Home interior design tips

Your home is more than a roof over your head. It's where you live, raise your family entertain friends. It is the setting for life's log home coffee table books," Moulden says. Tick one up and study the pictures. There's a reason those rooms were photographed."
Several department and furniture stores offer in-store design services. "Bring in your floor plan and utilize the in-store professionals/' Moulden advises. There are numerous television shows about home design. Cable station HGTV is a good place to start. Read a wide variety of design magazines and books. Attend a parade of homes or visit one of the hundreds of Web sites dedicated to interior design.
Ask yourself what you like and don't like about each room you see. Observe moments, both trivial and profound, and the backdrop Tor lend memories. Make your spaces memorable and these moments will mean even more,

THE APPROACH
Ideally, you will think about interior design before your home is built. If you already own the furniture and decor you will put into the home, build spaces to accommodate it. A room should be big enough for the furniture you put in it but noi so big thai it feels like a gymnasium."You don't warn colossal spaces you
can't Till,' says Fina Johnson, interior designer for Fina Interiors, Inc. Build from one or two pieces. The larger pieces help determine the rest of the rooms design. In the great room, that piece is usually a rug or sofa. In the bedroom its the bed. Bui!d your color paletse and design around those pieces. When looking for items to complete a room, be patient If you don1! find exactly what you're looking for, wait. The right piece will come along. "You have to put your mark on a home. Give it some personality," says Joetta  Moulden, interior stylist for www.sheltersiyle.com. "Otherwise it looks like you're in the process of moving in or moving out. Add your interests. Thais when a home becomes a home."
interior design involves transforming a home from an empty shell inlo a nurturing living environment bursting with style and personality. Unfortunately, many homeowners don't lake the lime
to understand the process. Whatfe great about interior design, though, is its not an exact science.
There Is no set rules anymore with design/' says Dawn Stoecklin, associate color marketing manager for Benjamin Moore Paints. But there are many considerations and guidelines that can increase your chances of success.