Free Home Decorating Idea 1
Mix, don't match. Gone are the days of the three-piece suite and the co-ordinated cushions and curtains. It's much more interesting to use what's already there in your home and combine it in new, unexpected ways. Try an old-fashioned embroidered cushion on a simple modern chair. Or fill plain milk bottles with sweets in colorful wrappers and use them instead of flower vases. Take things and play them off against each other: serious and witty, dark and light, old and new, shiny and matte, antique and modern, sleek and rustic, finished and frayed. Take your time and experiment until things 'click'; at some point it will look just right.
Free Home Decorating Idea 2
Pick some flowers. If there aren't any in bloom, pick foliage and grasses instead. Make a green bouquet from the side of the road! If there isn't any greenery, or the picking of it is strictly verboten, you could find some nice looking pebbles (or shells and driftwood from the beach) and arrange them into a still life or in tall glass vessels.
Free Home Decorating Idea 3
Decorate with food. Fruit makes wonderful displays (and you can still have the health benefits!). Apples and bananas, or oranges and lemons in a bowl look great and provide a boost of visual 'sunshine'. Fruit preserves in glass containers make gorgeous decorating accents, too (and jellies look great against the light)!
Mix, don't match. Gone are the days of the three-piece suite and the co-ordinated cushions and curtains. It's much more interesting to use what's already there in your home and combine it in new, unexpected ways. Try an old-fashioned embroidered cushion on a simple modern chair. Or fill plain milk bottles with sweets in colorful wrappers and use them instead of flower vases. Take things and play them off against each other: serious and witty, dark and light, old and new, shiny and matte, antique and modern, sleek and rustic, finished and frayed. Take your time and experiment until things 'click'; at some point it will look just right.
Free Home Decorating Idea 2
Pick some flowers. If there aren't any in bloom, pick foliage and grasses instead. Make a green bouquet from the side of the road! If there isn't any greenery, or the picking of it is strictly verboten, you could find some nice looking pebbles (or shells and driftwood from the beach) and arrange them into a still life or in tall glass vessels.
Free Home Decorating Idea 3
Decorate with food. Fruit makes wonderful displays (and you can still have the health benefits!). Apples and bananas, or oranges and lemons in a bowl look great and provide a boost of visual 'sunshine'. Fruit preserves in glass containers make gorgeous decorating accents, too (and jellies look great against the light)!
