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November 25th, 2010 | 
Author: So Santa Claus will be visiting soon and you have not finished (or started) decorating your home for your guests or for your enjoyment. Or perhaps you look around your home and feel as if there is something missing in your decoration.
Don’t panic!
Don’t hide in the closet!
Don’t try to wrap yourself in a box to avoid decorating!
Don’t grab the scissors and stare at the tangled Christmas lights!
Don’t put an extra something in the eggnog to try to calm your nerves!
Don’t eye the ornaments and imagine your family as targets!
Follow these 3 simple steps, practiced by elves at the North Pole in charge of interior decorating, in order to find your creative inspiration for decorating the interior of your home.
1st step
Remember your goal. The goal is to decorate so you LOVE walking into your home and inviting people to visit. Not just admiring the outside Christmas lights, but the heart of the home (the inside!!) … so you can FEEL that Christmas is near … so people can talk about how wonderful your home looks (hey, there is nothing wrong with having fans admire your creative unique interior decorations). You make your home special every time you decorate because no matter how many ideas an interior decorator may give you; it is ultimately your personality (as an individual or a family) that chooses the ultimate Christmas decorating design. No home can ever be decorated the same because we all have different personalities, styles, and tastes that inspire our creative heart to reach our desired goal.
2nd step
Narrow down a mood. The second step to finding your inner Christmas decorating inspiration is to narrow down a mood that you want to feel in the room. What emotion do you want to portray in the room? Do you prefer informal or formal. March of the Wooden Soldiers with Laurel & Hardy movie or White Christmas with Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney movie. Making your own gingerbread house or buying one already made.
Now remember, there is nothing wrong with combining two moods and styles as long as there is harmony. How do you go about doing that? Simple: pick your primary mood preference then throw “decor sprinkles” of your secondary preference. You prevent two moods from clashing when the secondary preference is introduced into the room in small amounts – which I call “decor sprinkles”. For example, say you want to decorate your home to reflect an elegant white Christmas look (the main mood preference is relaxed elegance) but you don’t want it to look too fancy (the second preference is a decor sprinkle of fun!).
You can:
Decorate your home with wreaths sprayed with snow and have white elegant fabric bows, with silver bells. Place white felt fabric on all tables to resemble snow. Decorate your tree with clear Christmas lights, different shades of white & silver round ornaments, fresh cut white roses, beautiful soft doll angels with white feathered wings; and place under your tree presents wrapped in silver with white ribbons and bows. These are all primary mood preferences of elegance.
Then, add your décor sprinkles of fun! Add to your Christmas tree adorable snowmen figurine ornaments with red scarves and red roses that pick up the color of the red scarf on the snowmen; add mistletoe and red berry branches to the center of doorways; and insert small red & white stripped candy canes within your snow covered wreaths. The red color is your little SPLASH of fun! Be careful not to overwhelm the sprinkle of your secondary preference – the holiday magic word is “subtle”. These are all secondary mood preferences of fun.
Remember, narrowing down what mood you and your family prefer for the current Christmas will inspire you and your family to start visualizing designs in your imagination that bring comfort and joy.
3rd STEP
Organize a decorating plan. Knowing the first two steps gives you a guide (a design blueprint!). So now you know your goal (1st step), and you know the direction of the mood you wish to use for your interior decoration (2nd step). The next step is to organize a decorating plan (3rd step).
How?
Look within yourself … or much easier (less meditation!) … look within the boxes that contain last year’s Christmas decorations in order to organize your decorating plan. If you have a limited amount of decorations, then go window-shopping to sort through store decorations.
Take out all the decorations you have and sort out what you like and what you do not like. As soon as you start to sort, you will receive inspirational decorating thoughts that will guide you to pick this year’s Christmas decoration design plan that will impress even Santa Claus.
Search and sort by:
Mood. Sort the decorations by moods (which are fancy, elegant, relaxing, whimsical, funky, playful, etc).
Theme. Organize by theme (nutcrackers, snowmen, a Christmas village, indoor animations, reindeers, etc.)
