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Chapter 38: Home Decor: Shiny Ideas, Better Than Redecorating
Natural beauty, low-key luxury: the use of various decorative patterns

Many women want to add various patterns to the decoration, but they are worried that doing so will make the decoration too gorgeous and dazzling. So, is there any way to make the pattern naturally blend into the home decoration?
If you think it is too gorgeous to decorate the walls with printed wallpapers, then you can choose to use picture frames for partial embellishment.Use a color inkjet printer to print out your favorite pattern pictures, frame them in picture frames, and hang them in the living room or dining room according to your favorite way, which can bring a touch of freshness to these spaces.

Use tableware or vases with flowers and trees printed on the surface as decoration, which can increase the beauty of the indoor space.Ornamental chair cushions and cushions with ornate patterns are also good decorations, which can make the room full of idyllic atmosphere.

Wallpapers and theme stickers come in a variety of styles. If you paste murals, wallpapers, etc. on the bedside wall or the side of the storage cabinet, it can also have a good decorative effect.Alternatively, adding fancy stickers to the floor in the corner of the living room can also create an elegant themed space.

Beautify decoration, turn waste into treasure: make good use of leftover wallpaper

Usually there are surplus wallpapers purchased during decoration, and it is a pity to throw them away, so how to make full use of them?

Make a frame with wooden strips according to the size of the door, paste the wallpaper in the frame, and then nail it to the door.If you get bored, you can always change the wallpaper to change the mood of the room.

If there are cabinets with glass doors in the room, you can use fixing nails to paste the broken wallpaper on the inside of the door to cover the scattered things in the cabinet and reduce the waste of wallpaper.

Cutting out the pattern on the wallpaper and putting it in a picture frame to hang on the wall is also a way to make full use of the wallpaper, and at the same time can make the room have an overall sense of harmony and unity.

Leftover wallpaper can also be used to make beautiful storage boxes.First paint the color on the waste paper box according to your preference, wrap the wallpaper on the waste paper box, stick it firmly with glue, and then apply a layer of varnish with a sponge brush on the outside, and a good-looking collection box is ready.

Spring is full of greenery: use greenery to decorate interior spaces
Green plants can not only purify indoor air, but also beautify the indoor environment, so green decoration has become the trend of home decoration.Put some plants on the side of the entrance, and you can see the vibrant green plants every time you walk in the door, and your mood will naturally become comfortable.

Place greenery by the kitchen sink or on the dining table to make cooking and dining more enjoyable.Greenery can also be placed on the kitchen windowsill if there is no space over the kitchen sink.

Hanging hanging baskets with green plants high in the room can brighten the room.Putting a few hanging plants on a vertical air conditioner, TV cabinet or TV wall can have a very good decorative effect.If you want to hang green plants in the kitchen, the color of the flowerpot should be coordinated with the color of the kitchen to avoid a sense of abruptness.

The house is full of flowers, pleasing to the eye: clever use of flower arrangements for decoration

Now, flowers have become a favorite gift for many people. When you receive flowers, don't let them wither. It is also a good idea to arrange flowers skillfully and decorate your home environment.

For beginners, flower arrangement at home does not require too many skills, as long as it achieves a smooth and pleasing effect.There is no need to be too gorgeous in the choice of vases. As long as you put in some thought, you can make a good flower arrangement with a mineral water bottle.

Household flower arrangement does not require exotic flowers or high-end flowers. It is also very effective to beautify the home with economical and seasonal flowers.When arranging flowers, you should also pay attention to some common sense of collocation. Light-colored flowers should be placed lower, and darker-colored flowers should be placed higher, so as to have a sense of stability; the branches and leaves of flowers should generally be sparse at the top and luxuriant at the bottom, and they look scattered. The positions of the flowers should be staggered from front to back, not all inserted on the same horizontal or vertical line, so that they are dense and rhythmic, with both static symmetry and dynamic staggering, suitable for movement and stillness.

Photos, Memories: Turn Photos into Interior Decoration

The photos are full of warm memories of family members, no matter where they are placed in the home, they can give people a warm and beautiful feeling.Of course, the photos do not have to be installed in the photo frame. Hanging all kinds of photos directly in the appropriate place in the room can also play a decorative role.

Tie the hemp rope to the window or the porch, and then clip the photos on the hemp rope with a clip to record the joy in life at any time, and update it in time.

People are used to storing photos taken by digital cameras in the camera or in the computer. In fact, printing out these photos and sticking them on the refrigerator door with magnets or inserting them on the message board in the entrance can make life full of fun.

In addition, photos can also be put into photo frames to make a photo wall as an interior decoration.In today's photo wall design, black and white photos and small photos have gradually replaced color photos and large photos and become the popular focus.Black-and-white photos are not only cheap and rarely identical, but also reflect the personality of the occupants.

