Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Interior Design Does Not Have To Cost The Earth

By Peter Kelly


If you enjoy being creative you could create your own interior design in your home, without the help of a professional. You can look for great inspiration for your own interior design in many different places. There are lots of great high end home decor magazines and you will also find there are many interior design websites with wonderful online galleries full of ideas.

An excellent opportunity for anyone interested in interior design is to visit an interior design show or exhibition.

To be a wonderful interior designer an individual needs to be artistic with a brilliant imagination and the talent to design a room that will reflect the needs and personality of the individual or family it is designed for.

When designing any interior space, it is vital to consider how it is going to look, whilst giving equivalent importance to the actual comfort and practicality of the space as a working room.

The big advantage of designing your own interior is that you will immediately know what you like and don't like. The really complex task however is to combine all of your ideas and elements to produce a great looking space that works.

It is not necessary to have a huge house with giant rooms to produce an elegant appearance. Great ideas and creativity are the tools you require. Strive to achieve the look you want, but do not overlook the fact that you must feel at ease in the space when it is completed, or the entire goal of the interior design will not have been a success. Design that is on trend or looks great in a magazine, does not necessarily mean it is the right type of design to choose for your home.

Select key pieces for your focal point and then work your design around them. Rather than pay high prices for a piece of contemporary, look for one off and unique antique pieces for something different and save money too. Your interior design will be highly individual if it is based around an accent piece that is not available in the shops.

Use artwork to inject even more personality into your room. You could enlarge some of your own photographic images to produce your own piece of art. You could look into enlarging one big image or use lots of framed images for a completely different look. The most important thing is to have fun with planning and building your interior design and with seeking the various components for it.




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