| So you're tired of looking at your house. It's | | | | Kitchen |
| looked the same for years and you just can't | | | | Interior decorating in the kitchen is a bit more |
| take it anymore. Should you sell it and find a new | | | | difficult, but there are a few ways to make it |
| place to live? That's certainly one option, but if | | | | look new. Start with some new window dressings, |
| you happen to like your neighborhood then you | | | | a throw rug under the table, and a nice new |
| could just do some home decorating and make it | | | | border on the freshly painted walls. If that's not |
| look like new. So if you've decided on the latter, | | | | enough, you could paint your cupboards and install |
| you will need some interior decorating ideas. | | | | new handles and pulls, or remove the upper |
| Living / Family Room | | | | cupboard doors if it's not too much of a mess |
| It's time to get rid of the old sofa and, yes, even | | | | inside. This will make your kitchen look much |
| that favorite recliner that your father-in-law falls | | | | larger and more open. A nice, new faucet goes a |
| asleep in every time he visits. If new furniture is | | | | long way in a kitchen, too. |
| an option, great! But if it isn't, look for some great | | | | Bedrooms |
| furniture covers. Furniture covers can change the | | | | Clean the carpets and paint the walls. Replace the |
| whole look of a room for a fraction of the cost | | | | window coverings and the bed linens, and |
| of new furniture, and the recliner will still be just | | | | rearrange the furniture. You're not just sleeping in |
| as comfy. If you happen to have both a living | | | | there, right? We all know that the bedroom is |
| room and a family room, try switching the | | | | often our only retreat, so you want to make it a |
| furniture around. You probably spend more time in | | | | nice, new room to relax in. Put a comfortable |
| one room than the other and switching the | | | | chair and a small bookcase near a window and |
| furniture between the two rooms every so often | | | | make a nice reading corner. For the kids' rooms, |
| will make them both last longer and give you a | | | | take them to the paint store and let them pick |
| new look to work with. | | | | out their own colors and decorations. Let the kids |
| Have your carpets cleaned and paint the walls. | | | | go online and look for awesome things for their |
| Don't be afraid of color! The best interior | | | | rooms. You will be the coolest parent around if |
| decorating experts will tell you that white walls | | | | you let the kids decorate their own spaces. |
| are boring. Take a swatch from the furniture, or | | | | Bathrooms |
| a throw pillow, and find paint that matches one of | | | | There's not much interior decorating that can be |
| the colors in it. Make sure not to use the primary | | | | done in a bathroom without replacing the fixtures. |
| color of the furniture on the walls, you don't want | | | | You can certainly replace the shower curtain, |
| them to blend. You do want good contrast. Get | | | | window coverings, accessories, and toilet covers |
| some new window dressings and nic-nacs and | | | | and rugs. Make sure to put a fresh coat of paint |
| your room will look like brand new. | | | | on the walls, too. |