Question by dokomo: How can I make my rooms to look more mature and cool (unique)?
I love it when I go visit people and they have their house all decorated neat modern and mature looking. I am 40 single male living on one single family home. I try to keep house inside and out side simple and clean look. I like the decoration of some nice apartment leasing office interiors or nice hotels. They do not have much, but nice hanging pictured walls and furniture around that goes well with their room. My rooms are not messy, but rather well organized, yet I just cant not seems to put it all together. Any tips on interior decorating? (I would not like the idea of hiring an interior decorator, I would like to learn to do it myself at minim cost / minimum living style).
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Answer by Monkay
I would say paint the rooms with a neutral color like a tan, or sandy color. That makes the rooms look more mature. Also you can go to like tj maxx or marshalls,or even target and buy artwork for cheap. The more random and bizarre it is, the more mature it looks,lol. Good luck!
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one, pick a style you like, not what you think others would like,
two, set a budget so you dont get crazy, you need a stopping point
three, check out IKEA and Pier 1 for cool modern looking stuff, IKEA has rooms in their stores all made up, you can find one you like and buy everything in it to duplicate it at your place.
four, its not set in stone, have fun and dont paint until after you find the accessories and furniture you like.
Once you have the accessories, paint just one wall the color you think will work, trying it on for size if you will. do the rest only after you decide you like it
If you want something modern looking paint the walls either a light gray or a medium gray with an accent wall in another color (one that ties in with various pieces in your home). Mix in contemporary and classic pieces. That way your space doesn’t look so tied down with just one aesthetic. Artwork will definitely pull the space together as well. Play with lighting to set different moods throughout the space. If there are any consignment stores around you, you should try stepping foot into them as they have wonderful pieces to choose from at fairly reasonable costs. Follow either a color or concept through to each room and it will pull it all together. Something that is unexpected may just add a bit of interest too. Hope this helped….
Try painting your main room a light creme colour (but not white) with the wall opposite the main windows a dark chocolate brown. Get a sofa cover (or a new sofa) in a dark blacky brown colour, line that main sofa parallel to the feature wall… With your other seats, get them a sandy white/creme colour somehow and line them up so everything in square and straight. Get a big, dark wooden coffee table (big big) and slap it in the middle. Get a matching smaller table to put next to the sofa or chairs… Keep one of your existing table lights, but get a massive round, silver or glitzy or shiny sort of lamp shade and put that on the smaller table… Get a big vase or big glass bowl and put it in the middle of the big table. Do dark curtains or blinds, dark rug or carpet and small bits and bobs to go around the room that are shiny, metalic and useless… Try to keep the rest of the furniture dark and as low as possible. For pictures, go with very simple prints or posters in simple dark wooden frames, one big one of that feature wall is always really nice.
As for the rest of the house, keep it simple, keep it very plain and introduce colour or glamour in the accessories. Keep it low… Hope this helps
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