We’ve all swooned over stunning homes on Pinterest at one time or another. Perfectly set up rooms with beautiful accessories and the perfect colors and styles which all work together in harmony.
If you want to transform your home to have a similar kind of look to your favorite pins, you need to plan carefully to get it all set up.
Before choosing any furniture, colors or styles, here are a few things to do first:
Go Light and Neutral
You can’t go wrong when it comes to light neutrals in the home. They look clean and make the space look light, bright and airy.
Neutral painted walls and neutral flooring give you a fantastic blank canvas too meaning you’re not limited when it comes to your design choices.
You could choose an accent color and bring this in with things like cushions, flowers, and curtains. Alternatively, you could go for monochrome and stick with a very trendy and modern black and white theme.
Otherwise elect to go with slightly darker accents for example, if you’ve gone with light gray walls you could choose a darker gray for accessories. Either way, starting with a neutral base allows you freedom when it comes to everything else.
If for example, you want to go with statement lighting or bold furniture, this could look a little overkill if you already have a lot of color or pattern going on elsewhere in the room.
Once you have the room transformed into a blank canvas, it gives you a much better idea about the kind of furniture, styles and overall look which would work best.
Find The Right Storage
No-one’s home is going to be one hundred percent tidy at all times. When we live, work and play in the space things do get moved around.
Kids and pets have toys out, and things can get moved around. However having the right storage systems in place allows you to keep on top of everything much easier.
If you have an ottoman in your living room not only does this give you an extra seat and a footstool but it can also be filled with kids toys when you’re having a quick tidy round.
That way if you get a text from a friend saying they will be over in five minutes, you can whizz around and pop them away. It looks far less obvious than a toy box and prevents your living room looking like a toy shop!
Speak to an Interior Designer
Finally, if you’re really unsure where to start or how to go about achieving the look you have in mind, it can be worth speaking to a professional.
If you find a designer which offers a full range of services like Sue Goldstone Interior Designers, you can get help with an entire remodel or just help and advice when it comes to colors or styling.
An interior designer will help to bring your vision to life, letting you know what will and won’t work. They can also suggest ideas that you might not have thought of which will really set off the look of the room.
Since most of the stunning rooms you see on Pinterest will have been set up by an interior designer, it makes sense to use one yourself to achieve a similar kind of look.
Have a scroll through Pinterest, and flick through home magazines and see which kinds of styles really jump out to you for home decor. Are you drawn to industrial chic with exposed brickwork and metal accents?
Do soft and pretty shabby chic styles catch your eye? Either way, follow the tips above and think everything through before setting up your room. That way you will be able to achieve the very best finish.
