| There are many ways to decorate your living room. | | | | rich looking fabrics on the windows will add a feeling |
| As this is usually the room where a family entertains | | | | of luxury to your room, and help to bring all of your |
| guests and spends time together, much thought | | | | living room decorating ideas together. |
| usually goes into the design. Sometimes, however, | | | | 4. Another key element in living room decorating |
| inspiration is hard to come by. Here are a few living | | | | ideas is lighting. Make sure your lighting is adequate, |
| room decorating ideas to help get your creative | | | | but not overpowering. Don't use florescent lights as |
| juices flowing. | | | | they are very harsh, and a living room is all about |
| 1. Determine your design style. Look through home | | | | mood. Use an updated overhead fixture to provide |
| decorating magazines and see what you like. You | | | | general light, and a few lamps around the room for |
| may have thought that you were a country gal, but | | | | task lighting. Another lighting aspect that is often |
| find yourself drawn to the clean lines of a modern | | | | overlooked is the use of candles. Not only are they |
| design. Even if you like both styles, you can mix | | | | decorative, but they provide mood lighting as well. |
| them to create a style that is your own. You can | | | | You can get candles and holders in all different colors |
| choose country items that have a more modern | | | | and sizes to help achieve your living room decorating |
| edge, and modern design pieces with country flair. | | | | ideas. |
| This way you can achieve a look that you love | | | | 5. On thing not to neglect is putting art on your walls. |
| without settling on one style. | | | | This helps to bring the room together and adds a |
| 2. One living room decorating idea that is sure to | | | | personal touch. You can choose painted canvases |
| spice up your space is to choose a bold wall color. | | | | that can look great all on their own, or a framed print |
| Many people shy away from saturated colors, but | | | | in shades that compliment your color scheme. |
| these are the very hues that can make a dramatic | | | | Another great wall art idea is photographs. These can |
| statement about your personality. If you do not | | | | be family pictures or perhaps a black and white |
| want to paint all of the walls in your living room a | | | | landscape or city sky line. The key here is not to |
| bold color, you can paint an accent wall. These walls | | | | overdo it. Keep it simple and uncrowded. If your walls |
| are great to make an impression without | | | | are too busy, it will detract from the overall |
| overwhelming the room. You can then use | | | | atmosphere you are working to create. |
| accessories to tie the color into the rest of the room. | | | | Once you get started, your living room decorating |
| 3. Updating your window treatments will also go a | | | | ideas will flow. Begin by determining your style, and |
| long way towards improving the atmosphere. Choose | | | | then go on a hunt for the perfect things with which |
| drapes or curtains that compliment the design style | | | | to fill your home. It will be fun and the end result will |
| you have chosen for the rest of your room. Using | | | | be something you can regard with pride. |