[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text wrap_with_class=”no”]What Employees At Interior Design Stores Have To Teach You About Decorating
Employees at interior design stores often have some strong opinions about how living spaces should be decorated. You can go online and find many tips and tricks for what style of furniture looks good where, and there are probably hundreds of books on the subject. But you might find it equally fruitful to take some pictures of your living space with your phone and show them to the employees of interior design stores. They likely have some practical suggestions that will be within your budget and will give you whatever kind of look most appeals to you. Here’s what we learned by speaking to some of them.
What Looks Good with Dark Wood Floors?
If your dwelling has dark wood floors, there are both modern and classic looks that you can achieve through placement of the proper furniture, lighting choices, and paint colors for the walls. If your living room is designed with dark woods, that will give it an elegant appearance. They can also withstand damage and high traffic, which is great if you use the room often and have kids or pets around. Lighter paint colors are good choices for dark wood, as anything else will give the area a somber appearance. As far as furniture goes, light woods contrast well with the dark floors. Woods of a medium hue like cherry or maple are ideal. You can offset them with some fluffy white rugs.
How About Lighter Woods?
If you have lighter wood floors, interior design store employees are probably going to tell you to balance those out with artwork in shades of green or blue. Lighter wood floors work best when the room has large windows that let in plenty of natural light. As far as furniture, a glass-topped coffee table is perfect for a room built with light woods. If it’s a living room, you might try a modern gray sectional sofa and matching chairs. A chevron area rug in cream and gray can complete this look. Lighter woods mean a more neutral palette, and you won’t want any furniture that is too dark, whether it is a contemporary piece or an antique.
Furniture, regardless of the period in which it was designed, needs to be chosen with care in terms of both style and color if you want to have a pleasant living space that is not jarring to the eye. At interior design stores, you will find the employees eager to offer suggestions, and they’ll likely have everything required to make your house or apartment feel like home.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]