a beginner. However, don’t overcrowd the space. Use things wisely. It is all about your tastes and aesthetic sense. After all, the space belongs to you.

To install the pieces of furniture, artwork, and paintings, you can get in touch with our home design experts.

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