Color. Separate each ornament or decoration with the color that stands out the most. This goes for Christmas lights as well – separate the multicolor Christmas lights from the single color Christmas lights.
Taking the time to search and sort through your Christmas decorations will:
keep you from wanting to use every single décor you own and inspire you to save them for other Christmases to come.
help you pick out what matches or doesn’t for your (a) comfort (1st step – goal) and (b) preference (2nd step – mood).
help you plan a design that harmonizes with your personality and furniture. Just because you have a red bow does not mean you have to use it. A red bow attached to a red lampshade will not stand out; whereas a white bow would be a noticeable contrast.
make planning future Christmas decorating easy since you already went through the process of sorting and stored decorations by mood/theme/color.
save you money since now you purchase with a plan in mind that match your goal and the mood that you want to portray in your current Christmas theme, instead of just grabbing any (or all) adorable Christmas decorations.
Perhaps you do not like an ornament that was given to you by a relative, but you feel obligated to have it as part of your Christmas interior décor. REMEMBER, it is your home … your comfort … your creative Christmas décor. Do not let past gifts bully you into feeling that you “have to” display the item(s). Choose decorations that “YOU” want to represent in your home.
Extra Tip: if you have a guest that gave you a unique décor and he/she is planning to stay over for the holiday, then surprise them by decorating the guest room with the unique gift. They will wholeheartedly appreciate the thought you gave into displaying the gift, and feel happier during the happy holidays.
For additional Christmas interior decorating tips check out Christmas Interior Decorating Guide with Ideas that Will Impress Even Santa Claus!, visit: http://www.adasdecoratingsolutions.com/foryou.html
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decoration in the interior of your home offers you an excellent opportunity to express their personality. It also allows you to present your hobbies, your interest in art, different cultures and furniture. Home decorating can be done in different styles, each having its own charm, simplicity and complexity. However, you can secure a style that suits your taste and fits perfectly into your budget.
When plans for the decoration of your house are in progress, the priority must be given to the budget. It is very good for the reconstruction of a perfect place to see in your house, but when you bring the way to prove you might find, rather expensive and an obstacle to your intentions. But take heart, there is no reason to be discouraged. There is to reach as many different ideas of what you have decided to do. Suggestions for decorating collected in the magazines, TV shows, books and Internet sites can be very useful and you’ll find them in abundance. The use of these resources, you can overcome any obstacles that may face while decorating at home.
If you love the color and authenticity to have the interior of your home, many designs. Primitive home decor home interests people because it uses the hand of the old pieces. That way, you went to your collection of treasures display to great advantage. This style focuses on furniture and accessories that look old, stained, worn or old. Primitive home decor might suit you perfectly if you have a passion for antiques. This design is different to when they are painted with warm colors and dark. brick-red or dark gray would both be in this style.
Whimsical decor is a style that you find useful to explore. You can run free to make your wildest fantasy. The use of all or some of your favorite colors is allowed, and you can decorate the room the different colors and patterns. The important aspect is the color. If it is your choice to life with bright colors, you have to stay within the perimeter of the shade. If you prefer to use pastel colors, while pastel colors should be used.
If you do not feel comfortable transition from the old to the modern design of the interior of the house, then design the most likely answer is that you traditional design. This type of home interior design combines the modern with the elegance of the old. The space is emphasized in traditional conception. created with the use of neutral colors like beige or fungus on the walls, a spacious atmosphere. Darker colors like purple, brown, blue and green add a punch of color in this design than for carpets, fabrics, upholstery, etc. accessories made of porcelain and crystal properties used this style compliment traditional. Artwork can also be included in the room. Wooden frames for paintings look with this great traditional style.
These are just three of many themes to decorate to your home. It is for you only. You may be familiar with its properties of color, flooring, furniture and accessories by the sources of home interior decoration. Keep your preferences and interests of the highest in your mind, you will certainly be in a position to a style that you concentrate to fit perfectly. Decorate your home, you can transform your home into an oasis of pure pleasure.