Free Home Decorating Ideas

Free home decorating ideas can be found everywhere. If you do not know where to start, feel creatively challenged, insecure and unsure, your inspiration is virtually around the corner.

Do not think so hard and analyze your decorating. When you see something interesting or better yet inspiring simply slow down, look, observe your feelings, and then make a note of it on paper, camera phone, or any other resource. Then simply duplicate. Thats right DUPLICATE DUPLICATE DUPLICATE.

1. Model Homes used by builders for new neighborhoods are great resources for ideas on interior decorating as well as home decorating trends.

Models are decorated in a style that reflects the lifestyle of the potential buyers. Therefore the decorating is user frendly, comfortable, realistic, and beautiful without being over the top.

Breakdown your mission to keep from being overwhelmed and side tracked. Do you need help with furniture placement, does your living room need some pizazz, need help with accessories--whatever your need-keep your focus.

With your mission in place walk the model and zero in on any potential answers that are lurking. Pay attention to what excites you, where your eye is drawn then sketch it, take a photo or written notes. This is your first step to access your free home decorating ideas.

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A great idea for interior decorating this decorated bedroom was duplicated from a model home. The chair rail, the wallpaper border, and the reed fencing on the wall.

For free home decorating ideas comb thru decorating magazines see what catches your interest. Tear out pages that are relevant to your decorating issues and dreams. A great idea for interior decorating is waiting.

There are many decorating magazines available so it is easy to find one that caters to your syle from traditional to modern, from country to shabby chic. Home decorating trends are always prevalent in the magazines to keep it fresh and new.

A picture of a faux fireplace was torn out and carried in a wallet for 3-4 years before being created. The magazine broke down the "how to" so easily it was just a matter of finding the pieces affordably--Old mantal, mirror, plywood and tile for hearth, and paint finish.

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3. Designer Houses that temporaily transforms a home by utilizing local interior designers for each room, are beautiful but rarely give real life inspiration. They are catered to people who can afford an interior designer and the designers are advertising for business.

However the designer homes are perfect for insight to current home decorating trends with colors, prints, amount of accessorizing, and the latest and greatest gadgets. Taken at face value they provide another great opportunity to seize more free home decorating ideas.

Let it inspire you and keep it on your mind while you look for a realistic version thru model homes and magazines for any idea on interior decorating.

4. Books, I have found are not very user friendly--they have great pictures, but the wording fails to address the actualy "how to's". But if you focus on your particular mission you can look at the books for furniture placement, picture arrangements, table decorating, etc. as you would any other resource.

5. Closet, a closet is the perfect place for free home decorating ideas and inspiration. If you are not sure what you like, LOOK IN YOUR CLOSET. At first glance-any dominant colors, lack of color, extent of texture, and the general order of your closet these are all tell tale signs for an idea on interior decorating that will be comfortable for you.

a. Lots of color--paint will be your best friend, as well as pillows.

b. Unusual pieces--ecclectic home accessories will satisfy your need for the unique. Flea markets, garage sales,antiquing and even dumpster diving will offer you a wide range of choices.

c. Texture--wool, rib knits, mohair can be added to your interior decorating through a casual throw over the side of a chair, heavily textured rug, floor pillows, ottomans, tie-backs for curtains are all great and easy places to add texture. Think wool, ropes, fringe--take note on your closet.

d. Basic items--basic colors, basic styles. If this is your closet clean lines in a modern style will appeal to your comfort level. Keep in symetical, clean lined accessories. Use your comfort colors but like a great pair of shoes or belt or scarf utilize your rugs, pictures, throws, and pillows to make your room sizzle. Its about contrast and clean simple decorating.

e. Trendy clothes--keep your trendiness in decorating to the easily changed items like wall color, pillows, throws and accessories.

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All in all a beautiful home needs to feel good to you and reflect who you are. For free home decorating ideas if you are not sure what to do look to your closet, magazines, books, model homes and web sites and pay attention to what you are attracted to then pursue that look. Practice makes perfect and when all else fails--DUPLICATE DUPLICATE DUPLICATE.

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