The first thing is not to be over whelmed with interior design, you are the best designer for you, not the interior design books, or even friends. No one knows better than you what you like and what really makes you feel comfortable. Do not get stressed, start small with one room. Let's start with the bedroom, this is where you will spend some of your most important time and it must be peaceful, calm, your private space away from the rest of the world.
Take out a notebook and list some of your favorite colors. Then place a few descriptive words next to each color as to how that color makes you feel. (ie. red-excited, angry, full of energy--blue-peaceful, calm, relaxed) and so forth. The most inexpensive way to make a dramatic change is to repaint the room in the color that is peaceful and calm with some excitement. You can use one wall, a smaller one, for an accent contrast color that will give the room the excitement you desire. Make sure the paint is non toxic and can be easily cleaned.
The next step is to remove all of the accessories and place them in a box in another room. You will later pick out one item at a time to add back with a much more discernible eye than you ever realized you possess. Now lets take a look at the bed. The most inexpensive way to obtain a totally new look is to change the headboard, add a headboard, change your bed to an upholstered bed or a platform bed. You can obtain good quality upholstered headboards for under 0, upholstered beds for under 0 from Skyline Furniture and there are websites that do handle this product line. Skyline Furniture is a family owned and operated business located in the USA with a success history that spans many years. They make upholstered headboards and upholstered beds with many designs and fabric choices. You can also add a platform bed and that will give you very quick dramatic look. They are more expensive, 0 and up, but well worth it if your budget is a little larger.
Budget Tip - Door Headboard
A great way to make a headboard really feel like a piece of furniture is to use a door. Find an old door at a flea market, thrift store, salvage yard, or anywhere else you can get one for very little money. Sand and paint the door, or keep it in its original old style for extra charm and character. Make sure to remove the knob. When you're ready to mount, just turn it on its side (knob side toward the bottom) and attach to the wall. Next time you come across an old door, snatch it up for this simple do it yourself headboard idea.
Now that you have a newly painted bedroom and a new headboard or bed, you can start to add one accessory at a time back into the bedroom out of your box. Take your time with this process and make sure you now really like the look of the accessory after it has been placed. You must avoid clutter and must leave items in the box that do not really accent your new room. You can now look at other rooms in your home to see if there are items that will make a better statement than those in your box. The items left in your box, and there should be some, can be sold at a garage sale or donated.
I hope our information has been able to help you begin your own interior design journey.
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