When arranging the photo wall, do not put a single photo too large or put several photos in the same photo frame. It is best to put only one photo in each photo frame and hang them in a staggered way. Multiple photo frames together form a picture wall. Screen, the room will be instantly full of artistic atmosphere.When hanging photo frames, you should hang the big ones first, and then arrange the small photo frames around reasonably, and pay attention to the materials and colors not exceeding three.

Color pattern, highlight personality: let the living room be full of artistic atmosphere

The living room is the core of the living room. In home decoration, the design of the living room is one of the key points.In the decoration of the living room, the decoration technique of the theme wall has gradually entered thousands of households.

The theme wall is the most eye-catching wall in the living room, generally referring to the TV wall.Since the TV wall is in the center of the living room, it is easy to become the focal point of people's vision.

Nowadays, the concept of hand-painted walls is gradually accepted and adopted by everyone.You can draw the theme wall at home by yourself, as follows: draw a sketch with a pencil on the adhesive paper, then use a dark marker to trace the main lines, and then draw graphics along these lines; paste newspapers on the wall , to prevent the wall outside the pattern from being polluted by the paint; apply a layer of white primer on the pattern first, which can make the effect of the paint better after the paint is painted; spray or brush the color on the pattern part with acrylic or wall paint.In this way, a hand-painted wall is completed.

If the overall home decoration style is Chinese style, the pattern of the hand-painted wall should be based on traditional Chinese patterns, and the colors should also choose more traditional black, red and gold; if the overall home decoration is simple style, the hand-painted wall should choose more abstract patterns , the use of color is mainly black, white, gray and bright; the color of the theme wall of modern home decoration style should be neutral and low-key, and the pattern can be classical European decorative symbols.

With the theme wall in the living room, the decoration in other places can be simpler. If the four walls of the living room become the theme wall, it will make people feel chaotic.In addition, the furniture in front of the theme wall should also match the wall.

Space division, concise and practical: an aesthetic space decoration method

A thread curtain is a type of curtain designed using the unique texture of thread, which does not completely cover the window, but can emit a romantic feeling through natural light and lighting fixtures.In addition, it is also popular as a decoration to divide the space.The line curtain itself has a gorgeous feeling, and the effect is better with simple furniture.

When choosing curtains, the color and pattern of the curtains should be considered. The color of the fabric should be coordinated with the overall decoration of the room, and should be selected according to the living area and season.Curtains in cool tones should be used in summer, while curtains in warm tones should be used in winter, and neutral tones should be hung in spring and autumn.The choice of curtains should also be considered to coordinate with the decoration colors of walls, furniture, floors, etc.The sides of the curtain should be about 10 cm wider than the window, and the length depends on the style of the curtain.Short curtains can be about 20 cm longer than the bottom line of the window sill, and floor-to-ceiling curtains are generally about 3 cm higher than the ground.

The screen is placed in front of the balcony window as a curtain, and it can also be used as a furniture to divide the space, which has both beauty and practicality of the screen.

Between light and shadow, warm and romantic: the ingenious use of home lighting

Home lighting is mainly conceived according to the overall home decoration style, based on which the layout form, lamp style, light source type, light distribution, etc. are determined.People are accustomed to installing a chandelier or ceiling lamp in each room as the main light for lighting, and then equipped with auxiliary lights such as wall lamps, table lamps and floor lamps.If the living space is relatively large and the floor height is about 3 meters, various lights can be arranged in multiple layers to make the indoor light rich and varied.

Home lighting should also be selected according to the age of the person.The elderly live a simple life and love quietness. Therefore, the lamps and lanterns in the elderly room should bring out the elegant and generous style of the elderly. On the basis of the ceiling lamp, it should be equipped with a permanent lamp at the head of the bed to facilitate the elderly to wake up at night; middle-aged people's requirements for lighting It is to strive for simplicity, can use cantilever table lamp or floor lamp as auxiliary lamp, and it is best to choose touch lamp with metal cover at the head of the bed; young people’s requirements for lighting are novel, and laser glass chandelier can be used as the main lamp, with Desk lamps with sound and light technology can create a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere; the lighting in children's rooms should highlight the word "fun". The shape and color of lighting should not only highlight childishness, but also be conducive to children's growth.

Beautify the decoration and maintain the temperament: pay attention to the placement of the fish tank
Most modern families like to use fish tanks as home decorations, but do you know?The placement of the fish tank is also particular.The location of the fish tank is preferably in the living room or study, because the air circulation in these two places is better and it is also convenient to change the water.Do not place the fish tank behind the sofa, it is more appropriate to place it next to the sofa.The fish tank should be placed firmly and as far away from the passage as possible.In addition, the fish tank cannot be triangular or irregular, and should be rectangular or round as much as possible.

The size of the fish tank should also be reasonably selected according to the size of the living room. Do not place a larger fish tank in a smaller room.If possible, try not to use fish tanks or aquariums to raise fish, but use wooden basins or tile basins to raise fish, which is better for fish growth and human health.The water surface in the fish tank should not exceed the position of the heart of an adult when standing.The fish tank should be placed where it can see sunlight, not in the bedroom.If the fish in the fish tank dies, the number of fish should be replenished in time.

