Secret of Decorating

A truly elegant home is not a copy of something seen elsewhere. It has an individual feel, effortlessly combining everyday objects with treasured items. The key to establishing your own style is to make the most of the things you love. Here are some tricks for you to try out at home.

1. Try to arrange furniture so that it’s conducive to conversation. Hubby said, it is a must to have the telly at the living room in order to avoid awkward moments like when suddenly nobody is talking or whenever you run out of words. Although for me..having telly surrounded with soft and comfortable sofa mean tendency to become “couch potatoes” are most likely very high..contoh paling bagus…myself..ayaks..bagai di pam-pam, again blaming the sofa n the telly..

2. Item displayed on their own can be lost. For greater impact, cluster them together. For example: different shapes of picture frames or fragrant candles – I love candles. Don’t really use it for the fragrance but very handy during blackout. Nowadays it comes with cute shapes and colour.

3. I love colour co-ordination. But watch out! Do not co-ordinate too much – it loses contrived. Aim for a healthy balance between matching and contrasting colours. Again dear hubby likes it all white/magnolia… but I think splash of red will add some spice to a plain magnolia. I also like a pinch of green..more like hijau pucuk pisang or I always refer it as hijau Ziana Zain because she wore this colour on her wedding day. It is refreshing and make the items stand out.

4. Use light to soothe, stimulate and even decorate – not just illuminate. There are lots of trendy lights in the market.

5. Display something beautiful in front of a window to draw the eye to the view. However, before you do that, make sure that the view is something you want to show it to your guest, in other word, nice to look at. You definitely do not want to draw people attention to your washing lines or to a messy backyard. It does not have to be fancy just simple and again.. sedap mata memandang!

6. Display objects with emotional significance where they can be touched and appreciated. Photos albums are great entertainment. It brings back all the memories and a good laugh too!But remember to keep your most personal things, including letters and most importantly your BILLs, tucked away, not left out on view. You can always take them out in quiet moments.

7. Plain walls aren’t boring – they provide the perfect backdrop. You can add some picture frames on the wall. Try to be as creative as you can when you arrange the pictures. It does not have to be in a straight order. Be adventureous! Just do not go overboard! Too much of it will make the wall overcrowded.