Design Elements

A well-decorated room can still lack personality. Todisplay your collections in a special arrangement.
give your room a personality, choose from amongWhether you collect shells, dolls or trinkets, arrange
these basic design elements, modify them to suit yourthem tastefully instead of just lining things up in a row.
tastes and implement them in a way which is just rightLining things looks even worse when objects are small
for you.1. A Theme - A 'themed' room says somethingin size. Instead, group them together to project variety
about you, the person who has done it, your family orwithin your collections. Lovely trays, glass cupboards,
the place where you live. A theme will also providecorner shelves etc. are some ideas for displaying your
you a place to showcase your collections, prizedcollections.4. Color - Color does not get limited to
possessions, arts and crafts.There are endlesspainting the walls of your room. Use colors that make
possibilities for using themes, but once you decide uponyou feel good about them in fabrics, linen, pillows,
one, it will give you focus, as it will eliminate many thingsshelves, curtains etc. Blend colors to suit your style.Add
which don't fit into it. This results in great ease infabrics to liven up your room with a print that contains
shopping, planning, implementing etc. Some bestthe color of your upholstery. To maintain harmony in
decorated rooms have had themes like Water, Nature,colors, use the same accent at least THRICE around
Eighteenth Century England, Contemporary, Ethnic,the same room. For eg. pillows, tablecloths and curtains
Pastels etc.2. Artifacts - A piece of artistic value willcould have similar accents. For more on using colors,
always give your room that special touch you haveread my article 'Using Colors in Your Room'.Use of the
always wanted. It can add texture and depth to aabove elements will still leave everything to your own
room. Depending upon your theme, the artifact may beimagination and creativity. These will only help you in
an an antique chair, a painted bookshelf, an originaldrawing out a plan for your Home-Decorating exercise.
painting or even an original watercolor by your localThe details of the plan are still left to you to fill
artist.3. Collections - It is the most effective way toup.Happy Decorating!