Help for Homeowners - Decorating for Living Large
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This is now the second in a new blog post series to be coming to you periodically in 2008. (To read the first post, click here: Showing Your Home.) As a real estate brokerage, Sugar Pine Realty/GMAC Real Estate exists to assist and serve homeowners (and would-be homeowners) throughout the Mother Lode. Our goal is to be the expert in our community when it comes to the buying and selling of property and to also provide relevant information on a variety of subjects important to homeowners. With this in mind, Help for Homeowners #2 is all about interior decorating for that "large look." Here goes...
Dear Homeowner,
It doesn't take an unlimited budget to make your home feel more expansive. Try these inexpensive decorating tricks to make your rooms live bigger.
1. Paint walls and ceilings with soft whites, pastels and neutrals to reflect light, making the surfaces recede from view and seem larger.
2. Paint woodwork, trim and doors the same hue as the walls. This makes them "disappear," which in turn makes the room seem unbroken and larger. Bolder colors can be used in furniture, artwork and accessories.
3. Light rooms with recessed features that add brightness without dangling in view.
4. Use the same floor, window and wall treatments in adjoining rooms to avoid breaking up the spaces.
5. Keep furnishings in scale with the rooms. In small rooms, use slim rockers, open-back chairs or a simple sofa or love seat rather than overstuffed furnishings to avoid overpowering the space.
6. Knickknacks should be sparse. Rotate between display shelves and storage.
7. Use mirrors and metal surfaces. They bounce light deep into the room, making it appear larger.
8. Use glass-front or mirrored cabinet doors to make spaces feel large and uncluttered.
9. Tall plants, artwork, pedestals and vertical stripes emphasize height. You can also draw eyes up with a flower arrangement on top of an armoire or breakfront.
10. Don't fill every spot. Let the space speak for itself.
For more home decorating ideas, call Sugar Pine Realty/GMAC Real Estate at 209-533-4242 or EMAIL US HERE.
Dear Homeowner,
It doesn't take an unlimited budget to make your home feel more expansive. Try these inexpensive decorating tricks to make your rooms live bigger.
1. Paint walls and ceilings with soft whites, pastels and neutrals to reflect light, making the surfaces recede from view and seem larger.
2. Paint woodwork, trim and doors the same hue as the walls. This makes them "disappear," which in turn makes the room seem unbroken and larger. Bolder colors can be used in furniture, artwork and accessories.
3. Light rooms with recessed features that add brightness without dangling in view.
4. Use the same floor, window and wall treatments in adjoining rooms to avoid breaking up the spaces.
5. Keep furnishings in scale with the rooms. In small rooms, use slim rockers, open-back chairs or a simple sofa or love seat rather than overstuffed furnishings to avoid overpowering the space.
6. Knickknacks should be sparse. Rotate between display shelves and storage.
7. Use mirrors and metal surfaces. They bounce light deep into the room, making it appear larger.
8. Use glass-front or mirrored cabinet doors to make spaces feel large and uncluttered.
9. Tall plants, artwork, pedestals and vertical stripes emphasize height. You can also draw eyes up with a flower arrangement on top of an armoire or breakfront.
10. Don't fill every spot. Let the space speak for itself.
For more home decorating ideas, call Sugar Pine Realty/GMAC Real Estate at 209-533-4242 or EMAIL US HERE.
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