Psychological Effects of Color
Choosing a new color for your living space isn’t just about making sure the walls match the furniture. Colors can have a profound effect on your moods as well as convey certain emotions. The psychological effect created by various shades is an area of study that has produced some interesting results. Here are a few points of reference for choosing a desirable psychological effect from your color choices.
Creating Your Own Space in Your Home
How many of us have peeked in the doorway of someone else’s nicely organized study and enviously wished we had the same? It may not be that we need to actually study, but it looks like a little haven to tuck away into. It is also a place to keep your paperwork gathered together and to get your bills organized.
Retro Decor: How to Upgrade with a Touch of Nostalgia
Styles are sometimes fads. Occasionally, there is something classic in a particular style. What is classic, holds value and remains beautiful, while trends pass by within the year. The savvy homeowner, who wants to improve and decorate with a retro flair, should be able to distinguish a classic retro design from trendy fads. Here are some helpful hints to direct you towards the right way to “retro fit” your home.
Designing Secrets from the Pros
When it comes to redecorating, it’s sometimes difficult to know where to begin. Do you start with the furniture, the paint, the architecture? Now you can get some help from the experts, as ten top designers share their decorating secrets in the latest update of ArchitecturalDigest.com.
Optimizing Your Vacation Condo Part 2-Interior
If you are lucky enough to be the owner of a vacation condo, you will understand the need to optimize the space that you have. You need to maximize storage, but you will also want as much floor space as possible to keep your condo looking spacious and airy.
The Beauty of Bamboo
Bamboo floors, clothing, furniture, even towels! If you haven’t heard the bamboo buzz by now, you have to wonder where you’ve been. This fast growing grass (one of fastest growing plants on the planet, in fact) is being touted as the miracle material for its renew ability; its ability to resist mold, bugs and water; and its natural anti fungal and antibacterial properties. Found all around the world, there are about 1000 different species of bamboo growing in East Asia, northern Australia, India, Africa and from South Eastern America down to Argentina and Chile. Although American consumers are quickly developing an appetite for this versatile foliage, we’re still way behind Asia where the plant is used as a food source, scaffolding, paper, fishing rods and charcoal.
Create a Green Baby Nursery
In our attempt to revert back to a Green lifestyle, it’s only fitting to use Green principles when designing a baby’s room. After all, a newborn will spend an average of 17 hours a day in their nursery, and it should be an environment filtered from toxins.
Choosing The Right Colors For Your Home - I’ve Made It Simple
I am an interior designer and student of personal growth. I would say that in the top ten lists of questions my clients ask me is “What colors do I use for the inside of my home?” “How can I make it fit my personality??
Optimizing Your Condo Space
Condo living can make you feel so smug, no shoveling snow, no worries about the roof leaking and all that cozy, draft-free warmth while the weather rages outside!
The Art of Decorating
I’ve always admired people who decorate their house as though it were an art form. They don’t necessarily follow all the rules and combine colors and styles in a creative, almost bohemian style of decorating. The result is a home that truly reflects the personalities of its owners. The hard part is accomplishing this and still having a house that is marketable from a resale standpoint.
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