Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Stylemaker Secrets: Easy Upgrades for a Bland Space

Don't Over-Coordinate

Don't think 'matchy matchy.' Fill your space with items you truly love and tie them together with color or a specific style. 

Don't Over-Coordinate

Bring On the Color

Add colorful rugs, art and other accessories for an instant pop of fabulousness. Also, plants can make a dead space feel alive again.

Bring On the Color

Have Go-To Accessories

Art and books are my go-to accessories. They are an easy way to inject your personality into a space and really bring the design to the next level.

Have Go-To Accessories

DIY-ify

These days, there are too many design tricks and DIYs to blame a bland space entirely on a lack of money -- so take a risk and make some changes! 

DIY-ify

Add Family Photos

Family photos really help to breath life into a space. Don't look for the picture perfect photos, because often the best photos are the candid ones. I have the silliest shots up on my walls with my son, and I get a great big smile every time that I walk past them.

Add Family Photos

Decorate with Meaning

Meaningful, taste-specific accessories instantly make a space feel more personal. Anything with a strong point of view will delight people and give them a sense of who lives there.

Decorate with Meaning

Layer in Unexpected Ways

Layering on pattern and color is stylistically what my design is known for. Having been influenced by so many various cultures over the course of my career, I enjoy mixing and adding these layers in unexpected ways.

Layer in Unexpected Ways

Create a Gallery

If you are nervous about having large artwork, then go big with a gallery wall and fill a wall with photos. Either go all color or all black and white -- don't mix the two. 

Create a Gallery

Get Your Greens

Plants and flowers are key essentials to all homes. They really help spaces come alive.

Get Your Greens

Accent One Wall

Try an accent wall and a mix of colors in your accent pillows. You will love how much energy it will bring to the room.

Accent One Wall

Skip the Canned Look

Don't feel pressured to buy a 'canned' look all out of one store. I believe that if you buy a bunch of things you like, they will all work well together because they have your personality as a common thread. 

Skip the Canned Look

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