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1. TOP 5 WAYS TO PREPARE
FOR YOUR FIRST INTERIOR
DESIGN PROJECT

2. Introduction
• Have you bought your first home? Are you attempting to
redecorate for the first time ever without professional
help?
• Being your own interior designer is can be an affordable,
rewarding and deeply personal experience because you
are making your own visions for your home come to life
first hand.
• Here we will discuss the top five ways to be the best
interior designer you can be.

3. 1. Existing Design Elements & Your
Vision
• Naturally, working with the design elements that your
home already came with is the most affordable way to
jumpstart your project.
Are the floors polished concrete, inviting you to
maintain the ultra modern direction they are sending you
in?
• Contrarily, if you love ultra modern but your floors are
rustic wooden, you may run into a clashing of design
elements.

4. 1. Existing Design Elements & Your
Vision
• Your best bet is to expand on
elements that are already in place.
• Your other option is to budget
carefully for the removal of the
flooring, tiling, carpeting or doors
that are incongruent with your
vision.

5. 2. Maximize Your Budget
• This practice is good for your wallet.
• If you know the design that you want, make sure to look
around at the different materials. More often than not you
are able to find deals on textures and styles that you have
fallen in love with if you don’t jump on the purchase right
away.

6. 2. Maximize Your Budget
• If you are looking to save even more money, tons of
building materials and architectural elements that are
almost new or gently used with lots of life left in them are
removed from their first homes annually for recycling.
• By buying used, you are potentially opening yourself to
top quality products that might otherwise be beyond your
budget.

7. 3. The Use Of The Room
• Are you going for cozy? Are you decorating for a toddler
who will eventually grow into a school-aged kid?
• For every room that you are designing, make a list of
descriptive words that you would like the finished product
to reflect and purchase design elements that reflect these
descriptions.
• For example, if you would like a given room to feel
"luxurious", you might choose drapery constructed
generously of flowing velvet with tassels.

8. 4. Balance The Design Elements
• Whether you are a couple or an individual, there is a
balanced combination of masculine and feminine energy,
within us all.
• A healthy home is going to reflect the total combination of
polarity.
• Balance hardwood floors with soft lambskin rugs. Balance
a living room used strictly for having guests over with a
den that the whole family can get rowdy in.

9. 5. Create A Feeling of Positive Energy
• Did you know that the very direction and placement of
furniture can drastically affect how energy flows
throughout the house?
• Did you know that a home with elements in energetic
alignment can boost your mood and feelings of mental
clarity?
• Whether you consult a Feng Shui manual or a
professional, your home is sure to benefit.

10. 6. Hire An Interior Designer
• Don’t forget, if you are in doubt there is nothing wrong
with hiring a professional.
• If you find yourself lost and unsure how to proceed, or if
you would like to work with someone to get the most out
of your living space, an experienced interior designer can
help!