Selecting the wrong paint colors can ruin the best designed room. When you are looking for paint colors, be selective. Take a while to pick the proper color. Take full advantage of all of the tools that are provided for you by the paint store. Most paint stores carry stick on paint swatches or small vials of your chosen paint. Read more »

Are there certain colors that would prevent you from enjoying yourself in a room ? Babies are know to cry more and for longer periods of time in yellow nurseries. Dark orange tones are know to bring out feelings of jealousy and mistrust. Certain colors set the mood. Read more »

After you have decided what style you love, decide what colors would work well in the space you are designing. Refer back to your journal that you wrote down your style choices. Write down what places you feel happiest. What tones and colors reflect those places and activities? Read more »

Interior design photos are a great source of inspiration for any room that you are decorating. Being unsure of your style is okay. Not knowing what you want  is okay. Start to look for ideas. Not just any ideas, but ideas at a professional level. These photos will inspire not just any design, but designs that you can feel confident in receiving inspiration from. Read more »

Your home may be lacking a cohesive style. With spouses, roommates, and gifts from relatives, you may look around and one day realize that your home has become a hodge podge of many different styles. When you decide to design any area in your home, you must first decide what your personal style is. If you are married or have room mates they will may need to be included in your design planning.Their opinions are only helpful if they are actually purchasing the furniture. If you spouses gives the go ahead, take charge and embrace this task of design planning for a space in your home. Read more »