Your home is the canvas on which you
paint the type of lifestyle and the amenities
you choose for yourself and those you love
and care about.
Home is where you can "let your hair down"
and be truly yourself. You can let go of all
the outward "you" that everyone creates to
cope with the outside world.
Your home - where your thoughts and dreams
come together in a comfortable atmosphere.
First of all, whatever style you choose should
reflect who you are. Any style can be molded to
fit the personalities, activities, and likes/dislikes
of those who live in the home.
If you are looking for ways to bring in more
comfort into your decorating scheme - look for
ways to soften all those straight lines, and add
a bit of welcome.
Draperies and pillows can do magic and crown
molding, and chair rails help too. A great accent
is a bookcase, where not only books, but shelves
displaying special objects that have meaning
add to the "comfort."
The natural products such as wood, glass, ceramics,
cotton and silk work extremely well when comfort is
the feel you are trying to create.
Know when to stop - like anything in life, it's best to
know when to stop. Overloading a room makes it
look cluttered and messy.
Small touches can give you so much for so little.
In the bedroom, look for containers that are unusual
and different. A ceramic pitcher or an antique bowl,
unusual vases, bottles, or candle holders add the all
important details. Books are another decorating great!
Keeping a volume or two of favorite poetry or prose
on your nightstand, especially if beautifully bound,
or very vintage, speaks "volumes" to your decorating
expertise.
In the living area, framed photographs add your
own special note. Choose an unusual spot to group
photos together in a "mini gallery."
While eating is an everyday occurrence, a bit of
nostalgia give your dining room a beautiful accent.
Fine vintage china, special serving platters, or
antique salt and pepper shakers need not collect
dust in cupboards. Bring them out and enjoy them.
Don't forget the bathroom - lush cotton towels
rolled in thirds and displayed in woven baskets
and bath foams and gels in colorful bottles and
jars give you that "lush resort" feel.
With a few changes, additions, or subtractions,
you have it within your own decorating sense to
add not only style but rooms filled with a very
special feeling -
ENJOY!
Arleen M. Kaptur 2002 December
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