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home decor or a private room is both science and art. As in any science, there are rules and laws that must be followed. And as in any art, the violation of certain laws and deviation from the rules is only welcome.
Rule 1: Think about convenience and practicality first.
And only then about fashion trends. Remember that a beautifully decorated home should still be a home. That is the place where you have to spend most of your time. In which you will have to live, and not just admire it. Do not forget about the tastes and convenience of other family members: your husband may simply be uncomfortable in a slender-looking armchair with thin legs, and your children will not always walk past an expensive thin glass vase with caution. This is their home too, and they should be comfortable in it. Make a house for yourself, not for the surprised reaction of guests.
Rule 2: Stick to an idea.
Making the interior stylish and interesting is much easier if you stick to some motif or color palette. It can be, for example, a floral motif, marine, animalistic (like a zebra or leopard), any that you like at this stage of life.
Rule 3: Introduce an element of surprise into the design.
Unexpected elements greatly enliven the decor of the room: a huge photograph, a shelf hanging too low, a red pillow on a green sofa. Don't be afraid to experiment. Your home should reflect your personality and only you.
Rule 4: Don't flaunt everything you have.
One or two statuettes look good, but ten statuettes are already too much. In other words, try to strike a balance between comfort and clutter. Even if you really like the now fashionable Victorian style with an abundance of “trinkets”, it is better to flaunt only a part of them at the same time, and depending on the mood, change the composition from time to time. If you are a collector, display the 3-4 most valuable pieces of your collection in a prominent place, and put the rest away until an interested guest asks you to show more. One or two beautiful paintings on the wall immediately attract attention, but if there are many paintings, the room looks like an art gallery.
Rules that can (and should!) be broken:
It is better not to use white - too easily soiled color.
In fact, white color in the interior always looks good. It refreshes the overall decor, visually expands the space and favorably sets off many colors. When decorating a room, choose white materials that can be washed and fabrics that can be bleached. Make white covers for sofas, armchairs or pillows removable so that they can be washed more often. The only thing that is better to refrain from is white carpets, especially if the family has small children or animals.
If you are not sure, choose neutral colors.
Neutral colors - beige, sand, gray, etc. - really go with almost any other color, and if you're not sure of your taste, it's best to stick to neutral colors in the main range. And not necessarily these, black, white, terracotta and some shades of blue and green can be neutral. So "neutral" does not mean "colorless" at all. And yet it is desirable to add two or three bright color spots even to a neutral decor.
Everything must fit together.
In fact, mixing styles or colors isn't as scary as it's usually made out to be. Moreover, often such a mixture is visible only to a professional. Eclecticism brings an element of surprise, play and the spirit of contradiction into the interior. When mixing styles, it is desirable to have a single link in the interior, a common idea, whether it be a color or a design motif.
For a round table you need a round tablecloth.
When everything fits perfectly and matches each other, it looks boring. There can even be a triangular tablecloth on a round table, as long as it looks unexpected and interesting and you yourself like it.
The living room should have a sofa, an armchair and a table.
Try to get rid of your idea of the standard set, which must be present in a particular room. For example, the living room should have a place to sit and a place to put a cup of coffee and a magazine. This does not necessarily mean a sofa and a table. Instead of a sofa, you can use a podium or a canapé.
The sofa should be against the wall.
Not always. Instead of aligning all the furniture against the wall, try placing something, like a sofa, at an angle, or create several different furniture groups. This gives the room three-dimensionality and often helps to make better use of space.
Don't be afraid to experiment. Break the rules. But at the same time ask yourself: “Am I comfortable in this decor? Can I live with him? If the answer is yes, then you have got a really beautiful house.