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Finishing Decorations for Your Room

By: Azlan
 

Once you’re done with the window treatments, the repainting of the walls, and the rearranging of the furniture, you might think you’re done. But are you, really? You take a look around, you get this sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach, and you realize that after all your hard work, the room doesn’t even look half finished yet! Now what?

Once you have the shell of your room just the way you want it, you're still not done with the job. There are always finishing touches that you need to add, in order to create a completed and warm look. In fact, some interior decorators advocate that home decoration is never finished; that there is always something new to add or to remove. Whether it takes a week, a month, or a whole lifetime, finding just the right finishing touches for a room is really the fun part of decorating.

Expand on Your Theme – Everyone has a special interest, whether it’s sports, nature, technology, fantasy, or movies. These special interests can provide a background and several fresh ideas for designing a room and decorating it to reflect your own unique personality. When you pick out a suitable theme, you’ll then know what accessories, art, memorabilia, and even colors to look for and include in your room.

Plants and Flowers – It's amazing what a quick transformation can be made with fresh plants and flowers. And you don’t even have to get expensive floral arrangements, etc. Consider putting a decorated potted plant on a magazineshelf or on a coffee table, or just about anywhere for that matter, and you’ll begin to see and feel the transformation. But make sure that your plants are always healthy, shiny, and free from dust. If you have a plant that’s getting all droopy and sickly, get rid of it. You might nurse it back to health, but not in your living space!

Wall It Up – Your collection of family photos, portraits, colorful prints and posters can finally get a real chance to shine by decorating those vacant walls. However, try to follow a theme or color scheme, and don’t just go smacking them up all against the walls. If you’ve got a large painting or print, you could use that for creating the central point, while a small collection of pieces draw the eye for a closer look.

Favorite Stuff – If you collect anything such as puppets, magazines, terra cotta, cameras, or sporting collectibles, use the collection as a point of interest, or at least to serve as a great conversational piece. Gather the entire collection into one place or arrange the items around the room. There may be numerous works of art in your collection just waiting to be discovered and displayed, such as china, wooden carved pieces, or antique metal works.

Ground It Up – A hardwood floor looks sleek and smooth, while wall to wall carpet adds softness and unifies large spaces. But placing an area rug can create even more definition to your room. It can create a special area, provide a boundary for furniture, and even divide a room into several spaces without walls. Classic oriental rugs can be found to fit almost any decorating scheme, and contemporary patterned or color-blocked rugs add color and character to the floor and the room.

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Jerry Trenas is a researcher and writer working for www.easydiscountshopping.com, which provides great home décor and furnishings. Visit us for your entire home furnishing needs.

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