Interior decoration: the golden rules for success

Decorating your house , here is an activity that knows no crisis. Boom in telecommuting, second homes , airbnb housing, etc.: there are many societal reasons for focusing more and more on interior decoration . Some even go so far as to take the step of changing direction to make it their job. An attractive job that can also, rest assured, be a hobby, a passion, provided you follow a few basic rules…

Know the basics of interior design

Like any field, interior design has its rules. Rules that are easy to assimilate and follow if you are willing to analyze your interior properly and if you have a bit of imagination.  If decoration has been so successful in recent years, it is also due to its tremendous opportunity to let everyone create a unique universe, specific to their values ​​and personality.

Rule n°1: respect the color rule in a room

Choosing colors for your interior is an essential step when you start decorating a house or an apartment . We tend to fantasize a lot about their use and their combination, and for good reason the colors immediately reveal a personality, a pronounced taste. Alas, using them to decorate a living room or bedroom is not always an easy task.

Rule n°2: master the lighting to decorate your interior

This may seem surprising and yet lighting occupies an important place in the list of interior design rules . Just like the colors used, its presence or absence right away sets the tone of a place. Again, it’s all about balance. The lighting in a room should be pleasant without being aggressive. All in all, a real challenge.

Rule n°3: respect and highlight the volumes of the premises

The expression “to have a compass in the eye” is the best of allies when you start thinking about the layout of a room. Because if decoration is a matter of taste, it is also ex-aequo a matter of observation. Before furnishing and decorating a room , you must at all costs observe it down to the smallest detail to understand 1/ its volume 2/ its faults 3/ its advantages to finally consider making the three coexist without any problems. How to erase the shortcomings and safeguard the advantages?

Priority should therefore be given to the measurements of the premises so as not to create too obvious an imbalance and corrupt the architecture of the room.  The main thing is to stage furniture with a similar volume and create airy and cozy spaces at the same time. To reach the holy grail of a cleverly decorated room, determine your daily needs in advance:

Rule n°4: choose the right floor and wall coverings

Just like the colors used and the furniture selected, floor and wall coverings play a big role in the atmosphere of a room. A parquet flooring will not have the same effect as a waxed concrete coating in a room. Like the furniture, the coverings define the style of the room . Some of them are easier to associate with warm styles like the bohemian or Scandinavian style. Others, on the contrary, will be more borrowing from an industrial or even design character.

Highly visual coverings like a flashy paint job or quirky wallpaper can really set the tone of a room. In the same way as a beautiful fireplace, an original door frame or an opening to the outside, these are major details that can be likely to embody the starting support for the new decor that you want to create. We start with an idea, usually a material, and we will develop an environment around it by mixing different colors and materials. Elements that will create harmony in the heart of the room..

Rule n° 5: do not overload the rooms

Over the years, it is normal to accumulate lots of small decorative pieces and beloved furniture, however when you start decorating your interior you have to take the time to select the pieces you like and leave them at online flea markets.and other sites for the resale of objects and pieces of furniture that are not needed on a daily basis. In a nutshell: the rooms in the house should not be overloaded. By following this rule, you will gain on all counts: in space and therefore in fluidity in the circulation within the room but also in time thanks to the cleaning and the untimely sorting that you will avoid on a daily basis. Not overloading a room doesn’t mean making it tasteless or stripping it of its soul

Rule #6: Test before you start

One last tip before you start, to avoid the “decor faux pas”, choose your samples of fabrics, curtains, materials. Position them, next to each other, in front of you in the light of day and expose them in the evening to artificial light to be able to observe the atmosphere created and thus avoid unpleasant surprises.