Home decorating can be fun to do but it also is full of traps that many homeowners of Delray Beach real estate properties can fall into. For the unaware and unwary, trying bold moves that you see on television or in a friend’s home who hired a professional decorator can sometimes backfire. Breaking the boring, traditional basic rules is exciting and can work to your advantage; however, ignoring guidelines can send a striking effect into real chaos if not done correctly.
Don’t be discouraged! Breaking convention when decorating your Delray Beach real estate is definitely worth a try, but there are small and easy tips you might want to brush up on so that you can achieve a more professional look without going overboard.
Paint
When painting and selecting colors for Delray Beach real estate, you need to keep in mind that a color that looks perfect when viewed as a small sample could appear far darker or much brighter when it is placed on a large wall.
As you preview colors, you need to think about the actual wall or room you are going to be applying it on and how much natural light comes into the space. This definitely will influence the final effect. To be safe, experts recommend homeowners choose a color slightly lighter than the effect you wish to achieve.
Paintings and Pictures
You may have heard this tip, but please put it into practice. Most Delray Beach real estate homes that have paintings and pictures hung on the wall will have them hung too high. It’s a common phenomenon. Place them at eye level for an averaged sized American adult (female: 5 feet 5 inches; males: 5 feet 10 inches).
When hanging pictures, think of the space where it will hang as if it is a frame. Small framed paintings or pictures that are hung in a room that is a large space are seldom effective. Think about it this way: would placing a 4-inch thick frame around a postcard look good? Not really. You may be able to get away with large pictures in a small space, but not the reverse.
Rugs
Delray Beach real estate homes must have rugs to greet and leave guests. When placing rugs down in a space you need to know that they are most effective when used to define an area. Use rugs to unify furniture. For example, put a rug down between two easy chairs and a coffee table. That defines it as unified space.
Furniture arrangement
Don’t just follow the walls of a Delray Beach real estate property to put your furniture down. Many homeowners will push sofas and chairs against the walls instead of creating an interesting space with a chair or love seat floating in the space. If you have a smaller room, you might need to follow the walls but try and leave a gap of at least 4 inches or more between the furniture and the wall if the space permits.
When planning a home makeover, experiment some and leave yourself some room to make a few errors. The decorating decisions you make should never be irreversible. You never know how long you are going to be living in that space and you’ll surely want to change up the Delray Beach real estate property every once in a while.
