Introduction to Home Staging

Hi there! I just bought a beautiful new home and all the walls are off-white and neutral . . . anyone have any decorating tips or sites I can refer to to spruce it up and give it a feel?? The model homes had amazing color schemes like navy blue with pewter and burgundy with gold . . . any ideas or sites I can refer to??

First congratulation on your beautiful new home .next go to benjaminmoore.com they have the best paint site and full of tips and color options along with the option of putting pictures of your rooms on and virtually painting them

I have simple taste, and I hate clutter. I know what looks good, I just have problems putting it all together.

Ok. I can understand and relate to that. Here are some ideas:

http://www.jiancai365.cn/decorating/Tips-For-Decorating-A-Clutter-Free-Home.htm

http://www.interior-design-it-yourself.com/minimalist-interior-design.html

http://www.gharexpert.com/articles/Home-Improvement-1948/Clutter-Free-Bathroom_0.aspx

http://www.hgtv.ca/articles/articledetails.aspx?ContentId=2939&cat=1&by=1

http://ezinearticles.com/?Using-the-Minimalist-Decorating-Style&id=806266

http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com/minimalist-style.html

http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/decorating/bathroom-decorating-ideas3.htm

http://freshome.com/2008/10/23/modern-minimalist-bedroom-interior-design-ideas/

Enjoy!

looking for ideas for my lounge-fancy a New England kind of look but can’t find any inspiration.

The success of any decorating scheme depends on how well it suits all the members of your family. To create a décor that you will be happy with, think about what you want and also what you don’t want.

It’s a good idea to know what you have before you begun to change things. As you begin to pull your design ideas together, think about your preference and what will work in your home.

Color can work wonders… it can change the look of a room and change your feeling about the room. You can start by looking through magazines, and catalogs. Give yourself plenty of time, it will take longer than you think, and your ideas will develop as you go.

Gathering samples is a great way to begin. If you are starting with a color, your samples might include fabric, paint chips, wallpaper, carpet, wood, stone, and tile.

Knowing what you can spend on a project will give you a clearer idea of what you can achieve. If you’ll on a limited budget, mark off those things that will make the most difference, such as a new wall color and a new sofa.

You can set the mood of a room in lots of ways, such as lights, and furnishings. There are no hard or fast rules or must-do sequence for this process.

i know that gifts are very reasonably priced. there is seasonal items and i think they also sell candles.

You might check out Home Interiors.com or Southern Living Home.com. Either should be able to give you the name of a representative in your area.

By that, I mean the tackiest paint (hurts-the-eyes pink walls with bright red baseboard trim), wallpaper (read: fuzzy green patterns on gold coloured curlicue somethings), carpets, furnishing or colour combination you have ever seen.
WoW! All of these answers are marvellous! My father had absolutely zero taste in anything even remotely civilized. When we moved into a house we bought (long ago when I was young), the kitchen came already "decorated" with wallpaper featuring huge yellow flowers, lime green leaves and orange squiggly something or others. My father liked it – a lot! The family room came with a low pile dark brown, yellow, green and orange geometric patterns that would make a goat retch! I asked this question because I was having coffee with a friend of mine a little while ago and she was describing how she was planning on dcorating her new place. She described how her last place looked and it sounds a lot like what most of you have written. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who has had to endure ghastly home decor!
WoW! All of these answers are marvellous! My father had absolutely zero taste in anything even remotely civilized. When we moved into a house we bought (long ago when I was young), the kitchen came already "decorated" with wallpaper featuring huge yellow flowers, lime green leaves and orange squiggly something or others. My father liked it – a lot! The family room came with a low pile dark brown, yellow, green and orange geometric patterned carpet that would make a goat retch!
I asked this question because I was having coffee with a friend of mine a little while ago and she was describing how she was planning on dcorating her new place. She described how her last place looked and it sounds a lot like what most of you have written. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who has had to endure ghastly home decor!

Probably the time I got some paint that was suppose to be a mauve color, it turned out to look like pepto bismol…..I painted one wall for a joke so others could see it. LOL everyone said it looked like pepto. Needless to say I took it back and switched color schemes all together.

The only reason I ask, is because I opened up a Yahoo! store with things I like, such as reproduction art of spiritual and religious icons, amongst other things. But I had never thought of decorating my home with it as well. Thank you.

http://www.mjs-mall.com/collection/

Decorate with whatever makes YOU feel comfortable. And, of course, sell these itms on your web site. Most of the world population has a belief system in one faith or another. It’s not snobby, it’s comforting.

Is it reading, viewing, gut feel or something else?
For all of you beginning home decorators buy Martha Stewart’s "How to Decorate". You can have a nice home without a bunch of money.

http://www.amazon.com/How-Decorate-Martha-Stewart-Living/dp/0517887800/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-4625797-0004161?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180807701&sr=1-1

Because every time somebody comes over they say that they like what I have done and say that I am creative. I just smile and say thank you!!

how many are dangerous to the environment? In production and for use and how many chemicals are dangerous to mammals in the production (including chemicals released by production in factory)?

What chemical does oil paint contain which is dangerous to our skin?

Is Wallpaper and wallpaper waste a better carbon footprint than paint (oil and emulsion)?

add hyperlinks and dissitations… haha. : )

The number of chemical species in paint would be huge in larger and lesser amounts. Oils are very complex mixtures of many indvidual compounds both toxic and non toxic. Paint also contains pigments with are also very complex. Lead compounds used to be used but the main pigment in most white paint is titanium dioxide which is not toxic.

The oils are often renewable such as linseed oil so environmentally relatively neutral.

I think you should email the paint manufacturers for reassurances regarding the nature of the ingredients. They rae more careful now than ever to ensure paints are safe.

This site is the Rattan furniture products.

Http://rattan.isailfull.com

I think it is very beautiful.

I am not sure which pieces you are interested in, but the whole line is very beautiful. I really like the rocking chair and the chairs are cute.

What are your favourites?

START HERE

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt_988/text/0,,HGTV_22056_33320,00.html

These are also good

http://interiordec.about.com/

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/living

And this is really good

http://www.behr.com/behrx/index.jsp

because it lets you pick a room, styles of that room, and see how different paint colors would look.