It’s a new year. It’s time to freshen up the house with decorating decisions. But, you’re not sure what you want to do. Maybe you can glean some suggestions from the magazines. Veranda has a bright cover with the subject, The Joy of Color but when you thumb through the pages, there’s only one article with bright colors titled Haute Hues.
Well, that’s not the only possibility. Country Living is suggesting The New Way To Do Neutrals on the cover of their February issue with a cooking section on Mardi Gras fare. (I can forget that!) The pictures look fresh and clean, but very monochromatic…white, white, and more white.
Don’t give up. Keep looking. Maybe House Beautiful’s Makeovers will spark an idea with their suggested decorating decisions. Hmmm…Living Room Re-Do in a Day and 10 colors with a twist sound interesting. Kevin West, the homeowner, wants a room where he can both entertain and work. He observes, “…the room is looking a little drab. The colors are muted, the fabrics are faded. The room needs more strength and contrast.” Sounds like he knows what he wants. The designer, Peter Dunham, notes that the room needs more flexibility but also needs to be more pulled-together. “The furniture is very much Paris-salon scale. Things should be bigger, more masculine and comfortable.” Sounds like he knows the direction to take. They begin at 8:30 and finish at 5:30. Kevin-“I want to throw a party to show it off. It’s totally transformed.” Peter-“And I’m totally exhausted. I’ll take a drink now.” I’m exhausted just reading the time line and looking at the pictures of the project!
Some people go to extremes with their decorating decisions and focus on the colors of their local football team or their college’s colors. That’s one mistake I would never make. Especially after seeing back to back purple and gold of LSU and the Saints’ black and gold last weekend. No way!
Still in a quandary? Can’t reach a decision? Consider changing just an accent wall. Use Casart which will give you the option to change it seasonally or whenever you desire. Or step away from it all for a while. When you have time to come back to it again, it may be another week, or month, or year!
– Lorre Lei
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