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Decorating Tips: How to Pull a Room Together

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You have decided that you want to redecorate a room in your home, but you have no idea where to begin. Today we are going to explore some tips that will help you get started on that room redo! Decorating a space by yourself can be overwhelming, but with these tips you will be off to a great start in creating a room that looks tied together.

Tip 1: Decide how you want the room to feel.

When you are first starting a room design, it is important to note how you’d like the space to feel. Do you want it to feel masculine, cozy, soothing, or glamorous? Perhaps you want your room to stir up a combination of feelings. Jot down for yourself some adjectives that describe how you want the space to feel. Now you are ready to begin attaching those feelings to inspiration images which leads us to our next tip.

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Tip 2: Gather inspiration from magazines, Pinterest, and blogs.

Once you have decided how you want a room to feel, it is time to gather images of inspiration for your space. Tear out magazine images that speak to you. Look for images on Pinterest and on blogs that convey the same feel that you have in mind for your space. The images do not have to be of the same type of room that you are creating. You might find an image of a nursery that has a color scheme and vibe that you love, or perhaps a picture of a sunset that has the perfect shade of pink. If the image captures your attention with your room in mind, go ahead and add it to your inspiration folder.

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Tip 3: Decide what has to stay in the room, what can go, and what can be transformed.

Seldom do we start decorating a room with a blank slate and even more rarely do we begin decorating with a blank check. Decide upfront what pieces of furniture must stay in the room and what items you can let go of. Your budget will play a large part in making these decisions for you. Instead of battling your existing furnishings, see if you can transform them with fabric or paint. Wood or laminate furniture can easily be updated with paint and slipcovers can be made for upholstered pieces.

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Tip 4: Carry your colors around and start gathering.

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Once you’ve decided on a color palette, take swatches of fabric or match paint chips to your fabric, or color scheme and carry them with you in your bag. There is nothing more frustrating than finding the PERFECT ________ (fill in the blank with rug, toss pillow, throw, duvet, accent chair, etc.) and wondering if it is the right color choice. If you carry your color palette with you, you will be able to take some of the guess work out of your purchases and minimize the need for returns.

Tip 5: Start decorating!

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Once you have decided on the feel of your room, gathered your inspiration, decided on what elements stay in the room, and started collecting new items for the space, you are ready to dive in and decorate! It can be scary to begin and is very tempting to just get stuck in the planning stages forever. Pick up a paint roller, recover a pillow, and move that furniture around. Before you know it, you will be on a roll and your new room will go from vision to reality!

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