| When it comes to decorating your home, forget | | | | beiges. For darker |
| about the empty, lifeless | | | | |
| | | | complexions, yellows, olives, and tans can |
| rooms you see in interior design magazines | | | | make people look great.Use textures that |
| and books. Instead, you | | | | stimulate the sense of touch. Look for |
| | | | textures that |
| should concentrate on designing all of the | | | | |
| rooms in your home as | | | | are nice to caress, such as velvet, |
| | | | chenille, or satin. They'll create |
| backdrops for the people who will be living | | | | |
| in those spaces.Here are a few easy home | | | | a feeling of being pampered.Always choose |
| decorating techniques for designing dynamic | | | | comfort over pretense. Just because a sofa |
| spaces:Don't be afraid to leave some empty | | | | looks great |
| spaces in your rooms. Empty space | | | | |
| | | | doesn't mean it's comfortable. When you |
| allows for breathing room and lets the most | | | | visit a showroom, remember that |
| important items in the room | | | | |
| | | | in order to truly test a piece of furniture, |
| shine -- the people who live there!Avoid | | | | you need to sit on it for |
| large patterns in your fabrics and | | | | |
| wallpapers. As a general rule, | | | | awhile, until you feel totally rested. Only |
| | | | then will can you get a |
| use no designs larger than your palm, | | | | |
| because they will interfere with | | | | realistic feel for its support and comfort |
| | | | level.Your home is meant to be a place for |
| the appearance of people in the room. Using | | | | people, and if you always keep |
| smaller patterns on walls | | | | |
| | | | yourself, your family, and your guests in |
| and furniture will mean that friends and | | | | mind, you'll be well on your |
| family won't have to compete | | | | |
| | | | way to designing spaces that will be more |
| with bold patterns for attention.Use paint | | | | comfortable and emotionally |
| colors that complement people's skin and eye | | | | |
| colors. For | | | | appealing than the staged photos you see in |
| | | | magazines and books. |
| light skin colors, use yellows, pinks, and | | | | |