Corner decoration, romantic house: how to decorate the corner of the home

Put a high-quality table in the corner of the living room, and place a pot of flowers or a handicraft on it for decoration, which can add to the romantic atmosphere of the home. The shape of the high-quality table should be simple and generous, preferably made of wood.

The idle place behind the stairs is relatively monotonous. Install some simple bookshelves on the wall, place your favorite books on the bookshelves, and place a leisure sofa to transform this place into a small private reading area.When you are free, you can pass the time here.At the same time, some fabrics can be placed to eliminate the monotonous feeling here.

Design a countertop for books on the top of the bathtub, which can not only place towels, bath towels and other toiletries, but also place some favorite books, photos or decorations to embellish the bathroom.

Putting a bookcase in the corridor of your home, placing some classic books, or decorating some small ornaments on the walls or cabinets can also enliven the atmosphere.The arrangement of books does not have to be completely regular, changing the arrangement will change your mood.Books can be used not only for reading, but also to beautify the interior space.It should be noted that the color and material of the bookcase should be consistent with that of the floor and corridor.

Little magic, increase the space: clever use of decoration to increase the visual space of the home
A spacious and bright living room will make people feel happy. If your home space is not very large, you can use the following methods to instantly increase the space visually.

Everyone knows that mirrors have the function of refraction and reflection. Using the mirror screen as the partition of the room and using the two sides of the mirror to reflect light can increase the brightness and spaciousness of the indoor space.Hang a moderately sized mirror on the wall facing the window indoors, and the outdoor light will be reflected into the room through the mirror surface, which will make the room extraordinarily bright.

In addition, the choice of combined furniture can not only save space but also increase the storage space.The color of the furniture can be the same or similar to the color of the walls, which will make the room appear wider.The use of folding or relatively low furniture can effectively reduce the proportion of furniture in the room and create the feeling of expanding the space.

The placement of living room furniture will produce some dead corners. The solution to this problem is to customize the furniture according to the specific conditions of the living room, which can save space and make the living room look bright.

Elaborate display, reflecting the taste: the display of Bogu shelf
Bogu racks have been used in the decoration of many families. There are bar cabinets in the living room and bookshelves in the study in the form of Bogu racks. They all have the function of display.So, what to put on the Bogu shelf?
The display of items on the Bogu shelf belongs to the late accessories in the home decoration. The items that are more suitable for display include fuchsias, spider plants, rocks, tree stump bonsai, etc. Displaying some daily necessities on the Bogu shelf can also have a good decorative effect.

Some souvenirs and decorations owned by the owner can also be placed on the shelf. In addition, some decorative paintings, pottery, straw weaving and other items can be purchased in the home improvement market for decoration.As long as the idea is ingenious and matched properly, it can display very good results.

In addition, place the hanging potted plants on a flower stand, inlaid in a corner of the living room, or place it on a bogus shelf or bookshelf to make a stepped flower stand, place flowerpots in random places, and install a lamp on the ceiling or wall. Spotlights, when the light shines on the flowers and trees, it will produce gorgeous and colorful effects.

Unused tableware, smart decoration: Ornate tableware adorns the wall
Excess tableware at home often brings various troubles to kitchen storage. Next, there are some ways to use idle tableware to decorate the interior space.Creative DIYs can transform tableware and make interiors look fresh and fun.

Bend a silver fork or a relatively thin spoon into a certain arc (90 degrees or 120 degrees), and then prepare a small square wooden board, paint it with your favorite color, and stick the spoon on the wooden board after the paint is completely dry.Attach a wooden board with a silver spoon glued to the wall to create a homemade hook for things like keys and scarves.

Plates with beautiful patterns can also be used to decorate the walls of the living room. Sticking the plates on the wall in a patchwork pattern can form a very creative theme wall, which not only highlights the personality of the occupants, beautifies the interior space, but also makes Idle tableware has been effectively used, why not do it?

Color splicing, creativity flashes: decorate the room with various fabrics

In home decoration, small cloth art can also play a finishing touch.Clever use of fabric collocation can bring different effects to the home.

When using several different fabrics for decoration at the same time, be sure to choose one of them as the main body.Fabrics can also be a source of inspiration for home furnishing.Usually a fabric contains multiple colors, and rearranging the different colors will make each room related to each other and different from each other.A fabric-themed interior color scheme is an effective way to decorate your home.

Indoor curtains, sofa covers, etc. can use plain fabrics. In addition, they can also be decorated with fabrics such as bordered and welted curtains, short curtains, narrow carpets, tablecloths, etc., so that the fabric runs through the decoration of the entire room.When you decide to use a fabric with a certain pattern as a source of home decoration inspiration, you can use some fabrics with stripes, grids or geometric patterns as a foil, plus the stripes extend in horizontal, vertical and diagonal directions. It can present different decoration styles.

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