Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Give Your Home Personality
When we think of a person as being dull or bland, we often describe that person as "having no personality". In the same sense, a room or an entire home that lacks personality can also be dull or bland. It is the personality that we create for our own spaces that make those spaces different and uniquely "us".
To create a personality for a single room or entire home, start by analyzing the traits of the people who live there. What are their personality traits? Are they aggressive or shy, gregarious or reclusive, serious or fun loving, practical or impractical, and so on.
Once you have discovered the personality traits, decorate to those traits. For example, a fun "loving person" may prefer a room with whimsical accessories and brightly painted walls. On the other hand, a person that is "serious" may prefer a dark mahogany paneling and uncluttered spaces.
If you are decorating an entire house, you will likely have personality differences between family members. In that case, take the home room by room and decorate each room to reflect the personality traits of the person that spends the most time in a particular room. If the space is commonly used by multiple members of the household in equal amounts - then this is definitely a matter of compromise and trade offs. The best recourse is to create a decorating scheme that uses colors and furnishings that all household members can agree on.
As a final hint, although you may like your neighbor's home, it is not your home. Your home should reflect You.
