Decorating

Ideas for Decorating Your New Home

June 8, 2014

Moving into your first home is an exciting and momentous occasion. Once you get the keys and move in the boxes, it's sometimes tough to know how to turn that empty space into a cozy and inviting home. Don't be overwhelmed, simply make a list and take baby steps in decorating your rooms. Rome wasn't built in a day and your home's interior should grow over time like you do.

Laura McDonald of the American Society of Interior Designers offers a few suggestions including:

- Start with the bedroom. It's where you'll be spending almost a third of your time when you're at home, after all. If you're on a tight budget, opt for new bedding first, but don't skimp on thread count! If you're ready to splurge, buy that bed you've always dreamed about. And choose carefully. It should mirror your personality, fit your room comfortably and stay with you for years.

- Don't buy everything all at once. Live in your new house for at least two months before you make any significant purchases. How you think you're going to use the house and how you actually live in the house are commonly two different things.

- Fight the urge to match. Make sure your own personal style shows through, which most likely isn't bland, beige and boring. Top priority should be proportion, scale and balance of your furniture and accessories within each room. Don't shove five pieces of oversized lounge furniture into a 15x5 den that has a modest 8-foot ceiling. It will look like a clown car. Conversely, putting only a low buffet and a delicate, round dining table for four into a 20x30 room with a soaring 12-foot ceiling will look equally awkward and unsatisfying.

- Tie everything together with color. If you've moved into your first place with furniture that spans the 1960s to now, don't worry. The easiest, most economical way to overcome this seemingly insurmountable problem is unifying through color.

- Solve practical problems inexpensively. If your kitchen cabinets are drab, you can make them fresh with paint and by changing out the hardware. In the bathroom, something as simple as replacing the lighting can immediately improve the room's appearance.

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