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Beautifying Your parlor By Choosing A formal Decorating Scheme |
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Even if you don't have a lot to spend you can end up with a formal theme in your parlor by just changing simple accessories like adding a wallpaper border and coordinating your photos and artwork to give some formality to the room. When comeing up with a new design you must consider the paint, the lighting fixtures, accessories, and the flooring in addition to your sofa and coffee table. It's not critical to buy coordinating sofa, coffee table, and desk but the parlor should have lots of traditional upholstered furnishings. To really enhance the formal style, try using furniture with an antique look. Decorative accessories are essential to pulling your formal look together. You can dramatically alter the appearance of your room simply by replacing the accessories! Focus on buying photos, artwork and mantle clocks, in in colors that compliment your formal design style. You'll be amazed at how easy and cheap it is, and what a huge difference these changes make! Be certain to incorporate lots of antiques together with figurines and you may even try some tea caddies, clocks and nick nacks to really give a great look to your parlor. Additional decor such as alabaster or bronze statues can make your room seem like it was done by an interior designer. A vital factor when decorating your parlor with a formal Interior Design is your wall paint. For this look the colors are important - try using blues and greens and golds either as paint or wallpaper. Try using a traditional wallpaper on the walls, or apply paint with a chair rail or wallpaper border. You don't need to go all out and if you don't want color on the walls, simply cover the walls in a neutral color and let the accents in the room do the decorating. The floor covering can make or break your decor, but if new floors aren't in the budget for your parlor then work with your floors by covering them with area rugs that have a formal look. If you do want to go with new floors, go with wall to wall carpet or hardwood floors. Window treatments are important to your formal design theme. There are several treatments that can enhance this design style, particularly if you match other fabrics or colors in the room, but you probably want to avoid curtains that are too funky or cutesy. For a wonderful design in your parlor look at installing velvet drapery with sheer curtains or formal valance. Lighting is essential in any room and the parlor is no exception. To augment your formal style, you might want to consider the style of light fixtures together with the type. Most parlors can work with a table lamp as well as decorative sconces. When you are decorating with a formal decorating style, take a look at a brass or crystal chandelier with matching table lamps but Always avoid anything that is overly fancy or too rustic looking. An important area that you have got to consider when decorating your room is the wall space. Any wall can look decorative with decorative wall art and accessories. Try adding antique style oil paintings or watercolors in vintage frames to your parlor walls to enhance the elegance of your formal decorating style. Getting a wonderful formal look in your parlor can be as simple as just buying new decorative accessories or as involved as replacing everything. Either way, working on the details and coordinating your furniture and decorative items will help you achieve a magnificent new formal look that you will be proud to claim you accomplished yourself! |
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