Spring Crest Curtains and Blinds - Phone 5592 2000
  • Home
  • About
  • Curtains
    • Blockout Curtains & Blinds
    • Sheer Curtains
    • Curtain Pleating Styles >
      • Ripple Fold Curtain Pleating
    • Curtain Rods, Curtain Tracks & Poles
    • Finishes
  • Blinds
    • Roman Blinds
    • Plantation Shutters
  • Decor
    • Cushions
    • Shabby Chic
    • Lampshades
    • Bed Heads
  • Outdoor
  • Commercial
  • Somfy Automation
  • Blog
  • Contact

All About Choosing Your Home Decorating Style - Part I

26/9/2013

 
Have you ever thought about redecorating your home? Adding some timber venetian blinds, new curtains, cushions or throw rugs can be a good start, but getting a complete 'look' can take a little more planning. Start with your furniture. What pieces do you want to keep? Base this choice on what you want to keep, not what you think is fashionable at the moment. Obviously the piece has to be the correct dimensions for the room, but the actual look of the piece can be easily changed. Furnishings are recyclable; heirlooms blend. The rigid rules of the past are gone. Have the style you want and put your own individual spin on it. Here are a few popular modes of decoration to jump-start those creative juices!
Picture
Traditional

Traditional decorating no longer adheres to period styles. Traditional style has come to translate pieces from any number of periods and countries. Many young families have created a newer, fresher take on traditional by using lighter colour palettes for walls, and window dressings become tailored curtains, sheers, Roman or roller blinds. The family heirlooms and older furniture marry perfectly with this new updated look – no need to go and buy all new furniture!

Picture
Country and Shabby Chic

"Country" has evolved into an all-encompassing term of American, English, Shabby Chic and French styles.

American country: let the breezes tug at the hems of simple window treatments. Roman shades in natural fabrics like cotton and linen are alluring. From seat cushions to table napkins, you will find simple patterns work best. For instance, look to plaids, checks, and stripes, in hues like sea-blue, lime-green, and butter-yellow.

Oooh La La - How could French Country - also known as French Provincial - be anything less than charming? France is renowned for all things romantic including its well-loved 18th-century toile de Jouy (commonly referred to as just "toile") patterns peppered with endearing images of pastoral life.

Today, in a rainbow of colours as well as hip black and white, toile is available as everything from wallpaper to drapery fabrics and accessories. (Toile fabric looks fabulous on an ottoman.)

Create a typical French-country window with whimsical fabric patterns and repeat in furnishing details – chairs, ottoman, cushions, throws.

Parisian Chic when toned down is often married with the country look to give a soft but elegant look. Think chandeliers, black, white and silver, mirrors – teenage girls love this look in their bedroom! Teamed with sparkly silver or charcoal sheer curtains in front of a blackout curtain (double tracks or poles) creates a sophisticated and fun look.

Shabby Chic style is everything vintage, recycled, distressed furniture – team it with curtains in pretty feminine florals and dainty prints, Roman blinds in pastel washed out coloured stripes,  floaty sheers in whites and creams.

English country style is chintzier – use lots of patterns but in co-ordinated colours. Mix stripes, plaids, florals to bring this look together. Dress the window in a Roman blind, side drapes, tassel tiebacks, pelmet; then add cushions to furniture in same fabric story. The more pattern the better! But the trick is to layer the patterns in co-ordinated colours to avoid a messy look.

To Read on to Part Two of my blog CLICK HERE
By Coleen Radford

Google
Picture
Keep a look out for Part II of this Blog "All About Choosing Window Coverings and Soft Furnishings" from Spring Crest Curtains and Blinds Gold Coast

      Subscribe to our Newsletter Now.. 

    Submit

    About the Author

    Owner Coleen Radford loves Interior Design, Colour Matching and Decorating. This Series of Blogs details many aspects of this Industry. Keep an eye out for the full eBook - coming soon.

    Categories

    All
    Bedrooms
    Country And Shabby Chic
    Curtains And Blinds
    French Decor
    Furniture And Decor
    Home Decorating
    Soft Furnishings
    Traditional Decorating Ideas
    Window Decor

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    May 2018
    January 2018
    October 2017
    August 2017
    September 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013

Copyright 2017 Spring Crest Curtains and Blinds

 Unit 5, 3 Jackman St, Southport Qld 4215     P 07 5592 2000    F 07 5592 2377