Interior decoration is the art of decorating a room so that it becomes attractive and functions well within the existing architecture of the house. Most home decorating design is assorted in style, with a blend of traditional and contemporary furnishings, mixing new with the old. The furnishing choices in a successful home decorating scheme are almost always a well thought-out mixture of styles. The modern interior designers choose floor plans, light fixtures and wall paintings for the houses. Home decor typically focuses on the appropriate selection and presentation of the house’s interior items like furniture, accessories and room layout. (more…)
On a recent trip to Portugal, I purchased large garden pots to use in my family room. My sister thinks I’m crazy to put outside pots inside. I like the look – what do you think? We spend so much of our time in our family room looking out over our gardens but I’m not sure how to spruce up our deck. How do we make our outdoor space more appealing? Is it realistic to think we can have a beautiful sitting space outside? Sally in Annapolis (more…)
Allison Brown had lost steam decorating four months after moving into her family’s new home. Paintings and a wrought iron wall hanging sat on a floor.
“I tried doing it but needed help,” she said.
Brown didn’t want to hire interior decorators, who make commissions by recommending purchases, since she had just bought new furniture. So she called Diane Simpson and Dee Robertson of My Home At Last, an interior redesign consulting firm. (more…)
