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Sara
yeah...this is a strange question. but my room is wayyy too big. i always hated having a big room. i would always take the small room and give to big one to my brother. so...any ideas?
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It's not a strange question. Large rooms arent' really cozy and I have had a number of clients ask me the same question. Here's what I tell them:
An excellent way to take up some space in a large room is to have more than one furniture group in the room. For your bedroom, think one area for sleeping, one area for reading, one are for writing, one are for hanging out or watching television (if you have one in your room). Each group should be in its own space. This will make your room cozier and fuller. An oversized chair would be great in the reading section! Just don't put oversized furniture in the entire room because you'll find it's just toooooo much.
If your color scheme is light, opt towards darker colors. Dark colors absorb light and make the room appear smaller. You can do dark colors on the walls. A deep exspresso coffee brown would look good on the walls. And using dark colors in one area (the paint) doesn't mean you can't use light colors elsewhere. Brown walls look amazing with soft powder blue! Add silver metallic accents to warm it up. If your ceiling is high, bring it down by painting it dark also. It doesn't need to be brown in this example, but I'd do exspresso lightened with cream... Stay away from white ceilings.
Warm up the room and make it feel more comfortable by adding plants. Spider plants are the best in a bedroom, as they give off lots of oxygen and filter your air so they are definitely a plus.
Choose curtains, a comforter, duvet cover or bedspread with a large bold pattern. Although you should vary the size of fabric prints, make certain that the main fabric in the room is big and bold. Think huge dots, bold geometrical patterns, great big peace & love flowers!
Some designers will tell you that placing furniture away from the walls eats up space. And they'd be right. It eats up floor space. But personally, I think even though it eats up floor space, unless the room is already small (and yours isn't), when you see furniture not up against the walls, though you are physically taking up floor space, psychologically, you still get the impression that the room is big. What I suggest to make a room appear cozier, is to mix the two. Keep a big piece up against the wall. Not your bed! Having a bed away from the wall makes life so much easier when making the bed! Opt for keeping the other furniture away from the walls... group chairs away from the walls, maybe stick your desk crossway in a corner, things like that. It's hard to say when I don't know what furniture you have to work with...
Place area rugs in strategic places. A nice warm color next to your bed, a rug underneath the chair, table & lamp in the reading area, etc. This will take the focus off the space (the walls) and redefine the room perimiters.
In a small room, baskets, vintage suitcases, funky & decorative storage cases feel sometimes like clutter. In a large room, they work. You can use these in your room to take up visual space.
Don't hang small items on the walls unless you are hanging lots of little items together in a large scheme (such as framed photos, for example). Stick to bigger pieces of art.
Don't forget to think about lighting... Keep away from just having a ceiling light. Opt for a standing lamp, perhaps next to the reading area. And a nice table lamp on the desk or table in the writing area (if you don't have a desk in your room, a table that fits your decor can do this duty.
I hope this has given you some ideas. If you need any other help, feel free to email me.
It's not a strange question. Large rooms arent' really cozy and I have had a number of clients ask me the same question. Here's what I tell them:
An excellent way to take up some space in a large room is to have more than one furniture group in the room. For your bedroom, think one area for sleeping, one area for reading, one are for writing, one are for hanging out or watching television (if you have one in your room). Each group should be in its own space. This will make your room cozier and fuller. An oversized chair would be great in the reading section! Just don't put oversized furniture in the entire room because you'll find it's just toooooo much.
If your color scheme is light, opt towards darker colors. Dark colors absorb light and make the room appear smaller. You can do dark colors on the walls. A deep exspresso coffee brown would look good on the walls. And using dark colors in one area (the paint) doesn't mean you can't use light colors elsewhere. Brown walls look amazing with soft powder blue! Add silver metallic accents to warm it up. If your ceiling is high, bring it down by painting it dark also. It doesn't need to be brown in this example, but I'd do exspresso lightened with cream... Stay away from white ceilings.
Warm up the room and make it feel more comfortable by adding plants. Spider plants are the best in a bedroom, as they give off lots of oxygen and filter your air so they are definitely a plus.
Choose curtains, a comforter, duvet cover or bedspread with a large bold pattern. Although you should vary the size of fabric prints, make certain that the main fabric in the room is big and bold. Think huge dots, bold geometrical patterns, great big peace & love flowers!
Some designers will tell you that placing furniture away from the walls eats up space. And they'd be right. It eats up floor space. But personally, I think even though it eats up floor space, unless the room is already small (and yours isn't), when you see furniture not up against the walls, though you are physically taking up floor space, psychologically, you still get the impression that the room is big. What I suggest to make a room appear cozier, is to mix the two. Keep a big piece up against the wall. Not your bed! Having a bed away from the wall makes life so much easier when making the bed! Opt for keeping the other furniture away from the walls... group chairs away from the walls, maybe stick your desk crossway in a corner, things like that. It's hard to say when I don't know what furniture you have to work with...
Place area rugs in strategic places. A nice warm color next to your bed, a rug underneath the chair, table & lamp in the reading area, etc. This will take the focus off the space (the walls) and redefine the room perimiters.
In a small room, baskets, vintage suitcases, funky & decorative storage cases feel sometimes like clutter. In a large room, they work. You can use these in your room to take up visual space.
Don't hang small items on the walls unless you are hanging lots of little items together in a large scheme (such as framed photos, for example). Stick to bigger pieces of art.
Don't forget to think about lighting... Keep away from just having a ceiling light. Opt for a standing lamp, perhaps next to the reading area. And a nice table lamp on the desk or table in the writing area (if you don't have a desk in your room, a table that fits your decor can do this duty.
I hope this has given you some ideas. If you need any other help, feel free to email me.
What color should I paint my baby's room?
Jodi G
I have a small room with a darker color of wood for the floors, which I believe is oak. I want a color that is going to soothe my baby or baby's. I don't want the color to define a gender since I have a girl right now but when we decide to have another baby they will have that room wether the baby is a boy or a girl! My husband wants a bright red and his mother and I want a butter yellow.
Oh and my husband doesn't like pastel colors.
Answer
http://babybedroomthemes.com/modern/mod-baby-bedroom-decorating-decor.html
http://babybedroomthemes.com/modern/mod-baby-bedroom-decorating-decor.html
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