Limitless are the options of décor when it comes to dressing up a living room; however there are some things that just don't belong in the living room. Our list of living room decorating no no's is not long, but should be considered whenever dealing with living room decorating in general. The more these are followed, the more you will save yourself from ridicule, and of course, bad design karma.
We all know you love your family, and have plenty of photos to prove it, but please keep some of them in the photo album. In fact, at the top of our living room decorating no no's list is the over doing of family photos. While you may think little Bobby looks cute as a two year old half naked in the bath, others may find it odd, and Bobby himself may in fact be embarrassed by this picture. It's examples like this that prove that living room decorating should be kept somewhat minimal in terms of family photos. If you have more than a dozen in the room, it might be time to consider if you are part of this living room decorating no no.
Too modern, is simply stupid. If you have a taste for the exotic, make sure you balance the exotic with the basic, to create a pleasing look. We don't need to feel like we are walking into a space shuttle every time we arrive at your living room, if you are into modern furniture; this living room decorating no no is for you. Make sure to limit the modern furniture to at most, 75% of the room's décor. That means that for every 3 pieces of modern furniture, you need at least 1 piece of basic, non modern furniture to balance out the look.
Are you looking for a bar fight, if not, don't make your living room a pub. One of the most common living rooms decorating no no's is the pub like nature of some living rooms, trying to go for the playful theme. While a dartboard and a pool table might be nice, when one starts to install the beer taps, and teak wood bars, it is bound to get wild. While this might be great for a basement, if your living room is something you value, you don't want to invite trouble like that. After all, a pub designed living room will inevitably attract a pub going crowd, those whom might not be schooled in the art of not breaking furniture.
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Light and Soft Hues A room looking hip is typically a matter of the walls. In a small living room you can try painting it with 'cool' colors like blue or green. Make sure the shades in the room are of darker color, to compliment the entire room. If you follow those rules, you can actually give the appearance of a higher ceiling.
Tips with Window Treatments If you have window treatments, you can use them to give the appearance of height. To accomplish this feat, just have them move up towards the ceiling. Definitely worth a try. Oversized Objects Oversized or over-scaled pictures can be paintings, picture frames and patterns. With this visual trick you can make your living room appear bigger than it is.
Hold on to the Necessities It's important you leave space in your living room. Sometimes the best thing you can put in a room is space. The more space in your rooms, the more free and clear it will feel. Now don't take this the wrong way and empty out the room, but skinny furniture can not only give a hip look, but help free up some room.
Flowing Curtains When picking a curtain, you need to think length, and you need to think light colors. White curtains are extremely charming, but are kind of tricky maintaining. A bonus though for those willing to maintain it, is the benefit of natural cool light entering your room. Did you know the more natural air and light you have flowing in your room, the less sweaty and musty your room will smell. Heavy drapes hold in all kinds of scents for indeterminate amounts of time, they are definitely something to avoid.
Coordinating Colors One of the most key things to remember when decorating your living room is to coordinate all the wall colors with the furniture colors. You're going to have to do a little research and look into what combinations are best. For example, light green goes well with white, it's bright and soothing. All kinds of combinations suit a variety of personalities.
Amazing Reflective Surfaces You can pull off some stunning visual effects just with some mirrors. A small living room can suddenly look twice as large. If you have a big plain wall at your disposal, you should add a huge mirror with some artificial lighting. What this does is create a very rich and large living room layout.
Light makes Space Strangely enough, light fabrics make the room appear larger. In the past, lighter fabrics were only for the wealthy, but now anyone can have light sheets. This is a great technique because it just looks clean in the end, and who wouldn't want that?
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