*Start with a Good Color Scheme
Believe it or not, a good place to start in choosing a color scheme for your home is by looking in your closet! What color or colors do you most often find yourself wearing? We tend to buy clothes in shades that suit our personalities and tastes.
*Choose Quality over Quantity
Quality always matters. Impulse buys of inexpensive furniture and accessories most often results in disappointment and having to replace those items in the near future.
*Place Art at the Proper Height
Nothing is more unsettling than a piece of art that is hung too high or too low. There are rules of course as to the correct height for art but as in all things, rules are made to be broken IF done properly. This is where a talented interior designer is most valuable. They instinctively know where and how to hang artwork.
*Use Correct Lighting
Rooms need several types of lighting. Overhead, table or floor lamps and accent lighting are necessary in all rooms.
*Vertical Lines
All spaces need both horizontal and vertical lines. Horizontal lines are easy…….sofas, chairs and tables create the horizontal lines. It’s the vertical lines that are sometimes challenging for homeowners. A designer will add vertical artwork, draperies to the ceiling and bookcases or tall furniture to give your room the proper proportion.
*Use Contrast in Texture
Be aware of the finishes in your rooms and add in the necessary items to accomplish a balance of textures. Nubby sofa pillows, velvets, leather upholstery, exposed brick………all of these items bring in different textures and again, a designer knows how to balance these textures.
Interior design is an art and most people aren’t artist. That’s why our designers at Yessick’s exist……………to design spaces to make the most of our client’s hard earned money and to give them the best environment possible. Interior design mistakes can be the most expensive mistakes you will make and good design decisions will be well worth the money. We hope your next decision will be to call us! We will be ready and waiting.