Think about your home, and answer these questions:
1. What do you want
it to be? If you want your home to be
a tranquil oasis in a busy world, are your colors soothing or do they shout? If you want a fun place for friends to
gather, do you have plenty of seating?
2. What are your main
hobbies and activities? What do you
need for these activities? For instance,
if you have a collection that you work on often, get storage containers for it
that can be easily opened or put away.
If it’s a lot of trouble to get at your collection, you either won’t
spend the time on it, or else might be tempted to leave it out and risk losing
or breaking certain pieces.
3. Who will be using
the space? How many people will be
living there? What ages? It’s important for every person to have a
space that’s their own. Whether it’s a
special chair, couch, desk or a section of a room, everyone needs ‘their
space’. If you’re planning to do video
aerobics, you’ll need room to move around in front of the TV!
4. What about your
things? It’s easy to become very messy
if things don’t have a place. A small
filing cabinet is a must for many people – it’s a great place to store all the papers
that you don’t know what to do with!
5. How much do you
really need? Too much furniture makes a
room seem crowded. The bare essentials
are a couch and chair, a table and chairs for eating, a bed and place for your
clothes. After that, think hard about
what you need or don’t need. Will you
really use that computer desk – or would you rather sit on the couch with a
laptop?
6. Think about the
traffic flow. You want to be able to
walk anywhere in the room without bumping into furniture. Try drawing furniture placement on paper as
a first step.
7. Pick a focal point
- your Greystone Properties home has unique features. What do you want to see when your first walk
in the room? If you have nice windows
with great lighting, are you emphasizing it?
Everyone feels brighter in sunshine.
8. Think about order
and organization. Do you bring home work
every day, or mail, or sports equipment?
Where will you put it? A large
bowl or box near the front door is a great place to drop mail until you go
through it later.
9. Take advantage of
free expert advice. Every store and
every product line employs professional designers to put furniture and
accessories together. If you’re unsure
of your decorating skills, pick a design you like. Study how they did it either by looking
through a catalogue or going to a store.
It’s all there assembled and displayed for you. If you like the look, simply do what they’ve
done!
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