♥ Tips and Tricks
1.) Proportion is the key. The largest areas in a room are the floors and walls so they will have the biggest impact on your design scheme, so choose the colours for these two surfaces carefully
2.) Always test the effects of artificial and natural light on your chosen colours, Artificial light tends to muddy colours. Therefore it pays to take your flooring samples home before you make your final decision.
3.) Strong colours, whether warm or dark, make objects appear closer. Conversely, cool, light colours can be used to make a room appear more spacious.
4.) Pattern, like colour can be used to alter the look of a room.
5.) When working with a dominant feature such as a patterned wallpaper or furnishing fabric, pick out one colour from the design for the carpet. Introduce at least one other colour that is represented in the pattern as an accent.
6.) Consider the role of the your room and design a colour scheme that will suit its purpose.
7.) Every room needs a focal point (a dominant feature) that comands your attention.
8.) Use textural contrast to add interest. Rougher textures absorb more light than shiny ones.
9.) Best places for strong colours are hallways, dining rooms and intimate spaces such as studies. You can afford to use bold colours in those rooms that you move through.
10.) When designing a colour scheme consider your house as a total environment rather than a series of separate rooms.
11.) Remeber to colect samples in proportions they will be used.
12.) A room came become more interesting through the use of texture.
13.) Try to solve pratical problems when decorating. Remeber Form follows function!
14.) The brighter colour you use the smaller amount of it you will need to use, you should use your stronger colours in accessories.
15.) Choose a decorating style that is true to the character of your home and stick with it throughout to provide unity and flow.
16.) Use nature as your reference point, observing the way colour appears in the natural world gives an insight into how colour can be incorporated inside the home.
17.) Consider the way colours inside your home relate to the view.
18.) Dont be overly ambitious when first decorating
19.) Do your research. Good decision making is based on looking at lots of different decorating schemes to see how colours work.
20.) Trust your instincts and surround yourself with the colours you like and enjoy.