Phoenix Interior Design

Decorating styles means more than just good design.  It’s about “your personal” decorating style, which includes everything you love to see, feel, touch and experience in your own personal space.  Your personal decorating style should radiate throughout the space, giving you a feeling of contentment and comfort, and it’s exactly how to make your house a home.

To find your comfort zone and personal decorating style, simply begin to shop the furniture and accessory stores both online and in your neighborhood.  You will soon begin to realize what you like and don’t like.  Certain colors, textures and styles will appear more exciting to you.  You’ll love the touch of certain fabrics, the lines of a table or the comfort of a particular chair. 

Soon a world of endless styles will open up to you with names like traditional, contemporary, modern, country, french country, tuscany, old world, southwestern, victorian, mediterranean, mission, spanish, italian, zen and feng shui to name a few.  Don’t fear… you may not know the style names at first, but you will notice a tendency to gravitate toward your style… Your personal decorating style will emerge.

Once you are “in-tune” to your personal style, you’ll need a design plan so that your space will shine to its maximum potential.  But don’t start buying just yet.  It’s a common mistake among many to want to rush out and buy furniture right away.  First you need to measure the space.  Nothing is more frustrating than having furniture that won’t fit in the room.  This also works with windows too.  Always measure first.

You’ll also want to plan on a color theme for your space.  Warm colors like orange, red and yellow are exciting, warm and inviting.  Cool colors like blues and greens calm and relax you.  Darker colors can make a room appear smaller or taller and lighter colors open up the space and appear larger.

Start with paint swatches to help you decide on your favorite color.  It’s best to tape your paint selections on larger swatches onto your wall and live with them a day or two.  This way you will see the color in daylight or natural light, and then see it at nighttime, or with artificial light.  Lighting plays a very important part in design and will change the overall appearance of your color.

Now with your color in place, and your measurements in hand, you can shop with your personal style in mind.  Combine many textures into the room for aesthetic appeal.  Don’t make the mistake of “cookie cutter” design.  Every piece does NOT need to be the same.  Mix it up for visual excitement.  Use wood, rattan, glass, metal, wrought iron and more in the same room.  This is aesthetically pleasing to the eye. 

If you simply don’t have the time or feel you’re not the DIY, or “do-it yourself” type of person, then it’s time to consider an Interior Designer to help you with your personal decorating style.  Their design expertise will capture the look you want to achieve and on a budget that’s right for you.  You can schedule a one-hour consultation with a few designers to find the one that is right for you.

Decorating your interior space with your personal style in mind is the key to a beautiful and comfortable room that you can be happy in and enjoy for years to come.