1. Your Very Own Personal Interior Design Guide
If you decide to begin designing other people's home but don't know where to begin, you
don't need to worry. This article will help you get ideas on how to better your design skills.
Take a close look at the contents of this article and see what you can learn.
Area rugs look great in any room. However, it is vital that you pick a rug that complements
the room properly. If you have a large room, the rug needs to look like it fits the size of the
room well, without being out of place. Moreover, smaller rooms require small rugs since you
want to avoid for the rug to overwhelm the room.
A vital tip about interior design is to be consistent throughout your house, as far as style
goes. After all, there is a big difference between an eclectic style and one that is all over the
board with little rhyme or reason. Knowing this difference can make or break the success of
your projects.
Make rooms appear larger by eliminating or reducing clutter. Look into getting some nice
storage for anything that would normally be out cluttering up the room. You can use filing
cabinets for storing paperwork or bins to hide those toys that are laying around all over the
place. Even just a plain box is better than having your things scattered about the room.
You should give a little forethought to the placement of your hanging pictures. Keep in mind
that pictures are included in the design of your rooms. Pictures and posters can be hung in
different angles to improve the appearance. Try to hang them in planned angles or patterns.
Altering white spaces can improve the mood of any room in your house.
Avoid covering your refrigerator with children's schoolwork and the magnets that hold them.
Putting them on the fridge is dated and tacky. One great idea is to purchase some cheap
picture frames and let him choose which pictures he would like to frame. Rotate the art
periodically. This is a better way to put your child's work on display instead of cluttering the
fridge.
Your furniture doesn't necessarily have to face the television set. A conversational setting
using chairs within the same space can be a nice alternative use of space. A cup of coffee
and a natter with a friend is a nice use of this space.
Using light colors can really freshen up a small, dingy-looking kitchen. White and off-white
walls makes a room look larger, and so will other accents and furniture. Colors that are
darker will make a room appear smaller.
Using dark colors in a small space will make it look smaller than what it really is.
After learning so much about interior design, you may begin to gain more confidence in

2. making design changes in people's homes. Once you recognize that you do have the ability,
you can begin to bring your dreams to life. Your interior design project might be your great
accomplishment; so go for it!