Small bits

Walls are the most prominent feature in a room, quoted by John Kurek, " House Beautiful" May 2013.

So we are back to paint, color, painting and accessories.  Back to the beginning of the blog, I stated "Color is the single most important item in design".  Have you picked out your color yet?

Even I am getting excited about redoing some things.  Whenever I start talking design, I start re-doing something. 
Yesterday, I happen to be in Marshall's and found the perfect lamp for my family room, blue and white. It looks wonderful.

So once you start with your plan, or in my instance, I just add a piece to change a little.

Many times, just walking into a clients home, tells a designer a lot about the person.   Their immediate style, what colors they like and their comfort zone. You can usually see what their passion is.

If all we want to do is to change our look a little, it can be just changing a vase of flowers and a new lamp. 

Sometimes adding texture and pattern change the feeling of a room.

Here is the easy part.  First, let's say you don't need flooring, furniture of window coverings.  Second, decide what your style is. Do you have texture or pattern?  Does your room feel drab or is it stimulating? Maybe it just needs a color tone.  It can be that your colors are all to bright and need to be toned down, or they are too light and need some texture, depth and brightness.  So again we come back to color.

If you are making lists, you need to go back over them and see what you can change.  This is where I either remove items, change their position in a room, go to my tear sheets, or buy something new.

Art is another way to change a room. Your walls need art to fill up a room.  Nothing is worse in a room than a faded painting, unless it's an original Picaso or Renoir.  Paintings are supposed to be purchased because you really like them.  You mat and frame them to match your room.  I always frame my in white mats.  They can go anywhere then. There is that word White again!  You will hear it a lot from me. Sit and relax and look at your room.

Till tomorrow, TA! TA!